How to Get Into Law School [Paperback]

Susan Estrich (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 31, 2004

Whether one is a college junior facing the LSATs, a senior sitting with disappointing test scores, or someone who has always dreamed of a career in the law, there is too much at stake not to ask the hard questions about what lies ahead.

€ How to choose the right school
€ How to get in
€ How to succeed as a student
€ How to find career fulfillment

In How to Get Into Law School, Susan Estrich lends her unique point of view and far-ranging experience-as ace law student, tenured professor, renowned legal scholar and analyst-to the life and career questions applicants will face, and answers them in the frank, no-nonsense manner that is her trademark. Featuring anecdotes from admissions directors, professors, veteran attorneys, and adventurous students alike, How to Get Into Law School lays out the facts on:

€ Applications
€ Essays
€ Getting Scholarships
€ Community service
€ The Rigors of Studying
€ Surviving Interviews
€ Finding Employment

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About the Author

The first woman president of the Harvard Law Review, the youngest woman to receive tenure at Harvard Law School, and the first woman to run a presidential campaign, Susan Estrich is now the Robert Kingsley Professor of Law and Political Science at the University of Southern California. She is the author of the national bestseller Sex & Power and Making the Case for Yourself, as well as a nationally syndicated columnist, a contributor to USA Today, a mother of two, and a legal and political analyst for FOX News.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Riverhead Trade (August 31, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1594480354
• ISBN-13: 978-1594480355
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #482,077 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Recommended!, July 31, 2005

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Still Contemplating (Brooklyn, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Get Into Law School (Paperback)

The author explains in a no-nonsense manner the myths that some of us hold about which schools are the "best" and how such conclusions are reached. While everyone relies on U.S. News's magazine rankings, Susan Estrich emphasizes that the location is what matters the most in choosing a law school. Where will you end up practicing? That is key. And when it comes to recommendations, it does not matter that someone well-known is writing it. The people at admissions will also not care who your father is.

The book is an interesting read and I breezed right through it. That tells you that it wasn't one of thouse long, boring books w/ a whole bunch of fluff.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars COULDNT HAVE BEEN WRITTEN BETTER, July 9, 2005

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M. Aggarwal - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Get Into Law School (Paperback)

I came across this book by chance at a bookstore and I was instantly attracted to its no nonsense and completely straightforward attitude. Susan Estrich gives you tips that other books dont even mention, and doesnt attempt to rate schools but instead, shows you how to find the right school for YOU and not only that, how to get IN (really). tips such as how to get an interview, and simple things, as how to get an admissions director on the phone. this book is amazing...simply put.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best advice ever, July 11, 2005

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A. M. Janifer (Glenn Dale, MD) - See all my reviews
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I just finished my freshman year in college and I found this book to be an excellent starting point for designing my path to law school. It contains lots of info on what makes a good law school and it's not all based on what U.S. News or Princeton Review has to say. The advice in the book helps you to decide the best route for yourself, not just which ivy league to choose. She gives advice useful from your first year in undergrad to your first year in law school. It also has the extra benefit of being written by an insider in the academic world.