Anyone know the old Donna Summer song from the disco era? The refrain was “enough is enough is enough”. But is enough, enough? When prepping for the LSAT it is critical to understand the concept of enough and to be …
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Enough is Enough?
Ethnicity and the LSAT
In addition to administering the LSAT, LSAC (the Law School Admission Council) looks at the test and test-takers and then puts together statistics based on its studies. LSAC looked at the effect of gender on LSAT performance as well as …
LSAT Points and Arguments
About two months I wrote on arguments in general and how they appear on the LSAT. Identifying arguments is a core LSAT skill which can net as many as 25% of total points on test day; it is also …
A Case for Law School
Should graduating from an ABA accredited law school and passing the bar be a requirement for the practice of law in the United States? This issue has come under increased scrutiny. Particularly in the past months as we see the …
Is Anyone Going to Law School Anymore?
Recent reports from The Law School Admissions Council (LSAC), the organization that administers the LSAT, predicted that law school applications are heading for a 30 year low. Of the 200 law schools in the United States, all but 4 …
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Do You Know Where You’re Going To? Pre-LSAT Prep Can Help.
I received a great text message two days ago: one of my tutoring students informed me that he was accepted to a number of law schools, including his number one choice! I immediately phoned him to offer my congratulations and …
Practice for the LSAT? Try TV Commercials
There are a few television shows that I love to watch and I eagerly look forward to sitting down and catching up with my favorite characters or matching my trivia knowledge to others. The best part of TV these days …
Scoring Higher on Reading Comp – The Power of Prediction
Like all sections of the LSAT, Reading Comprehension presents its own challenges. Students looking at Reading Comp often comment on the difficulty of reading through long (and sometimes boring) passages and answering questions in limited time. The ultimate goal …
Reading Comp Success – Reading Smarter
Of the four scored sections on the LSAT, the one that is most familiar to test takers is the reading comprehension section. As a prerequisite for most colleges, the college entrance exams (the SAT or ACT) each have …
