Curll, Joyce.

The best law schools' admissions secrets : the essential guide from Harvard's former admissions dean / Joyce Putnam Curll. - Naperville, Ill. : Sourcebooks, Inc., c2008. - x, 261 p. ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-252) and index.

Is law school for you? -- When should you go to law school? -- Preparing your case while you are in college -- Preparing your case : the college graduate with experience -- The law school landscape -- Ranking the law schools -- Deciding where to apply -- Behind the scenes in the admissions office and the admissions committee -- The LSAT -- GPA and academic record -- Letters of recommendation -- Extracurricular and community activities -- Work experience -- Personal statement -- Interviews -- Diversity and affirmative action -- After the admissions decision -- The financial picture -- Finding your match in the legal profession.

9781402211829 (pbk.) 1402211821 (pbk.)

2008015094


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Law schools--United States.
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