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Aug 27, 2009
Doogie Howser, J.D.

Doogie Howser, J.D. Earlier in the month, a story came out in the Orange County Register about a nineteen-year-old college graduate who will soon be attending Northwestern law school. While perhaps not quite as young as Kate, we’ve seen a smattering of twenty year olds taking the LSAT on their way to an early J.D. […]

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Aug 05, 2009
But Mom, I Don’t Want to go to Law School Yet: Information on the Law School Deferral

But Mom, I Don’t Want to go to Law School Yet: Information on the Law School Deferral The month of August is shaping up to be a big one. For starters, it marks my much-anticipated return to the United States. Granted, so far my only truly happy welcome was from the lady who works at […]

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Jul 13, 2009
The LSAT Numbers Are In

After much speculation by those of us in the LSAT world, LSAC has just recently released the numbers for the June LSAT. Before I give it away, here is some background. The June test is generally a good indicator for the volume of test takers that we can expect for the testing cycle. Although it […]

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Jun 18, 2009
Why U.S. News Law School Rankings Are Lame

Every year when the U.S. News and World Report (hereafter USNWR) ranking of law schools comes out, I’m annoyed. Not just watered down drink, cold entree, stain on your new shirt annoyed either, but deeply existentially troubled. Riley just wrote a piece about the USNWR rankings and, in doing so, he brought it all back. […]

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Jun 09, 2009
Back Into the Lion’s Den: Should I Retake the LSAT?

Back Into the Lion’s Den: Should I Retake the LSAT? Taking the LSAT is not a pleasant experience.  Most students would rather spend a Saturday morning praying to the porcelain goddess after a night with Mr. Cuervo than slogging their way through those five hated multiple choice sections.  Despite this aversion, I have been confronted […]

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