We just had a coffee run at my office. I asked for the largest soy mocha possible. All the other folks in my office are traditional engineering types who think that coffee comes in two types, caf and decaf and that decaf is really like white chocolate, not really chocolate at all. When the designated coffee fetcher came back with the order he told me with amazement, "Did you know there are 4 shots of espresso in that?!" Yeah, why do you think I ordered it. So now I'm sitting here enjoying the goodness that is a combo cranberry scone and soy mocha breakfast and contemplating why I'm so tired as to require said nourishment. Well, it probably has something to do with the fact that I stayed up until 11:30 last night doing LSAT games. I got so frustrated that I enlisted hubby's help. He had never seen an LSAT game before and threw up his hands with disgust claiming them to be impossible. But, after I showed him my way of diagramming rules and breaking it down he turned out to be pretty helpful. Basically I discovered that I need to figure out what rules can be derived from the rules in the question and not forget to apply everything that I know. I also need to make sure what the question is asking me. For instance, I got two wrong because I answered "Which of the following can be true?" instead of "Which of the following cannot be true?" Simple mistake, but it makes all the difference.
I also went to my school's law school forum. We aren't a big destination for law school recruiters. There were a dozen or so schools there though and I got to personally talk to all of the recruiters at schools I was interested in, all 1 of them. Sorry, you're not getting me to apply to Golden Gate University. They are on probation aren't they? Also, hubby would never survive in California, too many people. If that is what the LSAC Forum is going to be like, I'll pass. I don't need to fly to New York to collect brochures. I'm still looking for advice on whether these are worthwhile. I've received no comments yet.
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No, you don't want to go to Golden Gate. I know some people who did and not sure how they fared in the job market, but it's a school only known in San Francisco, so your job prospects would probably be limited to the Bay Area. That would then mean you would be competing for jobs against people from Berkeley, Hastings, Stanford, Santa Clara, etc.
I haven't gone to an LSAC forum recently. I went to one many years ago and it was completely unhelpful. First, the schools you might be interested may not be there and besides, you'll just be talking to someone who is trying to recruit you.
I think it makes sense to visit the schools you are most interested in (even though it can be expensive to travel to them). Being on campus, getting a feel for the school, sitting in on a class, and talking to students who go there will give you a real-life perspective on the place.
ASU has a "student ambassador program" where current students will answer questions from prospective students (over the phone) and give tours when they visit. I bet other schools probably do this too, if it's too difficult to travel there to check them out.
To me, the most valuable information came from the students attending the law school - not the people paid to entice you to the school, you know?
Re LSAC forums:
I have never gone to one myself but a number of students in my LSAT classes have gone to the trouble. They report back that it's largely an opportunity to collect brochures or other promotional materials.
You'd be better off talking to law students that attend the schools that you are interested in over the phone or even e-mail IMO.
I did my research by getting in touch with friends from undergrad who were already in law school. Even friends-of-friends were helpful.
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