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Offers surefire advice as well as 50 successful application essays from current students and recent graduates.
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How To Get Into Harvard Law School
- Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1996-04-01
- Label: McGraw-Hill
- Studio: McGraw-Hill
- ISBN: 0809232529
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 19 reviews
- Sales Rank in Books: #566311
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Useless - Take it from an HLS Student 2008-09-24
Comment: A friend of mine had a copy of this book, which I recently looked through. I can assure you that nothing you glean from this book is going to make it easier for you to get into law school. Admissions at Harvard are pretty straightforward - they look at your LSAT score, GPA, and then any extracurricular and work experience you have.
You want to get into HLS? Work hard in undergrad, get top-notch grades, look into some interesting internships, and consider enrolling in an LSAT preparatory course. Other than that, the only advice I can give you is to get your applications in as early as possible in the admissions cycle.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: CORRECTION 2006-06-23
Comment: The author, Willie J. Epps Jr., is of no relation to the previous Dean, as stated in Kevin Meyer's review. The author was a student at Harvard Law who wanted to help college students achieve their goals of getting into law school by uncovering the mystery of how others did just that. The author's insight into the types of candidates and applications accepted into Harvard Law is invaluable for college students considering law school and the essays provided by accepted students give those applying a view of what types of essays made the cut. The book is helpful for students trying to develop a strong candidacy to any law school -- not just Harvard. While some reviewers find the student comments 'egotistical' , one should be reminded that it is the nature of 'personal' essays. (Yes, one's own pride needs to be in check when reading the applications and essays of these exemplary individuals.)
This book can prove to be very helpful when the application process seems nothing but daunting! Thanks Willie.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Lame 2004-09-20
Comment: I picked this book up in a "bricks and mortar" bookstore, and it only took me about two seconds to realize it was totally worthless. Epps's father was a Dean at Harvard College, which, I assume, is how he got the authority to pass such a book off as an expert "How To" guide. As other reviewers have noted, it's little more than a compilation of survey responses from people who have gotten in.
If you really want to get into Harvard Law, focus hard on rocking the LSAT and then buy Montauk's book instead.
31 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: you don't have to spend money on this book 2003-07-12
Comment: i will tell you precisely how to get into harvard law school:a) buy your admission or b) be related to a dean of admissions or c) earn excellent grades and a high lsat score from a reputable college, and don't come off as a jerk in your essay. beyond that there is no other tactic at your disposal. no book will ever get you into an ivy league law school, and if you are looking for essay advice then you can find it online for free. there is a copy of this book in the career services office of my college. there is basically a copy of this book available on harvard's website (all the info is there). you can only exemplify your worth to harvard through the choices that you have made in your academic career. that means if the extent of your extracurricular involvement was setting up the keg for that frat party frosh year, or you find yourself as a senior with a 3.2 GPA, your salvation will not be contained in this book. allay the desperation, and get some work experience. good luck with your search, and discriminate against anyone who is trying to sell you something.
6 of 48 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Disregard Previous Poster 2002-10-12
Comment: I just wanted to point out to the review who claimed "This book is filled with people who got 4.5 and above GPAs and LSAT scores of 170 and better." It is IMPOSSIBLE to get a GPA of 4.5 in college. The highest GPA one can achieve in college is 4.33 and thats *if* the school awards an A+ for a grade of 100%. Most schools just award ordinary A's which caps the maximum GPA at 4.0.
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How To Get Into Harvard Law School
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