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  BinghamtonDave Alum Member ⭐ 🍌🍌

  November 2018 8716 karma

  Some people say to never study the writing sample. I think it doesn't hurt to take a 10 minute look at one or two older ones, maybe from the 50s or 60s. Just to see what we are doing. It's not graded so its importance is well below the other sections but law schools apparently read it, so you want to at least (in my opinion) do a halfway competent job. Basically, we are going to be presented with a scenario that poses two options and we argue for one over the other. The scenarios will range from a family vacationing, should they travel by air or car or a theatre company receiving a grant, what should they do with it? There will be a few considerations for each scenario. I haven't looked at all of the writing prompts but the issues that I have come across are all pretty banal, there really isn't anything controversial or heated, we won't for instance be arguing for or against the death penalty for Timothy McVeigh. It will be something like: where should we build this fictional telescope?
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  LSAT_Wrecker Member ⭐

  November 2018 edited November 2018 4850 karma

  

  This 30 minute video will make you an expert. FWIW, the admissions adviser at my top choice law school said that she reads the writing sample for the applications she reviews. YMMV.

  Good luck tomorrow!
• drbrown2 Alum Member

  November 2018 2227 karma

  Thanks @LSAT_Wrecker!
• mandyb10 Member

  November 2018 29 karma

  thank you!!!!
• Bamboosprout Alum Member

  November 2018 edited November 2018 1694 karma

  @LSAT_Wrecker said:
  

  This 30 minute video will make you an expert. FWIW, the admissions adviser at my top choice law school said that she reads the writing sample for the applications she reviews. YMMV.

  Good luck tomorrow!

  This is the most important thing, the setup!