One more month until the October LSAT!  Hope your LSAT prep is coming along well.  Here’s your weekly dose of LSAT and law news to keep you up-to-date. 1. U.S. News Responds to the ABA’s Take on Law School Rankings Should law school applicants rely on rankings and to make a decision on where they [...]

As law school fall terms begin again, we’re launching a weekly series featuring recent news for pre-law students, current law students, and anyone interested in developing their legal acumen.  Be sure to check out our updates to stay in the know about all things law with Knewton. Without further ado, here’s this week’s list:

…Will they “like” what they see? Meghan Daniels is the Associate Editor at Knewton. In a strange way, applying to law school is a little like being accused of a crime. Admissions committees will scrutinize your past actions, future intentions, and ulterior motives as rigorously as any jury or judge. Your recommenders will be called [...]

Many of our Knewton students are heading back to school at the end of August. Over the next three months, Knewton will be, too! Knewton’s campus outreach gurus (that’s Kristy and me, Natalie) are hitting the road and visiting over 40 colleges from August to November. Why the cross-country campus trip? Easy  answer: frat parties [...]

On the LSAT Logical Reasoning section, an assumption is something in an argument that is not stated outright, but must be true for the argument to be valid. In other words, it is an idea that the author takes for granted when forming his/her argument. So if assumptions aren’t stated outright in arguments on the [...]

Matthew Busick is a Content Developer at Knewton. Two years ago, I attended an informal panel at Google featuring nine or ten in-house attorneys who were kind enough to share stories about their law school experiences and general advice. They all came from different backgrounds and had varying perspectives on law school – some loved [...]

Nominees for the 62nd official Primetime Emmy Awards were recently announced. Whether you own a television, stream content directly into your 12″ computer screen, or scoff at the whole matter altogether, we hope that you’ll employ some sound Logical Reasoning as you reminisce about all the hours you’ve spent watching television (and, necessarily, not doing [...]

Knewton students attend class from all over the world, but on Thursday, August 12 they can come to us! If you’re in the NYC area later this summer, drop by our Student Homecoming Party at the Knewton office. Past, present, and future Knewton students are welcome. Just RSVP below so we know you’re coming. We’d [...]

Every once in a while, LSAT Logical Reasoning can help you answer some pressing real-life questions. To see how, try out this sample problem. Facebook Publicist: Facebook is a social networking website that allows people to connect with—or “befriend”—one another through a variety of online means that includes video-sharing, the posting of personal status updates, [...]

Did you miss Part 1 of Knewton’s Introduction to Law School and the LSAT video? Grappling with the law school admissions process, or want to learn more about what law school is really like? Check out Part 2 of Knewton’s Introduction to Law School and the LSAT series, in which Kristen Kennedy (one of Knewton’s [...]