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LSAT Prep Classes / Law School Admission

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I had a friend who did the Kaplan course. Took three practice tests (two provided by the course) and got a 152 all three times.

On the actual test.... 152.

Just one person, but that's the only example I have. I went cold turkey without the course, and don't regret for a second the money I saved.



But seriously, why in the hell would you want to be a lawyer? Go to medschool or something. Be part of a noble profession.
 
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PrincessPeach;1030788; said:
One other thing: Have you taken a sample test yet? Your starting score might be a consideration in what kind of prep you pursue. If you're already a very high scorer, you might be better off with private tutoring instead of the class. It's tough to give the one student trying to move from 170 to 175 the information he needs without confusing the six students who scored 160 and are shooting for 168 and completely losing the three who are in the 140s trying to hit 152. Princeton Review tries to give some individual attention to students, and any instructor I know will stick around after class as long as anyone has questions, but to really fine tune high scores, personal instruction may be more useful.
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I've taken the practice tests and realized that I've got the logic and reasoning pretty good but I suck pretty bad at the reading comprehension... pretty much what I expected.

PrincessPeach;1030734; said:
I'm admittedly biased on this one, as I teach and tutor LSAT prep for The Princeton Review. I have, however, honestly heard from students that took the Kaplan course before they took the TPR course, and several of them thought that ours seemed clearer and more helpful.
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The reason I've looked at the Kaplan is mostly because they offer a course on the BGSU campus which is about 10 minutes from where I'm working, but if there is a TPR course in BG or Toledo I'll look into it.

Gatorubet;1031571; said:
Try to pick a really expensive school so that when you graduate you can owe an entire house worth of non-dischargable debt when you apply for the 30K assistant DA job. RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!!!
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Doesn't sound so bad when you put it like that...

OH10;1032179; said:
But seriously, why in the hell would you want to be a lawyer? Go to medschool or something. Be part of a noble profession.
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Well in reality, this is the cheapest way I can think of to get tickets to Ohio State football games (assuming I can get admitted into Ohio State). Aside from that I'm not dead set on being a lawyer the rest of my life. I think that having that degree will hold a little more weight and give me more options than an MBA, and right now it's all about options.
 
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OH10;1032179; said:
I had a friend who did the Kaplan course. Took three practice tests (two provided by the course) and got a 152 all three times.

On the actual test.... 152.

Just one person, but that's the only example I have. I went cold turkey without the course, and don't regret for a second the money I saved.



But seriously, why in the hell would you want to be a lawyer? Go to medschool or something. Be part of a noble profession.
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GENIUS I say!!

I got a 39.:biggrin:
 
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Moritz Application

Bumping this thread that I started a while back. I've got the LSAT out of the way now (took the Kaplan class and it was a waste of money) and am going through the application process. Do any of you who have been through this have any pointers as far as personal statement, visits, etc..

I've got a ton of questions, but I'll keep it short for starts. If anyone would be will to help and could leave me a message on here I'd really appreciate it. Sorry to keep mooching off of everyone... Thanks
 
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As a matter of full disclosure, it's been awhile and I went to tOSU for grad school and then law school in Atlanta, so I can't swear to the accuracy of this opinion, but my understanding of law school admission is that unless you have something really unique to put in a statement or really know someone on the faculty or someone with one of the firms that has pull, it's a number crunch of your LSAT score and, to a lesser degree, your undergrad gpa.

Of course, if you're a really hot young woman you can set up an interview and walk on in.
 
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rock454;1239184; said:
well, it looks like I'm stuck with going unique in my statement. how far am i going to need to take it?
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DO NOT argue that as a White Supremacist surrounded by Mud People you have minority status. That won't work. Also, I have tried and abandoned the holding-breath-and-turning-blue-until-they-accept-you gambit. Remember, admissions people are lawyers - so they will not care if you die gasping like a fish in front of them. They may, however, make bets for small change.

So, as far as I know, that leaves:

1) the legal name change to the same last name as the Dean of Admissions ploy; and

2) the losing your non-dominant writing hand in a tragic birthday candle lighting accident at a convent retirement home scenario.

They both work.

Good luck.
 
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rock454;1239253; said:
perfect, i'll go ahead and start looking for an apartment in C'bus now.
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Did you sign up for that service that lets you see your % chances at each school based on LSAT/GPA? It existed when I went, anyway. It was funny how some schools loved the LSAT (like NYU) while others seemingly ignored it (Ohio State).

If you are a total slacker like I was, it made a big difference. Some top schools dug me and some bad schools hated my GPA (damn acid).

I went unique and crazy in my essay, was totally straight up, and said I was a freak looking to add a little spice to things. IIRC, I started off by destroying the character of all the BS essay writers out there, not that that should be the best tactic. . .
 
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I looked at the score thing on the LSAC website. It's telling me I'm at about the 50th percentile for what they're looking for in both categories, giving me about a 45% chance of getting in, so I'm definitely going to need to bank on the personal statement.

kinch;1239379; said:
I went unique and crazy in my essay, was totally straight up, and said I was a freak looking to add a little spice to things. IIRC, I started off by destroying the character of all the BS essay writers out there, not that that should be the best tactic. . .
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This was kinda the route I was planning to go, I figure they probably read about 2000 essays explaining why person x wants to be a lawyer and what they've done to deserve it. It's hard to find something to write about other than that though without coming off as clueless... got any of that acid leftover?
 
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