Our Best Tips for Gaining Admission:

Even if you don't order our guide, we would like to leave you with a quick, at-a-glance summary of our best tips for gaining admission:

• Write a strong, compelling personal essays that show your unique personality
• Use a proactive approach to obtaining the best references possible
• Take the most challenging courses available, including honors and AP classes
• Master a foreign language and travel for enrichment whenever possible
• Maintain a love of reading throughout your life; develop your vocabulary and reading comprehension skills
• Do whatever is necessary to get top scores on the LSAT
• Do independent research and projects in your classes
• Devote at least 3 hours a week to a favorite cause or charity
• Determine if you fall into a "special case" category with a higher chance of admission
• Demonstrate excellence, risk-taking and commitment in an area outside academia. This can be either a hobby, entrepreneurial venture, tutoring or volunteer work.
• Compete for national and local academic awards and titles
• Choose one or two favorite extra-curriculars and advance to a leadership position in them
• Attend the best college and get the highest grades possible
• Apply to a number of schools that differ in selectivity to ensure multiple acceptances
• Acquire practical experience in a legal setting, even if it is through an unpaid internship or volunteer position
• Try to interview with your top school to show your enthusiasm
• Take communications, speech and writing classes beyond the minimum requirements for your specific degree
• Keep abreast of current events on the national and international level
• Devote 2+ years (after college) to a professional job that showcases your talents and personal strengths
• Develop your written and oral communication skills through writing and debate
• Cultivate strong, positive relationships with your professors and academic advisor

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