[blindlaw] LSAT and law school information

Dennis Clark dennisgclark at sbcglobal.net
Tue Nov 23 16:42:25 UTC 2010


Hello Blain,
Where did you get the information that the parents of Harvard Law School 
students are paying for their educations any more than is true at all other 
law schools?  I sincerely doubt it.  When I looked recently, I was 
astonished to see that the highest ranked law schools and those toward the 
bottom of the rankings cost very close to the same.  The rankings I was 
referring to would be the U.S. News rankings.  My claim is that it is much 
easier to get a job as a lawyer when you go to a highly ranked law school, 
and I think this can be confirmed.  This concern is more true today, then 
when I attended law school 20 years ago given the current high attorney 
unemployment.  The advice I was given when I was applying to law school was 
to go to the one which admitted me that had the highest ranking.  That 
worked out well for me and this is the same advice I would give today to my 
spouse, children and friends.  My view is that law school is an investment 
like any other, and it seems sensible to me to invest in the entity which is 
most likely to give me the highest return on my investment, even though we 
can never know for sure about any investment in advance.  Finally, I was not 
intending to insult any law schools in Texas by only citing the University 
of Texas at Austin.  It has had a sterling reputation for at least the last 
75 years, and when I last looked at the rankings I think it was in the top 
10, and Sarah mentioned that she wanted to stay in Texas and that is the 
only reason I brought it up.  I know there are many views on the topic of 
law school rankings, and I would enjoy hearing your thoughts.  I look 
forward to hearing from you.
Warmest regards,
Dennis


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Blaine Deutscher" <b.m.deutscher at sasktel.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 7:48 AM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] LSAT and law school information


> when we talk about the top law schools in the state what are you going by?
> Harvard is a good law school but most of the people that go there have 
> their
> parents paying for them to go.  I might go to a Law school that doesn't 
> have
> the money but graduation and employment might be really popular and the 
> law
> school is recognized for graduating wonderful Lawyers.
> Blaine
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dennis Clark" <dennisgclark at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 7:13 AM
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] LSAT and law school information
>
>
> Hello Sarah,
> My background and advice is similar to Daniels.  I graduated from law 
> school
> in 1991.  Five law schools does seem like a small number of schools to me.
> It is very difficult to predict where one will be admitted.  When I 
> applied
> I was rejected by some schools where I thought I would be instantly 
> admitted
> and I got into others which were a definite long shot.  As I look back I 
> can
> say that my admissions and rejections were a mystery and definitely
> unpredictable.  The University of Texas law school in Austin is one of the
> top law schools in the country, and as such almost impossible to get in to
> as a matter of statistics.  That does not mean you  won't, you will just
> need high grades, a great LSAT score, and outstanding recommendations.  My
> advice is that you not set an arbitrary deadline as to when you must 
> apply.
> Instead get all your ducks in a row first, making sure that they are the
> best looking and most desirable ducks you can corral.  Once you have done
> this you will greatly optimize your number of successful applications and
> you will then be able to choose the school and financial aid package that
> best fits your circumstances and goals.  Please feel free to contact me 
> off
> list if I can help.
> All the best,
> Dennis
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Frye, Daniel" <Daniel.Frye at ed.gov>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 4:11 AM
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] LSAT and law school information
>
>
> Sarah:
>
> I will leave some of your questions unanswered, deferring to those who 
> have
> more recent experience than I about the LSAT. I graduated law school in
> 1993, some seventeen years ago now. The testing procedures are different
> now, and I know that considerable litigation and advocacy around equitable
> testing practices are regularly a topic of conversation here. But I can 
> tell
> you these things:
>
> Applying to five law schools, as a rule, sounds like an arbitrary number. 
> I
> don't know that it matters how many schools you submit applications to, so
> long as you submit enough to a diverse range of schools, giving you
> potential choices and allowing for some disappointed ambitions. Finally,
> only you can know whether incurring tuition costs is something you're
> prepared to handle. If this is a principal consideration for you, I guess
> the simple answer is yes, apply in Texas, where cost is less of a factor. 
> If
> you believe you can get scholarships, or if you have no objection to
> incurring student loans as an investment in your future, apply elsewhere.
> Texas has a variety of reputable, ABA accredited law schools, but better
> ones exist throughout the country. If you are this uncertain about whether
> law school is something you are interested in, an inference I draw based 
> on
> your inquiry about finances, seriously evaluate your career objectives in
> general before embarking on this expensive, time-consuming, but 
> potentially
> rewarding journey.
>
> Be well.
>
>
> Daniel B. Frye, J.D.
> Management and Program Specialist
> Randolph-Sheppard Programs
> U.S. Department of Education
> Office of Special Education
> and Rehabilitative Services
> Rehabilitation Services Administration
> 550 12th Street, SW, Room 5023
> Washington, DC 20202-2800
> (202) 245-7308 office
> (202) 245-7591 fax
> (410) 241-7006 mobile
> daniel.frye at ed.gov
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Sarah
> Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 5:46 PM
> To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [blindlaw] LSAT and law school information
>
> Hello. I am a pre-law major. I am planning to take the LSAT's next June. I
> am totally blind.   Is the information to study for the LSAT's available 
> in
> an accessible format? What accommodations are available when taking the
> test?
>    My pre-law advisor suggested I apply to five law schools. is this
> information correct? I live in Texas, and there is a tuition and fees 
> waiver
> for blind students. Should I just apply to law schools in Texas so I will
> not have to pay tuition and fees? Feel free to email me off list. Thank 
> you.
>    Sarah
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