The Law School Breakthrough: Graduate in the Top 10% of Your Class, Even If You're Not a First-Rate Student [Paperback]

Christopher J. Yianilos (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 2005

After doing very poorly on his law school entrance exam and almost dropping out during his first year as a law student, Chris Yianilos went on to graduate in the top 10 percent of his class. The Law School Breakthrough shows exactly how he did it-and how you can, too. Three years in law school convinced Chris that he could write the only book a budding lawyer needs before his LSAT entrance exam. The Law School Breakthrough can show even the most average student how to triumph over all the barriers to law school success-a crushing workload; the single winner-take-all exam system; the arrogance of most law school professors; the fierce, sometimes hysterical, competition from classmates. The Law School Breakthrough provides a comprehensive, holistic approach to surviving law school-both inside and outside the classroom. It contains proven techniques for overcoming every obstacle students are likely to face during the three most challenging years of their lives.

Product Details

• Paperback: 189 pages
• Publisher: Career Press (February 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564147851
• ISBN-13: 978-1564147851
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,042,639 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have For Anyone About to Begin Law School, July 10, 2007

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C. Fields - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Law School Breakthrough: Graduate in the Top 10% of Your Class, Even If You're Not a First-Rate Student (Paperback)

"The Law School Breakthrough" is a must have for anyone getting ready for law school. Using an easy to understand, straightforward style Chris Yianilos shares his invaluable lessons and tips for performing well during the dreaded "1L" first year and beyond. From helping you to overcome the anxieties of law school, to teaching you to craft the perfect case brief and exam outline, this book will get you ready for law school and get you through to the top of your class.

The approach to success in law school outlined in the book is a simple formula that everyone can and should emulate, with emphasis placed on hard work and discipline. Yianilos doesn't sugarcoat the facts: law school is hard and the only way to excel is through focused, rigorous study. Based upon that premise, he offers successfully proven tips and advice on how to customize a program of study for your own law school experience, keeping in mind that there is more to life than just studying. Yianilos' balanced approach is one that if followed is sure to produce great results with a minimal amount of worry (if you work hard and know the material there's no need to stress about exams and grades - pretty simple!).

Yianilos also makes an important point throughout the course of the book: it's not enough anymore to simply graduate from law school...you have to do well. This book is for those people who aren't satisfied with simply showing up. It is for individuals who want to be the best. Law school is competitive and "The Law School Breakthrough" will ensure that you are ready to compete at your best.

This book will get you in the right frame of mind, and keep you there, as you work your way towards the ultimate goal: getting your JD and graduating at the top of your class. It is the best investment for success that I've come across and I highly recommend it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Helpful, November 27, 2006

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E. Beck (Lexington, VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Law School Breakthrough: Graduate in the Top 10% of Your Class, Even If You're Not a First-Rate Student (Paperback)

I read this book the summer before I started law school and found it pretty helpful, especially for someone coming into law school pretty blindly. It was full of helpful ideas and insights into law school life. It was also a pretty quick read, and I was able to read through it in a weekend on the beach.

19 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY, October 21, 2006

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1L 2009 "Eileen" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Law School Breakthrough: Graduate in the Top 10% of Your Class, Even If You're Not a First-Rate Student (Paperback)

This book is a waste of time and money, especially if you have already started law school. I have already read about 120 pages, and the only advice I have gleaned from it is stuff your mother could tell you (even if she never went to law school): get enough sleep, exercise regularly, take time out to do something other than study, and--try not to crap your pants, cause this is the hum-dinger--believe in yourself and do your best. If you need to read a book to tell you these things, consider a career as coffee shop barista instead of spending $100,000 to go to law school. In light of that amount of debt, don't waste ten bucks on this book. Take your money, go down to the local Good Will and look for either an inspirational poster with a kitten cowering on a tree branch that says, "Hang In There!", or a coffee mug enscribed with the declaration, "World's Greatest Dad" and purchase them instead for a quarter. Either would be equally as invaluable as this book and will likely add even more to your law school survival skills. Plus, kittens are really cute, and you will surely need a mug.