I hope everyone had a good 3-day weekend.  We still have plenty of time to make a difference in your LSAT score.  At this point, you should be transitioning from skill set learning to test taking strategy.  If you realize that there are skills you still need help understanding, make sure you make an appointment for some one-on-one tutoring.  Otherwise, work on finding your pace in the different sections.  Keeping in mind, that not finishing but working at a speed where you understand what you are doing, can often get you a higher score.  Also, pay attention to those anxiety triggers.  Start developing a plan to deal with those moments where you get unnerved.  Learn to recognize when they are happening so that you can acknowledge that is what is going on and then shake it off.  Remember they are all only one point questions.  If you are starting to think about putting this off until October, check in with Steven or myself.  We can help you come up with a studying plan for over the summer.

Just a reminder that this weekend is the University District Street Fair.  The community center uses this weekend as a fund raiser.  Parking here will cost $10 per car for the day.  The money goes 100% to the community center so it is for a good cause.  We will be proctoring 5 sections for the rest of the class so be sure to bring your Next Book of 10 LSATs with you every time you come to take a test.  We will give you test 62 this weekend.  Tests 52 through 55 are for you to take as extra exams.

Enjoy the sun break but then back to work.  We are at the midpoint in the class so plenty of time to make improvements as well as solidify the skill sets you have been learning.  Starting this weekend we are moving to 5 section tests to plan on it taking an extra half hour.  Also, make sure you bring your book with you every time you come to take a test.  Your experimental will be coming out of that book.  If you want some extra help or just want to touch base, we have tutoring times available.

Sandy

Law School Transparency - A Database

Law School Transparency has recently announced its comprehensive law school database, which details a wide range of information designed to for prospective law students:

http://www.lawschooltransparency.com/

Just choose the school you'd like to research from the drop-down menu and the database will pull up quick stats about the school's average post-graduation employment and salaries, tuition rates, and student loan debt loads, to name a few.

What I particularly interesting is that the site reports which statistics each law school refuses to share. For example, Phoenix School of Law displays no employment score, and chooses to withhold:

-How many of its graduates are in full-time jobs
-How many of its graduates are in full-time legal jobs
-When its graduates obtained their job offers
-How its graduates obtained jobs

Are alarms going off in your head as well? They should be.

For those of you who are beginning to receive mass emails from law schools you've never heard of before now - Do your homework before you apply. Hopefully, this site can help.

Ellie