The Law School Admission Game: Play Like an Expert

Updated in 2024, The Law School Admission Game: Play Like an Expert is the most comprehensive and trusted guide for people applying to law school. This sixth edition of the bestselling law school admission guide provides the necessary information, concrete direction, and an insider's expertise as you begin to prepare your law school applications. With the help of Ann Levine, who brings 25 years of experience in law school admissions (as director of admissions for law schools and as a law school admission consultant for the past 20 years), you will be equipped to make good strategic decisions about how to present yourself to law schools and maximize your competitiveness for admission. This book provides advice including: writing the most effective law school personal statement and optional essays, including diverse perspective essays, explaining weaknesses in your grades or standardized scores, whether to take the LSAT, GRE or try JDNext, deciding what schools to apply to, and how to get a scholarship to law school. This book is updated to include the impact of the recent changes in affirmative action consideration, the availability of hybrid programs, and the use of recorded interviews as part of the application process. Whether you're just learning what the LSAT is or you're about to submit your applications, stop what you're doing and let this book help you make good decisions throughout the process. Topics include: Do I need work experience to get into law school? Should I take time off before applying? How will law schools view my GPA, LSAT or GRE score, undergraduate school or major? What factors are most important in choosing a law school? What should I write in my personal statement and diversity perspective statement? How much will it hurt me to report problems with the law or honor code violations and how do I explain them? Should I share information about my learning disability? How many times should I take the LSAT and what is the best way to prepare given the technologies available? What does it mean to be placed on a waiting list and what can I do? How can I negotiate scholarships? The Law School Admission Game is the second best thing to having a private admission consultant by your side. Ms. Levine offers candid and tangible advice in an approachable way, using her open and encouraging (but brutally honest) approach. This book will prepare you to apply to law school successfully.