The BriefA Blog about the LSAT, Law School and Beyond
Highlights from David Busis and Selene Steelman's Law School Admissions Office Hours.
J.Y. speaks with 7Sager Bart who scored a 174 on his LSAT up from his diagnostic of 148.
A lot of people treat their law school applications like a long-distance race: they lope along, fiddling with their essays, and then sprint at the end.
These applicants have it backwards. You should sprint at the beginning, drafting your personal statement and other essays quickly, then slow down at the end. Why? Because you have nothing to lose but time at the beginning; you have everything to lose at the end.
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On today's episode, J.Y. speaks with international student Grey Warden who scored a 170 on her LSAT.
On today's episode, David asks Selene, a former admissions officer, about what happens behind the scenes at the law school admissions process.
On today's episode, J.Y. Ping invites six 7Sagers who all scored a 170 or higher to tell you what they did in the week before the LSAT.
On today's episode, J.Y. Ping and David Busis talk about how to present the best version of yourself and maximize your chances of getting into law school.
On today's episode, you will hear a law school admissions Q&A with our admissions consultant, David Busis.
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What follows is one of the best and most honest personal statements we’ve ever seen. It’s worth reading as both a model of the genre and an essay that stands on its own. The writer was accepted to many top law schools and matriculated at Columbia.
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On today's episode, J.Y. speaks with Allison Sanford who is a 3L at Harvard Law School. Allison talks about her summer experiences at public interest law firms, the financial realities of law school, and the academic burdens of 1L.
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