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The Best Law Schools' Admissions Secrets: The Essential Guide from Harvard's Former Admissions Dean
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by: Joyce Putnam Curll
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The ULTIMATE Insider Information on How to STAND OUT and GET ADMITTED!
When trying to beat the tough law school competition, how do you know what will get you fast-tracked to the "yes" pile (or the dreaded "no" pile)? No insider is better suited to set you on the right track than Joyce Putnam Curll, former Dean of Admissions for Harvard Law School. The Best Law Schools' Admissions Secrets is the ultimate collection of insider advice, direct from one of the country's toughest admissions boardrooms. Joyce Putnam Curll gives you all the tips and techniques you need to stay ahead, including: - Preparing your application
- What sets law schools apart
- Behind the scenes of the admissions process
- Taking the LSAT
- Handling the cost
- Planning your career
- And much more
No other law school admissions advice guide can claim this level of authority. The Best Law Schools' Admissions Secrets is sure to give you the edge you need to shine in the eyes of admissions boards everywhere.
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The Best Law Schools' Admissions Secrets: The Essential Guide from Harvard's Former Admissions Dean
- Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.; 2008-07-01
- Label: Sourcebooks, Inc.
- Studio: Sourcebooks, Inc.
- ISBN: 1402211821
- Average Customer Review: based on 6 reviews
- Sales Rank in Books: #190658
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Summary: a perfect primer 2008-12-20
Comment: Joyce Curll has written the definitive guide for students considering admission to law school. Her background at Harvard and NYU offers instant credibility to her comments, which I believe will be very useful to her readers. Too much information at times? Maybe, but I'll trust her intelligent audience to sort that out. Such frank talk from the ultimate admissions insider (she's admitted thousands who have gone on to successful legal careers and even one President-elect) is rarely shared in public.
I've counseled students in law school and recruited for a top Wall Street firm for over twenty years- what I wish is that all those students I met over the years had had the benefit of Curll's common sense career advice. While always careful not to direct students in any one direction, Curll shares a balanced assessment of the many options in both the public and private sector open to law school grads.
This book is a perfect primer for anyone considering going to law school. Buy it for any undergraduate, but particularly for those students without access to a savvy pre-law advisor who can to coach them through the admissions process. Curll's careful tips to her readers helping them navigate through each step of the application process will do much to level the admissions playing field.
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Summary: Not all that. 2008-12-19
Comment: I really expected Curll's book to be much more detailed and coming from a former Harvard Admission's Dean, this is actually a disappointment. The only really good chapter was on the financial aid picture. Other than that, it was too general. That being said, it's a good starting point for those who have absolutely no idea about how the law school process works. For those looking for more detail, Anna Ivey's The Ivey Guide to Law School Admissions: Straight Advice on Essays, Resumes, Interviews, and More is so much better and filled with nuggets of wisdom. Ivey does a far better job of breaking the whole process down.
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Summary: Truly An Essential Guide 2008-12-01
Comment: Undergraduates would be well advised to read this readable, inexpensive volume before investing three years and more than $100,000 in a law school.
Dean Curll wisely begins her guide by raising and discussing whether the would-be applicant really wants a career in the law. The guidebook then reviews the many factors that effect law school admissions, making it clear that while there are no quick, clever ways to beat the system, there are any number of ways to improve one's chances.
My only concern about the book is the likelihood that undergraduates may lack the experience to appreciate the volume's intelligence, wisdom and wit.
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Summary: A 'must' for would-be law students and libraries catering to them 2008-11-17
Comment: When trying to beat law school competition, how do you know what to do go get in the 'yes' pile? Insider Joyce Curll, former Dean of Admissions for Harvard Law School, provides some of the secrets to getting in that pile; from preparing the application and understanding differing state laws to learning how the admissions process works behind the scenes. No other law school guidebook offers this level of expertise and insider advice, making it a 'must' for would-be law students and libraries catering to them.
Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch
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Summary: Solid, not amazing 2008-11-16
Comment: This was a solid book. It gave me a good big picture image of the admissions process, but it lacked a lot of the smaller things that would give me the edge at top schools, which I would have expected given the credentials of the author.
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The Best Law Schools' Admissions Secrets: The Essential Guide from Harvard's Former Admissions Dean
