Critique of U of Chicago School of Law Faculty Blog

Filed under Law school blog reviews with No Comments, December 10th, 2009 by Law School Admissions Guide

The blog targets to be a forum for open discussion on anything regarding law. As such, it is open to comments. It has been up and running since September 2008.

Critique of PrawfsBlawg

Filed under Law school blog reviews with No Comments, December 3rd, 2009 by Law School Admissions Guide

The site is operated by PrawfsBlawg LLC, a limited liability corporation based in Florida. The site has been up and running since December 2008, and has the tagline: Where Intellectual Honesty Has (Almost Always) Trumped Partisanship?Albeit in a Kind of Boring Way Until Recently?Since 2005.

Critique of Most Strongly Supported Blog

Filed under Law school blog reviews with No Comments, November 29th, 2009 by Law School Admissions Guide

Bloggers on the site are teachers of LSAT classes, but Dixie Tananbaum, who runs Plan B, has just recently stopped teaching to take up law. She calls her blog Plan B as reference to her blogging, which she calls her second career.

Critique of Law Marquette University Law School Faculty Blog

Filed under Law school blog reviews with No Comments, November 22nd, 2009 by Law School Admissions Guide

While the site is an educational outlet, posts are written in a reader-friendly manner. Photos are also attached to some posts, usually just one placed at the beginning. This breaks the monotony of the blocks of text on each page.

Critique of Chuck Newton Rides the Third Wave Blog

Filed under Law school blog reviews with No Comments, November 15th, 2009 by Law School Admissions Guide

This unconventional form of running a law firm is part of Chuck?s belief in the Third Wave Theory of Alvin Toffler, which also refers to the post-industrial society or the information age.

The Ingredients of a Perfect Application Statement

Filed under law school personal statement writing tips with No Comments, November 1st, 2009 by Law School Admissions Guide

When composing an application essay, it is important to think about how to make the essay intriguing for the reader. An effective personal statement would stimulate interest from the college of your choice, invariably making you stand out from the other applicants.

Coming up with Strong Arguments for Your Law School Application

Filed under law school personal statement writing tips with No Comments, October 10th, 2009 by Law School Admissions Guide

If you are planning on applying for law school, as early as possible you should be able to present yourself to the respective admission committee of your chosen school as someone who has the makings of a good lawyer. What the admission committee seeks from applicants vary from school to school.

How to Improve the Tone of Your Law School Personal Statement

Filed under law school personal statement writing tips with No Comments, August 21st, 2009 by admin

Did you ever wonder why it’s called personal “statement” instead of just application essay?  Well, this is because your application essay should have the same elements of a compelling speech.  If you’re geared toward becoming a lawyer, then you should put more effort into your personal statement.  Why?  Because writing is second nature to legal [...]

Your Personal Statement and Your Scholarship

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Using a Sample Law School Personal Statement as a Guide for Your Scholarship Essay When applying for scholarships, you will most likely be required to submit a scholarship essay.  These essays are a standard requirement of every graduate school or any fellowship that gives out scholarships to qualified students.  Scholarship essays are basically personal statements [...]

Reading Sample Law School Essays Critically

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Skimming, Reading Critically, and Scanning a Sample Law School Personal Statement One of the best things that you could do before you write your personal statement for law school is to read admissions essay samples.  Read on and find out why you should do it and how to do it right. Why read a sample [...]