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The LSAT is the most important part of your law school application. There, I said it. I’m sorry if this comes as a surprise or a disappointment to anyone. But it’s true. In a recent Kaplan survey, 65 percent of law school admissions officers said that the LSAT is the “most important admissions factor” when choosing a new student. But once you accept that truth, the next question is why. Why is the LSAT the most important part…

So you're really prepared for the LSAT. You've taken every practice test in every book. You can identify patterns in logic games in your sleep. You should feel confident, but you're sitting here on test day, frozen with fear. You can't even remember what the last sentence of the reading comprehension passage was by the time you get to the first question. Does this scenario haunt you? Being nervous on test day is normal, but being too…

These four law schools get an A+ for their public interest support for law students — preparing them for a lifetime of service. Legal education has hit a sweet spot when it comes to the field of public service. A growing number of law school students are interested in careers that tackle issues of human rights, immigration, war crimes and more. Indeed, some legal scholars have hailed this group of law students as “Generation G” for their…

You’ve survived the admissions process and made it intolaw school. Now you’ll just need to survive your first year and make it through the rest of law school. If you’re like most students starting law school, you’ve got a ton of questions. You’re wondering how law school classes will differ from your undergraduate classes, what your life will be like and how to best structure your time, how to prepare for a class where a single exam at the end…

…Will they “like” what they see? In a strange way, applying to law school is a little like being accused of a crime. Admissions committees will scrutinize your past actions, future intentions, and ulterior motives as rigorously as any jury or judge. Your recommenders will be called to vouch for you like witnesses on the stand. And much like any good prosecutor, the admissions representatives at Competitive Dream Law School X will do everything in their power…

Meeting With A Potential Employer? How to prepare for your first interview Q: Meeting with a potential employer for the first time is nerve-wracking. How can I ensure that I put my best face forward? A: The following checklist may help put you at ease before meeting with a potential employer for the first time: • Check with the employer ahead of time about whom at the firm you’ll be meeting with, and find out some professional…

You Have A Network, Now Use It! Ms. JD sponsors an annual Public Interest Scholarship for female law students. Scholarship applicants were asked to answer the following question: What’s the best advice you never got? Choose a situation and three tips that would have made the biggest difference there. Law School Podcaster is spotlighting some of the winning essays, including this essay from Julia Horwitz, a rising 2L at the University of Chicago School of Law and an intern at the Department of Energy…

A horrible job market and rising tuition have led many critics to argue that law school is no longer worth the cost. Some think the answer is fewer law schools. But the real culprit appears to be the staggering cost of legal education. Fernando Rodriguez is like many recent graduates — employed, but not at the job or salary that he imagined when he first entered Drake University Law School three years ago. “We are producing way…

Ms. JD sponsors an annual Public Interest Scholarship for female law students. Scholarship applicants were asked to answer the following question: What’s the best advice you never got? Choose a situation and three tips that would have made the biggest difference there. Law School Podcaster will be spotlighting some of the winning essays, beginning with the essay by Kara Franker, MS. JD’s 2010′s Public Interest Scholarship Winner! Kara Franker is a 3L at University of Denver, Sturm College of Law. This…

Is the LSAT in your future? Whether you’re taking the October LSAT or planning to take the test in the year ahead, you’ll want to listen to our latest show, Conquering the LSAT: Tips for Tackling the Test. Law School Podcaster Host, Althea Legaspi, hunts down great LSAT study tips and discovers how much you can improve from your first practice test, strategies for section practice and ways to work on your timing, as well as what to do…