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    From 150 to 179 on the LSAT
    From 150 to 179 on the LSAT
    From 150 to 179 on the LSAT
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    From 150 to 179 on the LSAT

    By Mark Jenkins

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    About this ebook

    M.L. Jenkins was an average student who increased his LSAT score by over 29 points from his first diagnostic test to his official test. In this book, Jenkins explains his personal LSAT success story.

    Jenkins' book is not a stand-alone LSAT prep book, but provides much needed perspective. Alone among LSAT books for its frank admission that the LSAT is but a small piece of the puzzle, Jenkins reminds readers that the LSAT - while imposing now - will be unimportant once law school begins.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMark Jenkins
    Release dateMar 26, 2015
    ISBN9781310942105
    From 150 to 179 on the LSAT
    Author

    Mark Jenkins

    I wanted to be a lawyer almost my entire life. In much the way professional athletes can't believe they get paid to play the game they love, I can't believe I get paid to advocate for others. I grew up a blissfully ignorant and stubborn child. I was the kid who would disobey teachers just because. I refused to read and would instead fish, hike, or play video games. I am sure my parents doubted whether I would ever make anything of myself. Now, after two decades of work, I find myself on a long-needed sabbatical. Writing is giving me the chance to work out the lessons I have learned thus far and to evaluate where I want to go next.

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    • 5/5
      It's not a study guide, so much as the author's reflections and advice on preparing for the LSAT and choosing a law school. It shouldn't be the bulk of your LSAT preparation, but is a good big picture book with some helpful advice.
    • 5/5
      Delivers as promised. Useful read, would recommend if for nothing else than to see what his winning strategy was.
    • 5/5
      Wise advise! A good read before the LSAT, and a good reminder of what it takes to be a good lawyer.

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    From 150 to 179 on the LSAT - Mark Jenkins

    Notices

    LSAT is a registered trademark of Law School Admission Council, Inc.  LSAC does not review or endorse specific test preparation materials, publications, companies, or services.

    LIMIT OF LIABILITY/DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY:  WHILE THE PUBLISHER AND AUTHOR HAVE USED THEIR BEST EFFORTS IN PREPARING THIS BOOK, THEY MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE CONTENTS OF THIS BOOK AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  THE ADVICE AND STRATEGIES CONTAINED HEREIN MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR YOUR SITUATION.  NEITHER THE PUBLISHER NOR THE AUTHOR SHALL BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES ARISING HEREFROM.

    Introduction

    I decided that I wanted to be a lawyer in the third grade. My mother was a nontraditional law student and she took me along to a couple of her classes, when she could not find a babysitter. Something about the law-school experience spoke to me and I knew that I wanted to be a lawyer one day.

    Of course, few of us end up pursuing the ambitions we had as eight year olds. Over the next 15 years, my interests switched over and again. But after finishing college and finding my first real job unrewarding, I began looking more closely at law school.

    I found a sample LSAT offered by a test-prep company and took it on my own. I scored a 150: literally the middle score, the peak of the bell curve. When I used one of those acceptance-predictor websites and discovered that the combination of my GPA and LSAT score eliminated me from consideration at most of the top law schools, I was disappointed.

    Like any good user of those sites, I began playing with the numbers. I could not change my GPA, but my LSAT score was still malleable. In theory, I could score a 165, a 168, or perhaps even a 175.  When I plugged those LSAT scores into the web site, I was shocked to see that I—an unexceptional and unemployed graduate of a state university —COULD be almost a shoe-in for admission to some of the best law schools in the nation.

    For the first time in my adult life, attending one of the best schools in the country was a possibility.  I did not understand why law schools cared so much about good LSAT scores and I had only a vague sense that most people are told to

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