How to Get into Law School
Whether you’re is a college junior facing the LSATs, a senior sitting with disappointing test scores, or someone who has always dreamed of a career in the law, there is too much at stake not to ask the hard questions about what lies ahead. How to Get into Law School will tell you all you need to know about:\ Choosing and applying to law school The law school admission test (LSAT) and law school applications Getting into law school Suceeding as a student Finding career fulfillment\ In How to...
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Whether one is a college junior facing the LSATs, a senior sitting with disappointing test scores, or someone who has always dreamed of a career in the law, there is too much at stake not to ask the hard questions about what lies ahead. • How to choose the right school • How to get in • How to succeed as a student • How to find career fulfillment In How to Get Into Law School, Susan Estrich lends her unique point of view and far-ranging experience-as ace law student, tenured professor, renowned legal scholar and analyst-to the life and career questions applicants will face, and answers them in the frank, no-nonsense manner that is her trademark. Featuring anecdotes from admissions directors, professors, veteran attorneys, and adventurous students alike, How to Get Into Law School lays out the facts on: • Applications • Essays • Getting Scholarships • Community service • The Rigors of Studying • Surviving Interviews • Finding Employment
Foreword1Getting ready212Should you take time off before law school?323Are you committed?374The LSAT455Making the case for yourself646The personal statement687How to get great recommendations808How to get personal interviews at schools that don't interview869The critical importance of follow-through9110How to target your applications to the right schools for you9811How you should define "best" for yourself11312Financing your legal education14413What you need to know before you begin15814To brief or not to brief? : that is the question16815Surviving the Socratic method17516Mastering the fine art of examsmanship18617How to make faculty members like you20118"Hitting the wall" is part of the law school experience20519How to get the most from your legal education21220Facing the job market22421Unhappy lawyers and how to avoid becoming one25522Work that matters; professionalism; defining it for yourself263
