The majority of law school students receive some type of financial aid. Why pay full price if you don’t have to? By reviewing each school’s scholarship structure, you will gain a better understanding of your grant and scholarship chances and the financial range of how much money you should expect. The data below may also help you when comparing any offers you receive.Note that need-based aid is not included in this chart.For more stats … [Read more...]
What GPA Do You Need for Law School?
Although your LSAT score weighs more in the eyes of law school admissions committees, your GPA plays a large role as well as it is generally considered to be a good indicator of your ability to succeed in law school.The following chart uses data provided by the 2020 ABA 509 report. For the most updated information, and for more statistics that you might find relevant, visit the ABA Required Disclosures site. You can also read this article to … [Read more...]
LSAT Podcast Episode 81: Why Is This Law School Admissions Cycle So Competitive?
The competitiveness of the 2021 law school admissions cycle is well-established, but a closer look at the numbers—both of applicants and LSAT scores—shows just how unprecedented this year truly is. Join Dave and Jon as they examine the current situation and explain everything from the astonishing high-score bubble the Flex has created to exactly what you should expect as a result! … [Read more...]
Should I Self-Study Before Starting an LSAT Course?
This is a question we frequently encounter on our forum, and with good reason. One of the most important things you can do in law school admissions is to plan ahead. If you signed up for an LSAT prep course that doesn’t begin for a while, you’re probably wondering if you can do anything in the meantime. Of Course! But, before we tell you to spend another couple hundred bucks on study aids, let’s make things clear. Our LSAT courses are designed … [Read more...]
What LSAT Score Do You Need for Law School?
Are you trying to figure out your target LSAT score? You should always research your goal law schools early on and find out the score range of the most recent first year class. Although you can find this information on each school’s website, we thought it would be helpful to show you all of them in one place.The LSAT scores represented are for students who were admitted in 2020. LSAT Percentiles What do the percentiles mean? These numbers … [Read more...]
Sunk Costs and the LSAT
I was an Economics major in college, and one of the concepts we discussed was “sunk costs.” In Econ terms, a sunk cost is one that has already been expended and which cannot be recovered. The thinking goes that since you’ve spent it and you aren’t getting it back, you shouldn’t figure those costs into any decisions you make going forward. Examples of sunk costs include things like advertising, the use of consultants, product research, and staff … [Read more...]
When to Read the Stem in LSAT Logical Reasoning Questions
Among LSAT experts, few issues are more hotly debated than this one: should you read the question stem before or after reading the stimulus in LSAT Logical Reasoning questions? PowerScore's position on this issue has always been clear: read the stem after reading the stimulus. On this issue, we are, shall we say, originalists. We follow the original design of the Logical Reasoning multiple choice question. Deviating from this design is largely a … [Read more...]
LSAT Podcast Episode 80: The February 2021 LSAT-Flex Review
With the February 2021 LSAT-Flex finally behind us, Dave and Jon are checking in with all the details! In this episode they break down the February LSAT, reviewing its source tests and their appearances over the weekend, highlighting the most notable elements that featured each day, and finally offering a section-by-section scale matrix to help you determine the exact curve for your particular exam. … [Read more...]
Should I Apply to Law School This Year or Wait ’til Next Year?
For many students, these first two months of the year are filled with preparation, questions, and doubts. Chief among them is this: What's better--to apply late in the admissions cycle (i.e., right around now), or to wait and apply right at the beginning of the next one (i.e., in September of this year, thus postponing law school for a year)?Most students asking this question have similar sets of circumstances (they typically revolve around … [Read more...]
LSAT Podcast Episode 79: The Death of the LSAT Flex
LSAC has just made a major announcement covering everything from the next 16-months’ worth of test dates to the future of the LSAT’s format. In episode 79 of the PodCast, Jon and Dave give a rundown of everything they’ve learned so far, as well as their take on these breaking developments! … [Read more...]
LSAC Announces Tests Through June 2022 & More
LSAC has just made a major announcement covering everything from the next 16-months’ worth of test dates to the future format of the LSAT. What follows is a rundown of everything we’ve learned so far, as well as PowerScore’s take on these developments! The Next Nine Test Dates First, we now know the official test dates for every LSAT through June 2022. These dates represent the first day of each test week, with exams offered over several days … [Read more...]
LSAT Podcast Episode 78: What’s the Deal With Addenda?
As we move deeper into this year’s admissions cycle, applicants naturally wonder what, if anything, they can still do to improve their acceptance odds. In this week’s episode, Dave and Jon offer advice on a critical decision: how and when to submit law school addenda, informing admissions committees of the circumstances behind less-than-stellar application elements and allowing them to better interpret blemishes on your record. If you’re on the … [Read more...]
What to Avoid the Day Before the LSAT
If your LSAT is swiftly approaching, ideally you're wrapping up your preparations for the test. Regardless of whether you prepared by taking a class or opted for self-study, you already know that this is not the sort of test that you can cram for. This is good news because it means that you shouldn't be planning to spend the day before the test studying! Take the Day Off Although it's understandable that you might want to make use of every hour … [Read more...]
Admissions Mental Health: One Student’s Story
In the first part of this blog, PowerScore CEO and LSAT Bibles author Dave Killoran discussed the stresses of applying to law school. The following story is from a student applying to Top 14 law schools this cycle.I write to you on a Wednesday afternoon. In the law school admissions world, Wednesday is typically the day when a few selected applicants are lifted from their depths of despair into the utopia that is being an admitted student. … [Read more...]