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The Official Guide to U.S. Law Schools: The Most Thorough, Accurate, and Up-to-Date Guide to All 181 ABA-Approved Law Schools

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This was the first book I bought when I decided to apply to law school. It's a good book if you're looking for general information on a variety of law schools, but don't expect any student comments like you might see in some other books (i.e., Princeton Review's guide to the best law schools). All of the information is purely factual and is supplied by the law schools themselves. The best part of the book is the little chart where you can match up your LSAT score and GPA and find out how many people in your corresponding category were accepted or denied at a particular school. Unfortunately, many of the top law schools refuse to include such info, which tends to be very annoying. Other than that, I'd say it's a great beginners' guide for those interested in applying to law school.

If you want objective reviews of law schools (but only the ABA-approved law schools), this book is the ultimate Bible to them. In my opinion, in your search for a law school, you need to have this book as a reference. It describes the specialties of different schools, and the grid comparing your chances of admission against your LSAT and GPA is priceless. However, many top-ranked schools do not provide that information, so if you're hoping to determine your chances at Harvard or Columbia, guess again. You'll just have to apply to find out! It's also useful in that it provides e-mail addresses, snail mail addresses, phone numbers and websites for all of the schools. That is a handy way to request catalogs and other information.

...but that time was two years ago. Buy the updated version.

This book doesn't tell you the whole story behind each law school, but it gives valuable statistics to help you figure out where to apply. The preliminary chapters and the appendices also have some useful information.