What to Do After a Bad LSAT Score

Bouncing back from bad news about your LSAT score can be psychologically difficult. However, the first and foremost thing to do is to put the past behind you and start to focus on what you can control and what you can change in the future. In many cases, that does not mean starting to study for the LSAT again to retake it. And, even if it does, you need to make absolutely sure that you aren't repeating the same mistakes in your approach to test preparation.

Hear David go through a mock interview with Yosepha, who is posing as an aspiring law student who just received word that she scored lower on the LSAT than she had anticipated:



Make sure that you have thought carefully and strategically about the application process, and are making the right decision with respect to your test preparation and test-taking strategy.

Check out one of InGenius Prep's complimentary law school webinars for more in-depth strategy information or check out its YouTube videos of law school admissions tips.

For a list of median score information for ten of the top law schools.

Punching Above Your School's Weight Class

One of the most common questions that law school candidates ask me is some variation of:

"How are schools going to evaluate my candidacy vis-a-vis students who come from more prestigious undergraduate institutions?"

Our advice is to not understand your situation as a limiting one. There are limitations, but they can be transcended with some effort. Essentially, you will need to find creative ways to validate your strong academic performance at your undergraduate institution. Read more about getting to a top law school from the law school admissions team at InGenius Prep.

Check out InGenius Prep's New Vimeo Profile!

InGenius Prep launched a new Vimeo page today to host some of its video blogs and other high-quality video content for those interested in admissions. Hear what the cast of admissions experts.

Check out what our impressive roster of former admissions officers has to share about getting into the top colleges, law schools, medical schools, and business schools.

The Road to 1L: What to Do After the June LSAT

If you're wondering what to do after taking the June LSAT, here's a great law school admissions roadmap for you that I wrote for the Above the Law Career Blog.

I'll give you the abridged version here:

1. Decide whether (and why) you're going to retake the LSAT in October).

2. Get started on your law school applications or the components thereof if the actual applications aren't available yet (which they won't be in most cases) - you should really get an early jump on brainstorming and writing out some early drafts of your personal statement. In order to write a successful personal statement, you will have to engage in a lot of reflection and then turn that reflection into great writing. That requires time and effort...and then more time...and more effort. Don't expect to be able to give yourself the kind of perspective you will need by working on it here and there during your fall semester.

3. Besides the LSAT and personal statement/supplementary essays, you will need to plan for the components of the application that aren't entirely within your control. These elements are letters of recommendation, transcripts, and dean's certifications.

Read more about from David Mainiero on law school admissions on the ATL blog.

Of course, if you want more personalized attention from law school admissions experts, don't hesitate to reach out.

InGenius Prep Law School Admissions Counseling - the Smart Way to Get In!

The Law School Admissions process is incredibly rigorous. Not only do you need to have standout LSAT scores and a great GPA from a good school, but you also need to make sure your application accurately and optimally reflects your life experiences up through this point in order to convince the admissions readers that you are the right candidate for their incoming 1L class. Our team of former Deans, Directors, and Assistant Directors of Admission at all the top law schools, including Harvard, Yale, Stanford, and Columbia, are standing by ready to help you achieve your dreams, no matter what school you are shooting for. We have the most talented and qualified counselors in the world, and can't wait to help you.

Getting into a great law school is more important than ever with a dwindling job market, but we're here to help!

So, You Just Graduated...Now What?

So, Yosepha wrote generally about what to start thinking about now that you've graduated from college and how the InGenius Prep former admissions officers and graduate coaches can help you chart out and execute on any of your goals whether they involve law school, medical school, business school, or any number of careers.

If you need help with your resume, interview preparation, cover letter writing, or just general advice, the InGenius team has someone incredibly qualified and talented who can help you on a moment's notice. We have helped students get jobs in law, finance, consulting, film, talent representation, and dozens of other professions. Similarly, we've helped students get into medical school, law school, business school, Ph.D programs, and masters programs in a variety of different fields.

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Law School Interview Preparation with InGenius Prep

When you sign up for the InGenius Prep Platinum interview package, here is what will happen:

Within about 24 hours - usually much quicker than that - you will be contacted by your Graduate Coach - a current student or recent graduate of a top law school and, usually, if you indicated it to us, your preferred law school or the law school whose interview you are preparing for. Right off the bat, you will schedule times for your 3 mock interviews: 2 with your Graduate Coach and 1 total dress rehearsal one with a seasoned former admissions officer with extensive interview experience - again, usually from the school whose interview you are preparing for.

If you haven’t already sent us whatever application materials you have, your personal counseling team will gather it from you now so they can prepare to ask you specific questions based on your application. Of course, throughout your package, you’ll have full e-mail support from your counseling team.

Your mock interviews will run as follows: You will meet by video chat - or phone, if that is preferred - and the Graduate Coach will give you an opportunity to ask any initial questions before the interview begins. The mock interview will last 15 minutes - the approximate length of actual law school interviews - in which the Graduate Coach will ask you the sorts of questions you will likely get on your actual interview. The entire interview will be recorded for your reference. After the interview, the Graduate Coach will give you detailed and constructive feedback - on everything from the content of your answers to your tone, style, and body language.  A second interview - conducted after some time for reflection or immediately  - will help you improve upon your initial interview ...practice makes perfect. It, too, will be followed by a second round of constructive feedback

After your two mock interviews and feedback discussions with your Graduate Coach, you are ready for the big leagues... to meet with the former admissions officer who him or herself conducted the admissions interviews just a couple years ago. The interview will be followed by constructive feedback from the admissions officer, who will also give you a crucial insider perspective on exactly what the admissions interviewers look for and how exactly you can deliver just that in your interview.

After your interviews, you will feel a heightened sense of confidence and preparedness. You will have a better sense of what the law school interviewer is looking to hear and a better sense of how to present yourself. You’ll be ready to ace your interview!

The Value of Application Counseling

Successful applications are more than the sum of their parts. All of the components - your personal statement, supplementary essays, resume, addenda-- need to speak together in one voice about who you are as a candidate. These packages will help you develop that crucial application persona by teasing out the most impressive version of you and getting it on paper.  

When you sign up for one of our application counseling packages, you’re getting our start-to-finish, comprehensive assistance on all of your application needs. If you haven’t started your applications yet, are struggling with coming up with a good personal statement topic, still haven’t put together your law school resumes, or don’t know what you’ll write for a supplemental essay, these are the packages for you. In our application counseling packages, we’ll tailor our packages so they’re just right for you. We’ll brainstorm, edit, revise, and then do it all again until your application is the best possible reflection of you .

How to Choose the Right Law School for You

Here's a link to the article that Dave Hall - from Velocity LSAT - and I co-authored for Above the Law's Career Center about how to choose the right law school. Obviously, with good options come difficult choices. But, people shouldn't rely on rankings to make these incredibly important life choices. Hear what Dave and I have to say about the types of things you should consider when you are making your decision on the ATL Blog here.

Handling Disciplinary Addendums in Law School (and Other) Applications

If you're applying to college, law school, medical school, business school, or really any school/job and have to write an explanatory addendum about a disciplinary sanction against you, this article and video editing example might be helpful.

In the video, I will take you through a successful top law school applicant's near-final draft of her disciplinary addendum about an alcohol-related violation. You can find other similar advice on my other admissions tips site and the InGenius Brain Blog.

Law School Personal Statement Tips from Co-Founder of InGenius Prep - Joel Butterly

This is the latest video from admissions expert and co-founder of InGenius Prep, Joel Butterly. He has examples from successful and unsuccessful law school applications and picks them apart to find the good and the bad as you watch. Joel has some terrific examples here to work with that provide concrete examples of regurgitating your resume (don't), telling the admissions officers nothing about yourself, and not tying your application persona to a compelling story about your interest in the law.

You can reach Joel by e-mailing him here.