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Looking Back on Law School, Upon Graduation
In two days, I am going to graduate from law school. This post, like Yuko’s from last week, is going to provide some reflections on my experience over the last three years. Looking back, the first...
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A Rant Against the Bar from Someone Who, Unrelated, Just Started Studying for...
The bar exam is a waste of time. I’m not sure why it exists. So here goes my rant against the bar exam. Sophisticated parties like corporations, government departments, and law firms don’t need the...
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Going Above Above the Law: What to Take from Above the Law’s Law School Rankings
The new Above the Law ranking of the top 50 law schools in the U.S. is out again. And so is a self-critical review of the ranking, which is very fair, though a bit too in love with Yale. Want to know...
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Building Your Law School Application: Letters of Recommendation
This summer, we’ll be taking you through each aspect of building your law school application. Today, we’re starting this series with letters of recommendation. For those of you who are happy with how...
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Last Chance to Register for Tomorrow’s Webinars on the LSAT and Law School...
Listen up! We’ve got some free stuff coming your way. And who doesn’t like free stuff? We’re bringing you two webinars tomorrow, June 27. It’s a chance for you to see one of our instructors in action...
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What to do the summer before 1L?
For those who are done with the LSAT and have gotten into law school, congratulations! At this point, you’re probably starting to think about how you should spend the summer before 1L, the dreaded...
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Finding Ways to Make Studying for the Bar Less Terrible
I’m back to do another post on what it’s like studying for the bar exam. I’ll try to make this one a bit more practical (compared to my previous hissy fit about the whole concept). So here are some of...
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Is the California Bar Exam really that hard?
The bar exam is supposed to be a test of minimal competence. You pass, you’re competent enough to be a lawyer. You fail, and, well, you’re incompetent (at least until the next bar exam...
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Building Your Law School Application: The Personal Statement
This summer, we’ll be taking you through each aspect of building your law school application. Today, we’re continuing this series with personal statements. A couple weeks ago, I wrote a post about the...
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An Official, Just-Completed-the-Bar Guide to Bar Prep
With the bar exam in the rear view mirror, I’m here to give you guys my takeaways on bar prep. 1. Focusing on the MBE pays The UBE states, and many others, use the MBE, which is a multiple choice exam...
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The Number of Law Schools Accepting the GRE Just Doubled (…to Four Law Schools)
In a day, the number of law schools accepting the GRE in lieu of the LSAT doubled. Monday, Georgetown and Northwestern law schools announced that they would begin to accept the GRE. Harvard and...
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The Feds Might Bail Out a Dumpster Fire Law School
The Department of Education is letting the Charlotte School of Law (19.23% J.D.-required employment rate; 46% bar passage rate; $249,693 in costs) back onto the federal teat. Delicious. Charlotte Law,...
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Building Your Application: The Academic Index
It’s time for another post on the application building process. So far, we’ve discussed acquiring letters of recommendation and crafting your personal statement. If you’re planning on applying in the...
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SoCal Buds: RSVP for Our Event at Southwestern Law!
Listen up SoCal friends. Blueprint will be tabling and holding a free LSAT seminar at Southwestern Law School on Saturday, September 9th at 4pm-6pm. All attendees get $400 off a Blueprint course and a...
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Building Your Law School Application: The Explanatory Essay
This summer, we’ll be taking you through each aspect of building your law school application. Today, we’re continuing this series with the explanatory essay. As we head into September, those of you...
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Are more students going to law school as a reaction to Trump?
Erica Jansson is excited to be in law school. Fresh off the June 2017 Law School Admission Test, she just completed her first week at Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles. “The first week has been...
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SoCal Friends: RSVP to our event at Southwestern Law on 9/9!
Living in Southern California is pretty amazing — the weather is great, the beaches are beautiful, the social and food scenes are vibrant. As if that wasn’t enough, residents of Southern California...
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RSVP for Next Tuesday’s LSAT and Law School Webinars!
It’s webinar time! Tuesday, Sepember 12, we’re going to have two webinars. You won’t want to miss them. The only question is which part you like better: are you coming for the incredible knowledge...
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I’ve been academically dismissed following 1L. What should I do?
In this post, law school admissions expert Anna Ivey answers a student’s question about reapplying to law school following an academic dismissal. Student: “I completed one year of law school in May...
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The World’s Ugliest Law Schools
Last week, the aesthetes of Architecture Digest published a list of the eight ugliest university buildings in America. And — unfortunately for those who are currently plugging away at the LSAT in the...
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