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Table of Contents  
 
  Prologue : 5
  Introduction : 5

   1. Should I Attend Law School? The Nuts and Bolts of a Big Decision

: 7
 

Overview

: 7
  Cost in Time and Money : 7
  The 14 Point "Law School Quotient" Quiz : 11
  The 12 Major Myths about Law School : 15
  Job Outlook Information : 18
  Talk to Lawyers : 18
  Talk to Law Students : 19
  Sit in on Some Law School Classes : 19
  Conclusion : 19

   2. Preparing to Attend: The Maze Unraveled

: 21
 

Introduction

: 21
  LSAC and the LSDAS Report : 21
  LSAT : 22
  Personal Statement and Writing Sample : 22
  Recommendations : 23
  Pre-Law School Courses : 24
  ABA Requirements/Non-ABA Schools : 25
  Application for Admission : 25
  Timing : 27

   3. The 1L Year (first year of law school): What You’re Up Against and How to Succeed

: 28
 

Introduction

: 28
  Orientation : 28
  First Year Curriculum : 29
  Support Materials: This is Where the Rubber Meets the Road : 30
  Case Briefing: The Four Step Process : 34
  The Socratic Method : 42
  Study Groups : 42
  Treating Law School Like a Job : 43
  Social Life : 43
  Typical Day During the Week : 44
  Typical Weekend : 44
  Attendance : 45
  Your Health : 46
  Your Fellow Students : 46
  Weeks Leading Up to the Exams : 46
  The Exams : 47
  Anonymous Grading : 47
  IRAC : 47
  Exam Aids : 50
  Exam Day : 51
  Talking About the Exams : 52
  Post Exam Drainage : 52
  Grades : 53

   4. Post 1L Considerations: Actually it's Not All Down Hill from Here

: 55
 

Introduction

: 55
  Summer Work/Play : 55
  Paying Jobs : 55
  Externships and Internships : 56
  Summer School : 56
  Play : 56
  Thinking of Quitting? : 56

   5. 2nd and 3rd Years: How to Get the Rest of the Way Home

: 60
 

Introduction

: 60
  Curriculum : 60
  MPRE : 60
  Final Exam Schedules : 61
  Clinical Programs : 61

   6. The Bar Exam: Why it Can't Be Underestimated

: 62
 

Introduction

: 62
  Bar Preparation Companies : 63

      Appendix

 
 

Law School Costs Worksheet

 : Appendix A
  Law School Quotient Quiz : Appendix B
  Farwell v. Keaton : Appendix C
  CBCS : Appendix D
  Filled in CBFS : Appendix E
  FAQ's : Appendix F
     
   
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