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10 Personal Statement Mistakes To Avoid In Your Law School Applications

Writing your law school personal statement is incredibly difficult for most applicants. The law school prompts are vague and open-ended, yet the essay is a critical component in a school’s decision to admit someone. Since most schools don’t conduct admissions interviews, the personal statement essentially serves as the interview. While that may sound like a lot of pressure, don’t let it stress you out! It’s one of the few documents in your application that you have complete control over so you can take your time and craft the perfect essay. In crafting your personal statement, avoid these all-to-common mistakes!

How to Prepare for Law School as a High School Student

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How to Prepare for Law School as a High School Student

High school is a perfect time to start exploring what you want to do with your life. This is the time when students might be busy preparing to apply for college. They might be participating in school events, volunteering in the community, and working on essay writing for college applications. While high school students aren’t expected to know exactly what they want to do in the future, some just know that they want to grow up and become a lawyer. Whether you are that student or are still exploring options for your future, this post will give you an idea about what steps you can take in high school to prepare for law school.

What Does It Mean If A Law School Is Non-Accredited?

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What Does It Mean If A Law School Is Non-Accredited?

Selecting a law school is certainly a big decision. In the United States, there are nearly 200 law schools that the American Bar Association (ABA) offers accredidation to. That fact alone is enough to justify any feelings of being overwhelmed by the task of trying to select just the right school for you! Then, to add to the mix, there are about 30 law schools in the USA that are not ABA-accredited.

Whether to consider pursuing a law school that is not ABA accredited is a question we encourage you to thoughtfully and seriously evaluate. In this post, we will discuss what ABA accreditation means, the risks and limitations of attending a law school that is not ABA accredited, the reasons why some may be drawn to a law school that is not ABA accredited, and we even include a few tips to help you select a law school that is a good fit for you.

Ten Considerations When Choosing A Law School

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Ten Considerations When Choosing A Law School

The decision to attend law school might just be the easier part of the process. Once you decide to go to law school, your next steps will include preparing for and taking the LSAT, endless hours filling out law school applications, and visiting different campuses. As you take these initial steps, it is important to think about where you want to attend law school. Each law school has unique programming and admission requirements. Here are ten important things to consider when choosing a law school!

Free Prelaw Webinar: What to Do After Submitting Your Law School Applications

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Free Prelaw Webinar: What to Do After Submitting Your Law School Applications

Are you a prelaw student who just got admitted to law school? Wondering what to do next? JD Advising is pleased to partner with Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, International to present a free LSAT webinar! Join this webinar on Tuesday, February 7th, 2023 at 8:00 p.m. ET (5:00 p.m. PT)!

This webinar is finished! You can find a recording below!

How And When To Apply To Maximize Your Law School Admission Chances

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How And When To Apply To Maximize Your Chances

Applying to law school requires months, sometimes years, of preparation. So, finding the perfect time to apply to law school is key to finding success in the admissions process and ensuring the long journey of preparation pays off! In this post, we’ll tell you when and how to apply to law school to maximize your chances of admission. We’ll dissect how to apply to law school, what’s required, when to take the LSAT, how applications are reviewed, how to leverage your timing to maximize your chances of admission, and more!

Our 2022-2023 Scholars Program Participants

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JD Advising Announces The 2022-2023 JD Advising Scholars Program Participants

JD Advising is pleased to announce this year’s fifty law school scholars selected to participate in the JD Advising Scholars Program. Check out the article below to learn more about the program and our law firm partners!

Perfect Match: Questions For Your Law School Visit

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Finding the Perfect Match: Fourteen Questions to Ask During Your Law School Visit

So you’ve decided to take the plunge and apply to law school. Congratulations! Whether you’re debating where to apply or have already received offers and are narrowing options, consider visiting your prospective schools. A visit will not only provide a good visual of campus but will also give you an opportunity for you to ask questions of campus representatives that will help inform your final decision on where to attend. In this article, we’ll review some of the key (though by no means exclusive!) questions to ask during your law school visit.

Your Top Questions about the Law School Application Process Answered

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Your Top Questions About The Law School Application Process Answered

Applying to law school can be daunting. There are several core components to the law school application process that can be time-consuming (and sometimes nerve-wracking!) to complete. Preparing the best application is key so that you can increase your chances of getting into your top choice schools! In this post, we address the top questions applicants have about the law school application process.

Prelaw Summer Programs for Underrepresented Students

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Prelaw Summer Programs for Underrepresented Students

Starting law school can be overwhelming, especially when you might be the only one out of your group of friends or family to ever attend. Figuring out where to start so you walk into your first class with confidence can be a daunting task. We thought we would compile a list of prelaw summer programs for underrepresented students that you can use to start your studies. There are a variety of programs to choose from! Some programs come with application requirements while others are open to all prospective law school students. Read on to learn more about prelaw summer programs for underrepresented students.

How to Excel as a First-Year Law Student

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Join us to learn how to excel as a first-year law student!

We are excited to be hosting a panel on how to excel as a first-year law student! Read more

How to Land a Law Firm Job

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How to Land a Law Firm Job—Register Today!

In this webinar, we’ll explore how to secure a position at a law firm and how to excel once there. An impressive panel of Haynes Boone attorneys will discuss: Read more

Free Webinar: Applying to Law School: A Master Checklist

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Free Webinar: Applying to Law School: A Master Checklist

This webinar will focus on what students can do this semester to prepare for law school. We will help you get organized, and understand what you need to do and a schedule for doing it. Join JD Advising’s Director of Prelaw Services, Rachel Margiewicz, Esq., on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 for this free webinar in conjunction with Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, International. Sign up here!

THIS WEBINAR IS DONE, PLEASE FIND THE RECORDING HERE.

Link to handout: https://tinyurl.com/ybh94bjz

How To Get Stellar Law School Letters Of Recommendation

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How To Get Stellar Law School Letters Of Recommendation

Law school letters of recommendation are vital to making an application stand out to admissions committees. For applicants, these letters are critical for admission but can feel out of their control. Many applicants are unsure of who to ask for these important letters. However, there are things applicants can do to ensure they solicit stellar law school letters of recommendation! In this post, we’ll discuss who to ask for law school letters of recommendation, when to ask, and how to leverage these letters to work for you. These tips will help you feel confident you’ll receive great law school letters of recommendation that will help your application shine!

How to Prepare for Law School the Summer Before

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How to Prepare for Law School the Summer Before

Here we tell you how to prepare for law school the summer before so you go into law school ready to excel in law school and on your exams! So here is our best advice distilled down to help you maximize your preparation time before law school. If you take all of our advice, you will go into law school already knowing the strategies and skills you need (outlining, exam-taking, taking good class notes, etc.). You will have a primer on the law you will learn in all of your 1L classes (complete with lectures and “one-sheets”—all for FREE!). You will develop good habits, like exercising, eating well, and sleeping well. And you will also have some fun while you’re at it! Lastly, you will prepare for your personal law school experience ahead of time. We are excited to share our tips with you! Read more