Advice for LSAT takers

With two 1Ls-to-be and a deferred 0L, this blog has an identity crisis of sorts on the issue of how much law school-related posting we should do. It's easier to avoid now when we have some semblance of real lives (at least they do), but I suspect this place will be a haven for snarky LS bashing commentary by September. Either way, the LSAT is tomorrow so I thought I'd mention it.

Just as any Kaplan teacher worth their salt would tell you, I assume you've done all the released prep tests twice, broken into LSAC to steal the most recent unreleased tests so you could do them 4 times, and read Examples & Explanations for all 1L classes to get yourself familiar with "legal thinking." If you're behind on this, anyone with any real aptitude for legal study should be able to get this work done before the test and still have some time for a nap.

I also recommend that, if you haven't already, you head to XOXO* for some pregame advice. Why not have the same people trying to think of ways to sabotage future classmates help you relax? They'll even make sure you get to the test on time.

Ok, in all seriousness, or at least as much as I can muster...

Unlike my co-bloggers, I'm entering law school on the weight of a brutally inflated undergrad GPA. I took the test once in college without really studying and took it again last October after studying a lot with SlackerP (suffice it to say, she roasted me). In hindsight, I'm not sure if there's anything I learned from the process of taking the test that would be comforting for anyone about to take it - except, don't bring a gun to the test.

During the second test, the guy in front of me wore a holstered handgun throughout the test. When he had to return the test to the proctor, both at the break and at the end, he put a sweatshirt over his shoulder to conceal it.** When I saw it, I quickly estimated that the probability of being shot/injured was less than the potential damage to my future earnings if the test was cancelled because of a disruption arising out of my bringing the "don't bring a gun to the LSAT moron, even if you are a cop" rule to this guy's attention (which would have forced me to apply with only the lower score). Yep, those thoughts really went through my head.

So, no matter how serious your doubts or how sincere your plans to off yourself or someone else after taking this life-altering exam, at least have the decency to put the weapon in your backpack while you're taking the test. Otherwise you'll really freak out the white guy sitting behind you.

* I read way, way too much of that site.
** This story is rehashed from a previous blog of mine, The CopyB