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The Insider's Guide to Getting Into Law School Choosing and getting into the right school is crucial to getting the most out of your law school years -- and your career as a lawyer. Kaplan and Newsweek have brought together some of the nation's top admissions experts to create this exclusive guide to getting into law school. This excellent resource includes: * Advice from top admissions officers on writing persuasive personal statements, obtaining the best recommendations, preparing your application, and more.
* Expert guidance on choosing the best options for financing law school, including tips on financial aid, borrowing, and managing expenses.
* Specialized information for every student, including minorities, women, gays and lesbians, the disabled, and others.
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Kaplan Newsweek Law School Admissions Adviser (Get Into Law School)
- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: Kaplan; 2000-07-01
- Label: Kaplan
- Studio: Kaplan
- ISBN: 0684873370
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 2 reviews
- Sales Rank in Books: #887967
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Summary: This Should Definately Be On Your Law School Reading List 2005-05-13
Comment: I think Kaplan's Law School Admissions Adviser: The Expert Advice You Need to Get Into the Law School You Want is an excellent general overview of the entire admissions process. If you are just starting your research or initially contemplating law school, I highly recommend you read this book.
The book, written by the assistant dean of financial aid at Georgetown University Law Center, is organized into seven sections covering basics like evaluating and selecting a school, the admissions process, how to finance a law degree, special considerations for different types of students, and a directory of U.S. law schools.
I found the information to be well organized and concise. It's not the most thorough book on the process, and it doesn't go too far in-depth on any of the topics covered. However, it's great for getting a feel for the application process. If you know very little about how to apply and how law schools decide who they admit, I think this book will be a good "first reading" choice for you.
I thought the section on how to finance a law degree was especially helpful.
The book includes a wealth of reference material, including several web sites for more information.
Overall, if you are planning to go to law school, this book should absolutely be on your reading list.
8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Useful guide to law school admittance 2002-09-09
Comment: I thought this was an extremely helpful guide during my law school admissions process. I received quite a few tips on narrowing down my selections, essays and other factors involved in the process. In the end it's GPA and LSAT that matter most, but this guide will definitely give you a bit of an edge.
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Kaplan Newsweek Law School Admissions Adviser (Get Into Law School)
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