College admissions season is a highly competitive and often stressful process for students and parents alike. One key aspect of this process is understanding and meeting the deadlines set by each institution to which you are applying. To help you navigate this process, this post provides an overview of the 4 main types of college…
So, you want to be a lawyer? Congratulations! Attending law school – and eventually practicing law – is a fantastic way to expand your strengths, enrich your academic life, engage in meaningful dialogues, connect with pressing, modern-day issues, and ignite your intellectual spark, all while working to change the future in meaningful ways. The first…
College admissions season is a highly competitive and often stressful process for students and parents alike. One key aspect of this process is understanding and meeting the deadlines set by each institution to which you are applying. To help you navigate this process, this post provides an overview of the 4 main types of college…
As I counsel many high school students who aim to be lawyers, I provide information that will help them better prepare during their undergraduate years so that they will be more competitive law school applicants when the time comes. In this post, I explain the most important factors to consider as an undergraduate student. Undergraduate…
Most of my clients are looking for brand-name schools, you know, the ones you see on TV or where everyone’s had a distant cousin, a co-worker, or a neighbor attend. They prefer name recognition, and let’s be honest, parents want to tell their friends that their child is attending ‘that’ school. But the reality is,…
So, you are applying to college and decide to create a calendar for application deadlines. In your exploration of college websites, you come across terms like early decision (ED), early action (EA), and restrictive or single-choice early action (REA or SCEA). Do all these admissions decision plans confuse you? Are you asking yourself why there…
“Be nice to your college counselor – we write your letter of recommendation.” These words stood out in bold white letters on a bright red coffee mug that sat on my office desk for years. The cup’s blunt advice always received a chuckle from students and parents, likely because the suggestion was a gentle reminder…
Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) The LSAT is the test required for admission to every law school in the United States. It is a time-intensive test consisting of five sections of multiple-choice questions: logical reasoning (2 sections), analytical reasoning (1 section), reading comprehension (1 section), variable section (unscored), and the writing sample(unscored). You are given…
MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses), have been available since 2012, with edX and Coursera being the most widely known. They’re an excellent way to learn about any possible topic from history, science, language, and many STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) and CS (computer science) courses. Here are some of the benefits of attending a…
The college search process can immediately feel overwhelming with close to 5,000 colleges and universities in the U.S.! Since this is your first time exploring college options, you are likely unsure of what factors you should even be considering. Spend some time thinking about what you want the most out of your college experience. The…