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Prologue
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5 |
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Introduction |
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5 |
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1. |
Should
I
Attend Law School? The Nuts and Bolts of a Big
Decision |
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7 |
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Overview |
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7 |
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Cost in
Time and Money |
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7 |
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The
Money Part |
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7 |
The
Time Part |
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7 |
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The 14
Point "Law School Quotient"
Quiz |
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11 |
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The 12
Major Myths about Law School |
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15 |
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Job
Outlook Information |
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18 |
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Talk
to Lawyers |
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18 |
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Talk
to Law Students |
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19 |
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Sit
in on Some Law School
Classes |
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19 |
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Conclusion |
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19 |
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2. |
Preparing
to Attend: The Maze Unraveled |
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21 |
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Introduction |
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21 |
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LSAC
and the LSDAS Report |
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21 |
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LSAT |
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22 |
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Personal
Statement and
Writing Sample |
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22 |
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Recommendations |
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23 |
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Pre-Law
School Courses |
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24 |
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ABA
Requirements/Non-ABA
Schools |
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25 |
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Applications
for Admission |
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25 |
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3-Tiered
Application Process |
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25 |
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Financial
Aid |
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26 |
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Top
Law Schools |
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26 |
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Timing |
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27 |
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3. |
The
1L Year (first year of law school): What You're Up
Against and How to Succeed |
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28 |
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Introduction |
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28 |
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Orientation |
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28 |
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First
Year Curriculum |
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29 |
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Support
Materials: This
is Where the
Rubber Meets the
Road |
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30 |
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Products |
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31 |
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Case
Briefing: The Four
Step Process |
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34 |
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Overview |
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35 |
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Step
1 |
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35 |
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Step
2 |
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36 |
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Step
3
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40 |
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Step
4 |
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40 |
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Conclusion |
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41 |
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The
Socratic Method |
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42 |
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Study
Groups |
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42 |
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Treating
Law School Like a Job |
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43 |
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Social
Life |
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43 |
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Typical
Day During the Week |
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44 |
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Typical
Weekend |
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44 |
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Attendance |
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45 |
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Your
Health |
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46 |
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Your
Fellow Students |
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46 |
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Weeks
Leading Up to the Exams |
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46 |
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The
Exams |
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47 |
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Anonymous
Grading |
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47 |
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IRAC |
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47 |
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Exam
Aids |
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50 |
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Exam
Day |
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51 |
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Every
Law Students Greatest
Fear |
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51 |
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Talking
About the Exams |
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52 |
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Post
Exam Drainage |
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52 |
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Grades |
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53 |
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Grade
Unease |
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53 |
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4. |
Post
1L Considerations: Acutally it's Not All Down Hill
from Here |
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55 |
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Introduction |
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55 |
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Summer
Work/Play |
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55 |
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Paying
Jobs |
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55 |
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Externships
and Internships |
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56 |
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Summer
School |
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56 |
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Play |
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56 |
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Thinking
of Quitting? |
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56 |
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Secret
of the Century
Divulged |
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59 |
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5. |
2nd
and 3rd Years: How to Get the Rest of the Way Home |
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60 |
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Introduction |
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60 |
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Curriculum |
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60 |
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MPRE |
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60 |
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Final
Exam Schedules |
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61 |
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Clinical
Programs |
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61 |
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6. |
The
Bar Exam: Why it Can't Be Underestimated |
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62 |
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Introduction |
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62 |
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Bar
Preparation Companies |
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63 |
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Appendix |
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Law
School Costs Worksheet (.pdf) |
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A |
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Law
School Quotient Quiz (.pdf) |
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B |
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Farwell
v.
Keaton (.pdf) |
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C |
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CBFS
(.pdf) |
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D |
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Filled
in CBFS (.pdf) |
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E |
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FAQ's |
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F |