Law School Admission Expert Ann Levine, former director of admission for two ABA law schools and popular pre-law blogger of the Law School Expert blog offers concrete tips and professional insights into the law school admission process and how to maximize each piece of the law school application process. The Law School Admission Game: Play Like an Expert answers questions for today's law school applicants including:
- How will law schools view my credentials, activities, and work experience?
- What is the rolling admission process and how can it impact whether I am accepted?
- Will the fact that I am a non-traditional applicant help me or hurt me?
- Why is the personal statement important and how do I select a topic?
- What should I do if someone tells me to write my own letter of recommendation for their signature?
- How do I explain a low LSAT score, inconsistent GPA, academic probation, or arrest record?
- Should I write one of the optional essays? Which one?
- Why was I placed on a waiting list and what can I do to increase my chances of acceptance?
- How can I use scholarship offers to negotiate between law schools?
- How do I decide where to attend?
The tips and insights provided within The Law School Admission Game: How to Play Like an Expert is the second best thing to having your own law school admission consultant. Ms. Levine offers candid and tangible advice in a conversational tone with an open and encouraging (but brutally honest) approach. This book will change how you look at the law school admission process and help you create your strongest possible application package. This book offers strategies for all law school applicants, including specific advice for people:
-Determined to attend a Top Law School
-Hoping for the chance to attend any law school
-Seeking an affordable legal education
-Returning to school after being in the work force
-Still in college with limited work and life experience
-Considering how to build their experiences and resumes to strengthen their applications
-Concerned about writing a compelling personal statement because they haven't experienced poverty or overcome paralysis
Know the story they want to tell about overcoming obstacles in life but are not sure what to emphasize. No matter your life story or potential weaknesses in your law school application, The Law School Admission Game: How to Play Like an Expert will guide you through every piece of the application process. From filling in the blanks on applications to deciding whether to submit an optional essay to what to do when waitlisted, this little book will assure you and arm you with insider knowledge every step of the way.
Ann Levine has written a fantastic book for law school applicants. There are so many of these on the market and it can be hard to separate them and find any that would be helpful to a large segment of the applicant population. I think Ms. Levine has done just that. It is clear, concise, and easy to read. If I could take the hundreds of hours I spend advising each year and turn it into a manuscript, it would pretty much look just like this. --Greg Shaffer, Esq., Coordinator of Pre-Law Advising, University of Maryland
In the game of getting admitted into law school Ann Levine IS the expert and she generously shares the lesser known rules of the game in this book. In a shrinking world of expanding competition for the best options, Ms. Levine's book provides timely, valuable insight and good practical advice for law school applicants. --Linda C. Ashar, Esq., Author of "101 Ways to Score Higher on Your LSAT"
Applicants to law school will benefit from the insightful advice written by Ms. Levine. Her frank and candid remarks will be particularly helpful to prelaw students who don t have the benefit of an engaged prelaw advisor. Ms. Levine has authored a book chock full of insights and suggestions based on her own experience as a law school chief admissions officer. Much of what she has to say parallels my own experience of having reviewed more than 35,000 application admissions to law school. ----Charles Roboski, Asst. Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid, Michigan State University College of Law (previously at five other law schools including Notre Dame)
Product Details:
- Paperback: 167 pages
- Publisher: Abraham Publishing; 1st edition (May 15, 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0615271839
- ISBN-13: 978-0615271835
- Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 4.9 x 0.6 inches
- Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
Considering law school? Buy. This. Book., May 6, 2010 By Christopher J. Klugewicz
As a non-traditional law school hopeful, I was feeling lost in the sea of information (and misinformation) available online and in print about the law school application process. I came across Ann's book here on Amazon and ordered it because of the uniformly excellent reviews. Having read it cover to cover in one sitting last night, I recommend it without hesitation to anyone -- whether you are still an undergraduate or whether you're almost 20 years out of graduate school like me -- considering embarking on a quest to study law. Ann's book is filled to the brim with no-nonsense advice on every decision you're likely to face in the admissions process. Her viewpoint is unique among the books I've encountered because it is written by someone who oversaw the admissions process at two ABA law schools and who has since helped thousands of applicants be successful over the past 5+ years through her consulting business and web site. Ann's writing style is clear and concise, and she pulls no punches in debunking some common myths or misconceptions about law school admissions. The book's organization follows beautifully the natural sequence of decisions & events that arise during what can be a long and grueling process, and it should serve as an excellent reference, motivator, and reality check in the months prior to receiving that longed-for phone call, email, or acceptance letter. My review's title summarizes it quite well: if you are considering law school, buy this book.
Navigate the Law School Admission Process Successfully!, June 19, 2009 By CSP
I have read Ann Levine's book The Law School Admission Game: Play Like An Expert 3 times now and each time I read it, I am more impressed, I feel more informed and more empowered. Ann takes the mystery out of the law school admission process and makes it clear how one can put their best foot forward in this extraordinarily competitive arena.
In a very succinct and lucid manner, Ann Levine clearly shows students how to identify whether or not law school is the right choice for them. She then helps them navigate the process by identifying strengths, addressing weaknesses and overcoming obstacles. As someone who has very clear strengths and weaknesses, Ann's advice has helped me highlight the peaks of my academic and professional careers while forthrightly and effectively addressing my weaknesses for maximum success in the law school admission process.
Ann's book goes into great detail on everything from recommendations to the personal statement to LSAT scores. And, she does this in an easy to read, friendly manner. At no point will the reader feel that Ann is passing judgment or that she is discouraging one from applying to law school. Ann Levine gives every student the confidence they will need to face the challenging process of law school admissions and to find the school that is right for them.
Whether you are applying to Georgetown or Golden Gate, Minnesota or Miami or any school in between, I emphatically endorse Ann Levine's book. Any person even considering law school must read this - there is no substitute.
Invaluable, March 15, 2010 By theottersden
I do pre-law advising at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and agreed w/ 99% of what Levine said in her book about the law school admissions process. The book is clear, concise, and a must-read for anyone who is thinking about applying to law school. I highly recommend _The Law School Admission Game_, and I'm not high when I say that :)
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