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Succeeding in law school
The first days -- Maintaining a healthy mental approach to law school -- Reading and briefing cases efficiently -- What your classes will be like -- Taking notes : a three-step process -- Creating a course outline -- Legal synthesis -- Legal analysis and answering the question "why?" -- "However, . ." constructing your counterarguments -- Legal writing -- Study groups, study aids, and study schedules -- Law school exams -- Résumés and writing samples -- Acing your job interview.
How to get into the top law schools
Part I. Introducing law school. Why go to a top law school? -- Looking at law school -- How to choose the right school for you -- How to use the rankings -- The admissions process -- The application timetable -- College pre-law advising -- Part II. Applying to law school. Making the most of your credentials -- Marketing yourself -- Understanding your essay options -- Writing persuasive essays -- Recommendations -- Interviews -- Part III. On the road to law school. Responding to wait-listing, denial, and other disappointments -- Transfer and other options -- What to do once you are accepted -- How to get the most out of law school -- Financing your law degree -- Part IV. Application essay examples
How to be sort of happy in law school
Introduction : why I wrote this book -- You are not alone -- You are good enough to be here -- Why are you here? -- Understanding the storm -- Should you drop out? -- Don't just follow the crowd -- Identity matters -- A law school state of mind -- The art of alleviating stress -- Finances and physicalities -- Mental well-being -- Peers -- Professors and law school administrators -- Relationships (mostly) outside of law school -- Choosing courses -- Surviving (thriving?) in class -- Reading and outlining -- Exams and grades -- Designing your postlaw school life -- Conclusion : becoming yourself