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Now updated and revised.
Now with new and expanded information on Executive MBA programs, the most up-to-date school rankings, new interviews with admissions officers, and more detailed advice for younger applicants, Montauk offers an up-close and candid view of what leading MBA programs look for in an applicant.
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Comprehensive, Rigorous Prep for the LSAT (With Software and Free Online Course)You no longer need to worry whether the problems you are studying are like those on the LSAT. Now, you can study actual LSAT problems! MASTER THE LSAT contains detailed solutions to numerous actual LSAT questions, carefully selected to illustrate every type of question that has appeared on the test in the past several years, including a thorough analysis of two complete LSATs.
The LSAT is an aptitude test. Like all aptitude tests, it must choose a medium in which to measure intellectual ability. The LSAT has chosen logic. Although this makes the LSAT hard, it also makes the test predictable--it is based on fundamental principles of logic. MASTER THE LSAT analyzes and codifies these basic principles: the contrapositive, the if-then, pivotal words, etc. Armed with this knowledge, you will have the ability to greatly increase your score.
Features:
Analytical Reasoning: Learn powerful diagramming techniques and step-by-step strategies to solve every type of game question that has appeared on the LSAT.
Logical Reasoning: Discover the underlying simplicity of these problems and learn the principles of logic these questions are based on.
Reading Comprehension: Develop the ability to spot places from which questions are likely to be drawn as you read a passage (pivotal words, counter-premises, etc.).
Also includes a Free online Course!
Course Features:
Ask Questions! Our instructors monitor StudyDesk to answer your questions. StudyDesk also records the step where you make a mistake or ask a question. This is just one of many powerful educational tools in StudyDesk.
Highly Interactive: You can search the course for any topic, take notes, view solutions, view reports, and each time you return to the course it presents the last topic you were studying.
Also includes test prep Software!
Software Features:
Mentor Mode: In Mentor Mode, you are immediately told whether you answered a problem correctly, and you can immediately view a detailed solution of the problem.
Test Mode: In Test Mode, you can take a test timed and scored by the program.
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As dean of admissions at the University of Chicago Law School, Anna Ivey decided the fate of thousands of law school applicants. In this book-the first of its kind by a former law school admissions officer-she draws on her expertise to cover topics from the application and the essay to the interview and the recommendations, touching on hot-button issues like how much the LSAT, ethnicity, and age really matter. Offering an insider's advice on how to produce the very best application, this guide gives straight answers to questions such as:
• What kind of essay should I write to set me apart from the rest of the pack?
• Should I explain my low LSAT score, my D in chemistry, my attention deficit disorder, my time in rehab?
• Is law school worth the debt I'll face when I graduate?
Full of invaluable examples and anecdotes about real admissions decisions, The Ivey Guide to Law School Admissions is certain to become the new bible for would-be law students everywhere.
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Separate yourself from the pack
Competition has never been more intense for admittance into the nation’s top law schools. The application essay represents your only chance to plea your case to admissions officers. Why select you over so many other qualified applicants?
Your essay needs to do more than simply list your background and accomplishments. It must reveal the depth of your passion for law, the discipline you bring to this demanding profession, and the strength of character you possess for the ethical and moral challenges that lie ahead.
Learn by example
Harvard Law School is one of the premier law schools in America. Every year, thousands of elite applicants try for a few hundred slots. Of the dedicated few accepted, fifty-five have shared the application essays that helped them make the cut.
* Learn what works.
* Structure your essay for maximum impact.
* Avoid common pitalls.
Each essay is analyzed by the staff of the Harvard Crimson, Harvard's daily newspaper, and accompanied by no-nonsense advice on crafting your own. 55 Successful Harvard Law School Application Essays will give you all the help you need to write the essay that will get you in.
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Richard Montauk, a savvy admissions insider, demystifies the application process and provides the tools to ace every step. Based on interviews with dozens of admissions officers, Montauk delivers a candid view of what leading law schools look for in an applicant. He also gives applicants solid advice on developing marketing strategies, writing winning essays, maximizing financial aid, and assessing and upgrading credentials to better match that ideal profile.
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Get everything you need to know to make the right decision! This insider’s perspective on the nation’s top law schools provides rankings based on student surveys, just like those made popular by The Princeton Review’s Best 368 Colleges guide.
Best 174 Law Schools also includes student quotes about classes, professors, the social scene and more, as well as a complete index of schools throughout the country with basic information on their programs. Plus, it covers the ins and outs of admissions and financial aid, and the schools get an opportunity to talk back by including their own profiles. Best 174 Law Schools has all the information you need to find the perfect match in a law school.
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Expert guidance in creating a high-performance personal statement--essential for admittance to law school
Nationally known consultant Paul Bodine has helped thousands gain admission to elite professional schools. In Great Personal Statements for Law School, he helps you ace your personal statement, the most critical part of any law school application.
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The ULTIMATE Insider Information on How to STAND OUT and GET ADMITTED!
When trying to beat the tough law school competition, how do you know what will get you fast-tracked to the "yes" pile (or the dreaded "no" pile)?No insider is better suited to set you on the right track than Joyce Putnam Curll, former Dean of Admissions for Harvard Law School. The Best Law Schools' Admissions Secrets is the ultimate collection of insider advice, direct from one of the country's toughest admissions boardrooms.
Joyce Putnam Curll gives you all the tips and techniques you need to stay ahead, including:
- Preparing your application
- What sets law schools apart
- Behind the scenes of the admissions process
- Taking the LSAT
- Handling the cost
- Planning your career
- And much more
No other law school admissions advice guide can claim this level of authority. The Best Law Schools' Admissions Secrets is sure to give you the edge you need to shine in the eyes of admissions boards everywhere.
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Planet Law School is unlike any law school guide you will ever read. Written by an iconoclast with aims to improve all of law school education, this is an encyclopedic law school guidebook that has become shorthand . . . "PLS" . . . among law students. In its 858 pages, PLS offers in-depth advice on hundreds of legal resources, with chapters and sections on courses, materials, study guides, professors, law review, internships, clinics, bar review, research, writing, mastering exams (and the bar exam), and excelling in law practice. PLS simply has material and advice you won't find anywhere else.
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Get everything you need to know to make the right decision! This insider’s perspective on the nation’s top law schools provides rankings based on student surveys, just like those made popular by The Princeton Review’s Best 361 Colleges guide.
Best 170 Law Schools also includes student quotes about classes, professors, the social scene and more, as well as a complete index of schools throughout the country with basic information on their programs. Plus, it covers the ins and outs of admissions and financial aid, and the schools get an opportunity to talk back by including their own profiles. Best 170 Law Schools has all the information you need to find the perfect match in a law school.
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The Complete Law School Companion: How to Excel at America's Most Demanding Post-Graduate Curriculum
Offers complete, accessible information on every topic of concern to law students ranging from the LSAT, the Bar Exam, Law Review, computerized research and videotape study aids to obtaining that important clerkship or job. Includes recent data on demographics of law school applicants, current salaries for a variety of legal careers, nontraditional courses, legal clinics, detailed discussions regarding the latest law trends such as deregulation and insider trading. Will appeal to law students at all stages of their education.
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Essay-writing can account for fifty per cent or more of your bar exam score, yet even the best bar review courses often don't teach how to write lawyer-like essays. Now, at last, you will find the step-by-step instruction you need in this unique reference. Packed with expert essay-writing systems and confidence-building practice, it features: Quick Key Outlining system for hitting the issues, focusing on the law, and scoring high with less writing Model Paragraph system for "writing like a lawyer"--even though you don't know your conclusion when you start writing 80 actual bar exam practice questions on the most frequently tested areas of law, including crucial state law subjects, with sample answers A review of how state bar examiners have graded actual essays--and real examples of the best and worst ways to respond to essay questions
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Prospective law school students will find advice and instruction in preparing their all-important admission essay for acceptance into law school. Some 75 model essays on a wide variety of subjects are presented with a critical analysis of each. This book also tells how to organize subject material, then write and edit a finished essay. The model essays were written by students who were accepted by many of America’s leading law schools.
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Face it, a lot of students have great LSAT scores. The best way for you to stand out in a crowd of applicants to top law schools is to write an exceptional personal statement.
Law School Essays That Made a Difference, 2nd Edition, contains over 60 real application essays as well as interviews with admissions pros and with students who've been through the process and made it to law school.
Inside you’ll find interviews with admissions officers from the following schools:
Duke University
George Washington University
Georgetown University
Northwestern University
University of California–Berkeley
University of California–Los Angeles
University of Michigan
University of Pennsylvania
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Choose the Right School and Get In!
The U.S. News Ultimate Guide to Law Schools combines expert advice on how to get into the school of your choice with the most up-to-date information on the nation's accredited programs. This book gives you the information you need to make wise decisions about your future.
This step-by-step guide covers:
- How to choose the right program
- A look inside the top five law schools
- The applications, test scores, essays, and recommendations that will get you in
- How to pay for it all, plus law schools with loan repayment assistance programs
Comprehensive profiles of the country's American Bar Association-accredited law schools, including:
- Tuition and financial aid information
- LSAT scores and GPAs of students who enroll
- Acceptance rates
- Bar passage rates
- Salary ranges of recent graduates
Plus, exclusive U.S. News lists that answer these questions:
- What are the hardest and easiest law schools to get into?
- Who's the priciest? Who's the cheapest?
- What schools award the most and the least financial aid?
- Whose graduates have the most debt? The least?
- Whose students are the most and least likely to drop out?
- Whose graduates earn the most money? The least?
- Where do graduates work?
- How to choose the right program
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U.S. News Ultimate Guide to Law Schools combines expert advice on how to get into law school, U.S. News' exclusive indices and data on all the law-school programs in the U.S.
Building on the tremendous reputation of U.S. News & World Report for news and information gathering and an ability to gather and interpret exclusive data on colleges and universities, this book gives potential law-school students the information they need to make wise decisions about their future.
This step-by-step guide includes:
-- How to choose the right program
-- A look inside the country's top five law schools
-- Putting together the application, test scores, essays and recommendations that will get you in
-- How to pay for it all
-- Complete profiles of every U.S. law school, with information on cost and financial aid, LSAT scores and grade point averages of students, special programs, job placement and bar passage rates
Plus, exclusive U.S. News indices help you compare schools.
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Updated to reflect the current law school experience, this book offers an insightful head start to college students who plan to go on to law school. The author describes the day-to-day law school experience, discussing the subjects to be studied and the typical procedures that define the law school environment. He also advises on methods for taking useful lecture notes, developing effective study habits, doing library research, coping with tests, and handling the inevitable stresses that are a part of law school. Here is a book that prospective law school students will find both interesting and practical.
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Offers surefire advice as well as 50 successful application essays from current students and recent graduates.