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Law School: “To Go Or Not To Go…”
Filed under: Law School, Lawyers' Lives, Most Popular | Tags: | May 20th, 2013
I thought this would be a good time to re-post an important blog. One of the most interesting things about this blog, in my opinion, is that my advice would not change one bit from the time I first published this years ago:
Spending a little time contemplating one’s future employment is a worthwhile task. One of my law school classmates is currently President of the United States. Another one shot and killed himself, due in large part Read the rest of this entry »
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ScoreItUp Superstars: Where are they now?
Filed under: ScoreItUp Success | Tags: | May 18th, 2013
In 2012 alone, two ScoreItUp students in Orange County earned perfect 180 LSAT scores. Many other ScoreItUp students earned LSAT scores in the 170s (top 1-2 percent in the nation), and plenty more in the top 5-10 percent in the nation. Here is a VERY small sample of the 2013 plans Read the rest of this entry »
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Criminal Prosecution: The Jodi Arias Trial
Filed under: Lawyers' Lives | Tags: | May 16th, 2013
In another case that has caught the attention of the media – again perhaps due to a very attractive female defendant – Jodi Arias recently was found guilty of a brutal murder of a man she was dating. The murder certainly was brutal, including 29 stab wounds, a bullet to the chest, and decapitation of the victim. Read the rest of this entry »
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Criminal Prosecution: The Amanda Knox Story
Filed under: Lawyers' Lives | Tags: | May 15th, 2013
To say that it has been an interesting week in the world of criminal prosecution is an understatement! For those of you who may have missed it, I will be giving a rundown this week of some of the more fascinating criminal cases of the year (all of which had significant events occur this past week), and some questions to ponder for those who find the theory of criminal prosecution and criminal defense interesting. First up, the Amanda Knox case: Read the rest of this entry »
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In the Spotlight: Timothy K.’s Journey from a 154 to a 172 to Columbia Law School!
Filed under: ScoreItUp Success | Tags: | May 14th, 2013
Another exciting ScoreItUp Success Story to share with all of you: the story of Timothy K (ScoreItUp ’12):
Timothy was a UCLA undergraduate student who enrolled in ScoreItUp’s LSAT Prep course last summer. He began the course by Read the rest of this entry »
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LSAT Accommodation: Another ScoreItUp Success Story!
Filed under: LSAT, ScoreItUp Success | Tags: | May 13th, 2013
For students who have mental disabilities that create challenges on the LSAT (including ADD, ADHD, etc.), obtaining an accommodation from the LSAC can be a daunting task. Generally, these requests (which often are for extra time per section on the LSAT) are Read the rest of this entry »
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The Girl’s Guide To Law School…and a very Happy Mother’s Day!
Filed under: Law School, Lawyers' Lives | Tags: | May 12th, 2013
A very happy mother’s day to all of you! In addition to my own mom and my sister – both of whom are really terrific mom’s – I hope all of you moms out there get to enjoy a very well-deserved day of recognition. Good luck with those restaurant crowds, though! Some of you may know that Read the rest of this entry »
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Law School Admission Advice: Summer Internships
Filed under: Admissions Advice, Lawyers' Lives | Tags: | May 10th, 2013
Are you a pre-law or law school student considering an internship? If so, please feel free to contact me about possible internship opportunities. There are a variety of good reasons you may want to consider Read the rest of this entry »
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LSAT Prep vs. GRE/SAT/ACT Prep
Filed under: LSAT, LSAT Prep Courses | Tags: | May 9th, 2013
The LSAT is unique among standardized tests in many ways. As a result, one needs to think about preparing for the exam differently than one might prepare for other standardized tests. Here are some of the reasons that make the LSAT different from other standardized tests, Read the rest of this entry »
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LSAT’s Logical Reasoning Section: “Super-Strengthen” Questions
Filed under: LSAT | Tags: | May 6th, 2013
One of the most challenging Logical Reasoning question types faced by students is the one I like to describe as the “super-strengthen” question. Typically, the question looks similar to one of the following examples: Read the rest of this entry »