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August 28, 2018

Do Law Schools Average LSAT Scores or Use the High Score?

Do Law Schools Average LSAT Scores or Use the High Score?

To prospective law school applicants, few questions are as confusing as whether law schools use the average of all your LSAT scores or just the high score. The confusion exists because law schools will see an average score if you take the LSAT more than once. The all-important US News rankings, on the other hand, use only the high score. To top it off, some schools specifically state they take the high score whereas others talk about an average score.So, what's the real story?The definitive answer is good news for all law school applicants. Every law school uses the high score when … [Read more...]

Posted by Dave Killoran / Law School Admissions / Law School Admissions, LSAT Prep, LSAT Score, Retaking the LSAT, Score Increase 23 Comments

July 2, 2018

An Open Letter to LSAC About LSAT Score Release Times

Hi LSAC,I hope everyone there is doing well! We just went through the June LSAT score release and I wanted to share some of my thoughts and the thoughts of many students I spoke to. Let me start by saying that we appreciate you moving up the score release timeline a bit and then (sort of) sticking to the announced release date. That definitely helped ease concerns! However, you also made a decision this past round that I think will have many adverse effects going forward. Because of that, I'd like to suggest you make a change for future release dates.First, more or less sticking to the … [Read more...]

Posted by Dave Killoran / Studying / LSAC, LSAT Score Leave a Comment

May 13, 2018

ABA On Track to Drop LSAT Requirement: What Happens Now?

This article was co-written with Mike Spivey of Spivey Consulting. What happened? On Friday, May 11th an ABA council approved a proposal that formally removes the requirement that the LSAT be used for admissions purposes at every ABA-approved law school. In its place is broader language that allows schools to skip using an admissions test entirely if they so choose. Is it final? No, but it’s very close. The next step is for the full ABA House of Delegates to review the changes in August. They can suggest further changes and send it back for revision, but at this point the issue has been … [Read more...]

Posted by Dave Killoran / Law School Admissions / ABA, Law School Admissions, LSAT Score Leave a Comment

March 1, 2018

What Does -9, -10, -11, -12 Mean When Talking About the LSAT Curve

What Does -9, -10, -11, -12 Mean When Talking About the LSAT Curve

The shorthand reference of -8 to -14 refers to the number of questions you can miss to obtain a 170 on the LSAT. It's also a reflection of test difficulty. Harder LSATs allow you to miss more questions whereas easier exams require you to miss fewer questions.After every LSAT, there is a discussion of the relative difficulty of the test. You often hear numbers such as -10 or -12 thrown around as indicators of the LSAT scale. Simply, it refers to how many questions you can miss to score a 170. Historically, LSATs allow test-takers to miss anywhere between 8 and 14 questions to receive a 170. … [Read more...]

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October 1, 2017

The June LSAT and the Law School Waitlist

The June LSAT and the Law School Waitlist

Every year from January through spring, in each law school admissions office a Wait List is created. Students who aren't accepted but also not rejected are put on the Wait List (WL). And once on the WL, there's a chance they might get in at some point. In other words, they are in law school admissions purgatory. And it's not just one or two students: Mike Spivey over at law school admissions firm Spivey Consulting Group notes that, "many schools will WL as much as 40-50% of their applicant pool, and at times up to half of the entering class will be comprised of those admitted off of the WL." … [Read more...]

Posted by Dave Killoran / LSAT Prep / LSAT Prep, LSAT Score, Score Increase, Waitlist 2 Comments

July 13, 2017

Which Law Schools Are Splitter-Friendly? Which Ones Aren’t?

When you discuss law school applications, the question of which schools are "splitter-friendly" comes up pretty often, and it's not really an easy question to answer. Are we looking for schools to which a high percentage of splitters are admitted relative to non-splitter applicants? Schools that seem to value an applicant’s LSAT score much more than his/her GPA? How about schools that are willing to go really low on the GPA scale to nab those high LSAT scores?There is actually a lot of overlap between those questions, but they're not all the same thing. There is a ton of anecdotal evidence … [Read more...]

Posted by PowerScore Test Prep / Law School Admissions / GPA, Law School Admissions, Law School Applications, LSAT Score 13 Comments

July 11, 2017

What 25th and 75th LSAT Score Percentiles Mean for Law School Admissions

What 25th and 75th LSAT Score Percentiles Mean for Law School Admissions

With your LSAT score in hand, it's time to consider what that number means for your admissions odds. Everyone knows that an LSAT score is almost universally prized above all other factors. It often counts more towards an acceptance than GPA, letters of rec, personal statement, and resume combined! Often several times more than that collective "other." But exactly what does this number mean to the schools you intend to apply to? Let's investigate. Admissions Chances I should start by noting that I consider this a companion piece to this excellent article. Definitely give it a read! What … [Read more...]

Posted by Jon Denning / Law School Admissions / Law School Admissions, LSAT Percentile, LSAT Score 25 Comments

June 15, 2017

Do Law Schools View Multiple LSAT Attempts as a Negative?

This blog is brought to you by a special guest, Spivey Consulting Group. One of the most persistent law school admissions myths is the notion that schools consider every LSAT score – or the average score – for individual applicants when assessing their admissions profile.  This is a particularly tough myth to counter because it often originates from the carefully crafted semantics law schools themselves use in describing how they view multiple tests. Only the high score is submitted Law schools do read files holistically and they do read/see every LSAT score/withdrawal/cancellation of each … [Read more...]

Posted by PowerScore Test Prep / Law School Admissions / Law School Admissions, LSAT Prep, LSAT Score, Retaking the LSAT, Score Increase, Waitlist Leave a Comment

April 4, 2017

What is Yield Protection in Law School Admissions

In the world of law school admissions, the U.S. News and World Report’s (USNWR) annual law school rankings are always looming, in one way or another, in the background.For better or worse, the USNWR rankings are the most widely cited, and for many are considered the gospel truth when it comes to law school rankings. They receive heavy criticism along a number of lines. Many criticize them for placing insufficient emphasis on employment outcomes, and too much emphasis on things like library resources and expenditures per student, which favor schools with a lot to spend. Another common … [Read more...]

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February 7, 2017

Are There “Reverse-Splitter Friendly” Law Schools?

Are There "Reverse-Splitter Friendly" Law Schools?

We cover which law schools are "splitter-friendly" in this blog post. The analysis of the data in that post also gives us some insight into which school might also be "reverse-splitter friendly." For the uninitiated, check out What Are Splitters, Reverse Splitters, and Super Splitters. It breaks down the differences to help you determine which one you are if any.There are a couple things worth mentioning before we dive into that analysis, though. First, it may be true that splitter-friendliness is more of a “thing” than reverse-splitter friendliness and this certainly makes some sense. The … [Read more...]

Posted by PowerScore Test Prep / Law School Admissions / GPA, Law School Admissions, Law School Applications, LSAT Score 2 Comments

December 9, 2016

Should I Add an Addendum for a 2nd, Higher Score?

Sometimes students wonder what a drastic jump in LSAT score from one test administration to the next relays to admissions officers when considering applications. In this discussion on the PowerScore LSAT Forum, Dave Killoran provides advice for a student who is wondering if their score jump will raise suspicion and whether or not they should provide an addendum in their application. Here's a quick preview. Make sure to check out the full thread to read the entire explanation Dave  provided to this student:The Forum posts selected for this series are chosen because they have a … [Read more...]

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November 21, 2016

Law School Applications: Every Word Counts

Law School Applications: Every Word Counts

The other night I co-hosted a free PowerScore online seminar on the basics of the law school admissions process. This seminar, known as Admissions 101, covers each step of applying to law school, and it discusses how to approach the application process and what the law schools are seeking from you as an applicant. During this seminar I spend a lot of time answering questions about two things in particular: letters of recommendation (LOR) and the personal statement. Due to the large number of LOR questions, I later did a special seminar on just the letters of rec, which is now available here. … [Read more...]

Posted by Dave Killoran / Law School Admissions / GPA, Law School Admissions, Law School Applications, LSAT Score Leave a Comment

November 15, 2016

3 Pieces of Admissions Advice from the USC Law Fair

The University of Southern California's annual Law Fair was held last Monday, November 7th, and I was fortunate enough to be in attendance. Over the course of the day I was able to speak to dozens of prospective law students about their LSAT plans, a number of other test prep companies about their various offerings, and, most central to this blog, an incredibly gracious admissions officer from UC Hastings College of Law.*Our conversation was largely free-wheeling and unstructured, as spontaneous chats tend to be, but from it I've distilled three key admissions points that you should keep … [Read more...]

Posted by Jon Denning / Law School Admissions / GPA, Law School Admissions, LSAT Score, Personal Statement Leave a Comment

October 20, 2016

PowerScore Alumni, Pamela Adewoyin, an LSAT Hero!

This blog is brought to you by a special guest, Pamela Adewoyin, Esq. Former PowerScore stduent Pamela Adewoyin experienced a terrific score increase after using PowerScore materials, taking one of our courses, or working with one of our tutors. Keep reading to hear her story.Pamela bounced from place to place as a child, but learned to call the Bronx, New York, home. From a very early age, she knew that she wanted to be an attorney. Ambitious and dedicated, Pamela focused on her schoolwork throughout her childhood. She studied harder and longer than the people around her. She knew that … [Read more...]

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