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Nov 18, 2009
Living on Law Student Loans

$247.32. That was the price tag of my 2009 Yankee postseason. $247.32. Which wouldn’t have been so bad if I had actually gone to any games. From what I saw on StubHub, it may have actually been a pretty good deal. But no, I didn’t make it to the Bronx in October. Instead, somehow, I […]

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Nov 17, 2009
December LSAT Predictions

Eighteen days and counting to the December LSAT. So I thought it was time for me to put my neck on the line again. I have developed a dangerous habit of making predictions about upcoming LSATs. Kinda like Miss Cleo, LSAT-style (minus the fake Jamaican accent and fraud allegations). Prior to the September test, I […]

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Nov 16, 2009
Big Law, We Have a Problem

The numbers are out, and they are huge. On September 26th, more students took the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) than have ever taken a single administration of the LSAT in the history of the exam. Chalk it up to the recession, the economy, or the sudden increase in all things vampire. Whatever the reason, […]

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Nov 10, 2009
Running with the Bulls and a Common LSAT Fallacy

MSS welcomes Guest Blogger Jay Donnell. Jay teaches LSAT classes for Blueprint in Irvine, was a skateboarder in a former life, and loves to travel (as you’ll see). Hello Friends. In a brief respite between traipsing around the globe and pacing back and forth in my LSAT classroom I’ve decided to drop in. These past […]

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Nov 09, 2009
Law Students and the Garbage Men who Love Them

In case I haven’t been clear enough in the past, I would like to start with an announcement: I am a staunch feminist. And I’m proud of it. I don’t appreciate women who put the Hilary Swank politician spin on the term. I don’t appreciate Time magazine’s decision that gender inequality is apparently a thing […]

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Oct 02, 2009
Roman Polanski: “Rape-Rape” and LSAT Fallacies of Causation

I thought I was a veritable Thurgood Marshall when I pointed out the apparent disproportionality of Plaxico Burress’ sentence when compared with other celebrities who’ve acted badly. And then someone at the justice department decided it was time to reel in Roman Polanski. Gold. Solid gold. I’ll just set the stage quickly, as I’m sure […]

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Sep 28, 2009
The LSAT Morning After

The Patron has now officially exited my system, so I figure it is time to assess my LSAT experience Saturday. Disclaimer: LSAC regulations (which, along with the obligation of paying our licensing fees, we take very seriously) prohibit me from discussing the actual content of the test. Thus I cannot talk about answers or deductions […]

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Sep 24, 2009
Taking a Page from the LSAT Playbook

I am taking the LSAT on Saturday, as are many of you. The experience of taking the LSAT is generally associated with a great deal of trepidation for students, but I assure you there is nothing to fear. I have taken the real deal three times in the past. So this will be round four. […]

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Sep 15, 2009
The Lost LSATs

The Lost LSATs Very recently, I was in one of the world’s most beautiful places (Kauai), when regrettably, I got really sick. As in ten days of not being able to get up and walk outside sick. As in I was stuck in a room staring at the walls like a POW sunrise to sunset. […]

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Sep 09, 2009
The Upside to Law School Reading

The Upside to Law School Reading I think law school is my Disneyworld. For all my trepidation about being a lawyer, I’m starting to think that spending these next three years studying law may be the best idea I’ve ever had (I’ll worry about the three decades that follow when I get there). This is […]

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