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This post comes to us from our friends at Clear Admit. For more expert law school admissions advice, check out their blog. Several law schools offer applicants the option to enroll in an Early Decision (ED) program. Although this is similar to undergraduate ED programs with which law school applicants may be familiar, today we’d like to take some time to discuss law school ED to help applicants decide whether or not this option is… Read more

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This post comes to us from our friends at Clear Admit. For more expert law school admissions advice, check out their blog. Most law schools require applicants to be registered for the Credential Assembly Service (CAS), which is a function of the Law School Admissions Council (LSAC), the organization that oversees the law school admissions process, including administrating the LSAT. CAS is an organizational tool that serves to streamline the application process for both applicants… Read more

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This admissions tip comes to us from our friends at Clear Admit. For more expert admissions advice, check out their blog. While we’ve previously offered advice on addressing weaknesses in one’s academic record, today we wanted to explore the other side of the issue: your undergraduate record’s strengths. 1. The undergraduate GPA is, alongside the LSAT score, one of the most important elements of the law school application. Therefore an impressive college GPA is crucial… Read more

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This post comes from our friends at Clear Admit. For more expert law school admissions advice, check out their blog. Continuing our series of admissions tips geared towards those individuals who are just beginning to think about their law school applications, we wanted to offer some advice on factors to consider with respect to a school’s facilities and location. Whether speaking with current students or touring the campus for oneself, it’s helpful to approach these… Read more

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This weekly law school admissions tip comes to us from our friends at Clear Admit. For more expert law school admissions advice, check out their blog. Today we want to offer some tips on engaging the community of one’s target programs. Communicating with law school insiders can be beneficial for a number of reasons: in addition to learning about a given school and your potential fit, you can also generate material for your personal statement,… Read more

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This post comes to us from our friends at Clear Admit. For more expert law school admissions advice, check out their blog. Now that law schools have released admissions decisions, as well as informed a number of waitlisted applicants of their fate, the 2010 – 2011 admissions season is coming to a close for the vast majority of law school aspirants. We’d like to offer our congratulations to all those who have gained admission to… Read more

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This post comes to us from our friends at Clear Admit. For more expert admissions advice, check out their blog. Though many law school applicants know exactly what they want to do – and how much they hope to make – after they earn a JD, a surprising number apply to school without thinking about how they’ll pay for this expensive degree. While some students do foot the entire bill themselves or receive scholarship support… Read more

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Every other Wednesday, our friends at Clear Admit will share a helpful law school admissions tip. For more, check out their blog. With many law schools releasing their decisions, the spring notification season will soon be coming to a close. While we would like to hope that today’s topic isn’t apropos for too many of our readers, we wanted to offer some advice to applicants who’ve been rejected from their preferred programs and are planning on reapplying… Read more

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Every other Wednesday, our friends at Clear Admit will share a helpful law school admissions tip. For more, check out their blog. With the majority of schools having released their decisions, many successful applicants will soon be facing the enviable – but often agonizing – decision of choosing between programs. Though we know that those of you in this position will already be juggling an overwhelming amount of information about the schools on your short lists, we… Read more

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Every other Wednesday, our friends at Clear Admit will share a helpful law school admissions tip. For more, check out their blog. Students this time of year are hearing about being accepted, rejected, and waitlist – and some students are also receiving notification of being put on an administrative “hold.”  Because this is not as common or transparent as other admissions decisions, students who are on hold at their dream schools may be uncertain about… Read more

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