Manhattan Prep is offering special full tuition scholarships for up to 4 individuals per year (1 per quarter) who will be selected as part of Manhattan Prep’s LSAT Social Venture Scholars program. This program provides the selected scholars with free admission into one of Manhattan Prep’s LSAT live online Complete Courses (an $1190 value).

These competitive scholarships are offered to individuals who (1) currently work full-time in an organization that promotes positive social change, (2) plan to use their law degree to work in a public, not-for-profit, or other venture with a social-change oriented mission, and (3) demonstrate clear financial need. The Social Venture Scholars can enroll in any live online preparation course taught by one of Manhattan Prep’s expert instructors within one year of winning the scholarship.

The deadline our next application period is December 6, 2013.

Details about the SVS program and how you can apply can be found here.

This past week, some really interesting articles about the legal profession, its present and its future, made their way to me. I thought I’d share them here on the blog, since they will also probably interest all you future lawyers! Here they are, in no particular order:

Will computers replace humans as lawyers?

(And will it be this cryptic start-up?  More on it here)

How to fix the justice gap: A controversial suggestion

And more on access to justice:

A futuristic infographic on what’s to come…by a paralegal:

Good news! Lawyers can still act human, and even be fun ones:

A lawyer dad applauds a son’s decision not to become one, too.

Happy Halloween everyone! We hope you’re not too wrapped up in the LSAT prep work to dress up and celebrate. We posted these awesome legal-themed costume ideas last year and we thought they were so great that we needed to do a repost this year–we’ve even added a few new ones. The best part is that most are very easy to create, and, well, since today is Halloween you don’t have too much time to waste!

1. Colonial Lawyer:  Take the traditional route and pop on a black robe and white collar and wig.
2. My Cousin Vinny: Plenty of options for this one. You could go with the all black ensemble (black pants, leather jacket, and silver belt and chain) or you could spice it up with a brown/orange suit, complete with a matching bowtie, white button-down, and heavy New York accent.
3. A Lawsuit: Wear a suit and attach legal documents all over it (Amendments of the Constitution, the UCC, Restatement of Torts) .
4. The Second Amendment: Wear a sleeveless shirt.
5. The Socratic Method: Get a white sheet from the linen closet and style a Greek toga. Sling a colored sash around your shoulder with the word “method” written across it.
6. “A Salt” with a Deadly Weapon– Dress in all white with a grey hat. Poke a few holes in the top of the hat to mimic a salt shaker. Carry around a toy gun/sword/knife or water gun of some sort. You can even get a pal to be a bloody pepper shaker.
7. Judge: A white, curly wig, pair of glasses, white turtleneck, and a black robe should do the trick. Add some pizzazz by adopting a New York accent and calling yourself Judy.
8. Elle Woods: Bring out anything and everything pink. Pink dress, skirt, shirt, heels, and hat. If you’re not a natural blonde, grab a wig, as this is a pretty essential part of the costume. Don’t forget to pick up a Chihuahua and dress him in a matching pink outfit.
9. The Lazy Lawyer: For those who want something more subtle or are just too lazy to put a complete costume together, throw on the shirt pictured above from Zazzle.com.
10. Yourself: If you don’t fancy the whole costume idea, just go as the studious LSAT student that you are. Accessorize with you’re pencils, stopwatch, and Manhattan LSAT Strategy guides.

Already have your costume picked out and ready to go? We’d love to hear what you’re going as! Leave a comment below or shoot us a tweet @manhattanLSAT.

As usual, LSAC  released the October LSAT scores a couple of days before schedule and test-takers are currently receiving the news via Email. The official curve out of 101 questions was -12 for a 170, -19 for a 165, -28 for a 160, and -46 for a 150. If all of your hard work paid off, congratulations! It’s now time to seriously direct your focus to those law school applications.

If things didn’t go as you were hoping they would, don’t freak out–we’re here for you. Start by taking a few deep breaths and have a look through our Retake Manifesto to decide whether it is worth your efforts to reregister for the exam. If you decide that a retake is your best option, be aware of some of the upcoming dates and deadlines pertaining to the December  2013 LSAT.

For anyone who knows they still have a little more LSAT work to do, you’re invited to sit in on a free Manhattan LSAT online trial class tomorrow night, October 29th at 8:00PM (EDT). You’ll be able to experience one of our 99th percentile teachers in action, learn techniques for solving numbered ordering logic game problems, and receive full-course discounts. If you can’t make it tomorrow, we have another free online LSAT event coming up on November 13th.

Kudos to everyone for making it this far and if you’re still waiting for your score, may the LSAT odds be ever in your favor.

Here are the free LSAT events we’re holding this week. All times local unless otherwise specified.

10/14/13 – Online- Free Trial Class– 8:00PM-11:00PM (EDT)

10/14/13 – New York- Free Trial Class–  6:30PM- 9:30PM

10/16/13 – Online- Games Intensive Online Fall- 8:00AM-11:00PM (EDT)

10/20/13 – Online- Free Trial Class–  7:00PM- 10:00PM (EDT)

Looking for more free events? Check out our Free Events Listings Page

Here are the free LSAT events we’re holding this week. All times local unless otherwise specified.

10/9/13 – Washington, DC- Free Trial Class– 9:30AM-1:30PM

10/9/13 – Online- Free Trial Class– 8:00AM-11:00PM (EDT)

10/13/13 – Online- Zen and the Art of LSAT with Brian Birdwell–  8:00PM- 10:00PM (EDT)

10/13/13 – La Jolla, CA-  Free Trial Class- 6:30PM-9:30PM

Looking for more free events? Check out our Free Events Listings Page

Here are the free LSAT events we’re holding this week. All times local unless otherwise specified.

9/22/13 – Austin, TX-  Free Proctored LSAT Practice Exam– 9:30AM-1:30PM

9/25/13 – Online- Zen and the Art of LSAT with Brian Birdwell–  8:00PM- 10:00PM

9/28/13 – Washington, DC-  Free Proctored LSAT Practice Exam- 9:30AM-1:30PM

9/29/13 – New York, NY- Free Trial Class– 2:00PM- 5:00PM

Looking for more free events? Check out our Free Events Listings Page

Here are the free LSAT events we’re holding this week. All times local unless otherwise specified.

9/18/13 – Boston, MA- Free Proctored LSAT Practice Exam– 6:00PM- 10:00PM (EDT)

9/21/13 – Boulder, CO-  Free Proctored LSAT Practice Exam– 9:30AM-1:30PM

Looking for more free events? Check out our Free Events Listings Page

Here are the free LSAT events we’re holding this week. All times local unless otherwise specified.

9/10/13 – Boston, MA- Free Trial Class- 6:30PM-9:30PM

9/15/13 – Online – Zen and the Art of LSAT with Brian Birdwell– 8:00PM- 10:00PM (EDT)

Looking for more free events? Check out our Free Events Listings Page

We’re excited to announce a helpful new resource for those on the road to law school. Ann Levine, president and chief consultant at Law School Expert, has joined our forums and will be answering your law school applications and admissions questions!

In addition to founding Law School Expert, Ann is the author of the bestselling law school guide The Law School Admission Game: Play Like an Expert. She is the former director of admissions at two ABA-approved law schools and the nation’s leading law school admission consultant. Ann has personally guided over 2,000 law school applicants through the law school admission process.

Have a question for Ann? Head over to our forums and ask her now!