How much is law school worth? Everyone talks about the T14 like the answer is self-evidently "any price." Almost nobody puts numbers on it. Nobody runs the numbers across the entire field, on current data, with the assumptions stated and a reproducible model in the appendix. This post does all of it. Every school reporting… Continue reading How Much Is Law School Worth: A Tier-by-Tier Analysis
Author: Moshe Indig
Reapplying to Law School: What to Change (and What to Keep)
Every cycle I get a version of the same message from someone reapplying to law school. They got shut out last year, retook the LSAT, resubmitted the same personal statement with a few sentences swapped, and got shut out again. Numbers come first in this process, and if your LSAT and GPA were weak relative… Continue reading Reapplying to Law School: What to Change (and What to Keep)
How to Write a Strong Law School Letter of Recommendation
Whether you're a professor, a supervisor, or an employer, if someone has asked you to write a law school letter of recommendation, you're already doing them a favor. This guide will help you do them a bigger one: writing a letter that makes an admissions committee stop and pay attention. Most law school recommendation letters… Continue reading How to Write a Strong Law School Letter of Recommendation
How to Secure Strong Law School Letters of Recommendation
Most applicants spend weeks on their personal statement, days on their resume, and almost no strategic thought on their law school letters of recommendation. That's a mistake. A strong LOR can validate everything else in your application. A weak one can quietly undermine it. The problem isn't that people don't care about their letters. It's… Continue reading How to Secure Strong Law School Letters of Recommendation
How to Write a Strong Law School Why X Essay
The law school Why X essay is where you prove you've done your homework. It's not a love letter to the school. It's a focused, strategic argument for why this specific law school is the right place for the work you're already committed to doing. Whether you're applying to Penn, Michigan, or any school on… Continue reading How to Write a Strong Law School Why X Essay
How to Write a Strong Law School Resume
Your law school resume isn't a job resume. It's not trying to get you hired. It's trying to show admissions committees who you are beyond your GPA and LSAT: what you've done, what you've built, what you care about, and how you spend your time. Whether you're applying to Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, Michigan, or building… Continue reading How to Write a Strong Law School Resume
How to Create a Cohesive Law School Application Narrative
Your law school application isn't a collection of separate documents. It's a story told across multiple essays, each one doing a different job. When the pieces fit together, the effect is greater than the sum of its parts. When they don't, the reader is left assembling your story for you, and that's a problem. Whether… Continue reading How to Create a Cohesive Law School Application Narrative
Why Affirmative Action is Critical to an Equal Society
Both sides of the affirmative action debate are arguing the wrong question. Opponents look at LSAT and MCAT averages, see a gap, and call admissions a violation of merit. Proponents argue for affirmative action as reparations, as fairness, as a corrective for historical and ongoing discrimination. The remediation case is real and was the original… Continue reading Why Affirmative Action is Critical to an Equal Society
How to Succeed on Law School Exams: A Full Guide
Law school grades drive almost everything. OCI. Law review. Transferring. Clerkships. Scholarship retention. Which firms call you back and which never email. And almost all of it comes down to a handful of three or four hour exams. The frustrating part is that most students walk in with the wrong mental model of what those… Continue reading How to Succeed on Law School Exams: A Full Guide
How to Get Into WashU Law (2026-2027 Guide)
Washington University School of Law has quietly become one of the most competitive law schools in the country. With a 2025 LSAT median of 175, tied for the highest of any law school nationally, WashU is no longer flying under the radar. The school is known for its strength in intellectual property, AI and law,… Continue reading How to Get Into WashU Law (2026-2027 Guide)