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Jan 27, 2011
The State of the Union and LSAT Fallacies

The State of the Union and LSAT Fallacies Article by Adam Unger, Blueprint’s LSAT instructor in Boston. So you’re into politics (or at least appear like you’re into politics), and are watching the State of the Union between rounds of Cool Ranch Doritos™. Inevitably, after the speech and the official responses conclude, the pundits roll […]

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Nov 18, 2010
Fallacies and the World of Sports

Fallacies and the World of Sports Who doesn’t love a good sports cliche? These little gems of oft-repeated wisdom can easily translate to any facet of life — including the LSAT. As you know, there is less than a month until the December LSAT, or “gameday” as we like to call it here at Blueprint. […]

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Jul 30, 2020
LSAC Lost July LSAT-Flex Scores

Admit it: someone, somewhere was naive enough to utter the phrase, “2020 can’t get any worse.” And now, for some July LSAT-Flex test takers, it’s much worse. Sometime yesterday afternoon, LSAC began making calls informing certain test takers that they lost July LSAT-Flex scores. Yeah. Lost….as in, gone.  What really happened is less unbelievable, but […]

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Jul 28, 2020
2021 U.S. News Law School Rankings

The 2021 U.S. News and World Reports Best Law School rankings are out! Find out what the top law schools are and which schools you should apply to!

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Apr 01, 2020
Law School Applications in the Time of Corona

You know what might help you stop looking at COVID stats for a few minutes? Thinking about law school applications! Hooray? Okay, look, I get it. It’s hard to focus when, well, [gestures at everything].  And in times like these, there’s no one correct way to cope.  But on the off-chance that your particular brand […]

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Nov 20, 2019
Predictions for the November 2019 LSAT

The November LSAT is just around the corner — once this weekend bends back around into another week, it’ll officially be test day. And that, of course means that our in-house prognosticator (i.e., me) must emerge from his dark and dank LSAT bunker, dust off a discount-bin, ersatz crystal ball, and make some predictions about […]

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Apr 16, 2019
Breaking Down LSAT Question Types

If you’re reading this blog, congrats on deciding to take the official LSAT exam! Say goodbye to your peace of mind and social life, and prepare to spend a few months gaming the LSAT format to squeeze every available second out of your actual LSAT test questions. For the uninitiated, here’s a complete breakdown of […]

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Aug 20, 2018
Don’t Let the November LSAT Pass You By!

When LSAC announced a new schedule of LSATs for 2018, one change stuck out for us: the end-of-year LSAT — which was for time immemorial held in December — was suddenly moved up to November. November 17th ,to be precise. This was good news, for a variety of reasons. Test takers would have the option […]

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Apr 02, 2018
Practice Exam 1? Forget About It

April just started, which means that nearly every one of the Blueprint spring classroom courses, which prepare aspiring law students for the June LSAT, has begun. Which means, if you’re one of the many Blueprint students in these classes, you have just taken LSAT Practice Test 1. Or, if you’re using Blueprint’s online course and […]

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Feb 27, 2018
Studies say drinking will help you live into your 90s? Not so fast …

You may have heard: moderate drinking helps you live a long time! It’s all over the Internet. It’s a real study, from UC Irvine, so it must be true! Time for me to crack open a breakfast beer. But wait — are we so sure? When you’re deep into the LSAT, you notice that people […]

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