UMass Amherst PreLaw

Providing UMass Amherst students and alumni with a full range of information and options counseling about legal careers and the law school application process

[UMass Amherst PreLaw @UMassPreLaw]

You can always and forever find us at https://t.co/GwHM8zQsQF, on instagram @umassprelaw and on LinkedIn (yeah, we said it -- LINKED IN!) at https://t.co/XuYaX6dvjb

We will never make Pre-Law tiktoks tho.

[UMass Amherst PreLaw @UMassPreLaw]

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[UMass Amherst PreLaw @UMassPreLaw]

@SpiveyConsult I suspect that we’ll see a record number of retakers from that June test pool — people who rushed their prep to take advantage of last logic games and don’t perform well as a result. I would love to see the subsequent score data comparing same applicant in two different tests.

[UMass Amherst PreLaw @UMassPreLaw]

@SpiveyConsult Right, but those clusters do matter to them, and signals to schools to keep doing what they’re doing. Entrenched marketing strategies also play a huge role, of course. As long as these various players keep acting like rankings matter, they will, despite how dumb they are.

[UMass Amherst PreLaw @UMassPreLaw]

@DrJ_Dubs Surprisingly, I don’t think Dr Seuss covered that one

[UMass Amherst PreLaw @UMassPreLaw]

@DrJ_Dubs (But yeah, we didn’t get the purple category either.)

[UMass Amherst PreLaw @UMassPreLaw]

@DrJ_Dubs Come visit sweet Western Mass and we’ll take you to see the Turners Falls fish ladder! #CountryLiving

[Michelle Strowhiro @strowhiro]

“AI will take lawyers’ jobs”

The AI:

[UMass Amherst PreLaw @UMassPreLaw]

Machmer? 😬

[Jared Matthewz @Jared_Matthewz]

Got asked in a job interview recently what my favorite building on the UMass campus was. What should my answer have been?

[UMass Amherst PreLaw @UMassPreLaw]

Our official position is that a @UMassAmherst alum should be nominated to replace Justice Lowy on the SJC. #GoUMass
https://t.co/5nCx8SFniF

[UMass Amherst PreLaw @UMassPreLaw]

@SpiveyConsult Litchfield, right?

[UMass Amherst PreLaw @UMassPreLaw]

@AnnaIvey Or is it the section where there's the most improvement in prep because the baseline for most people is pretty low to begin with?

[Law School Admission Council @LSAC_Official]

The LSAT will have a change in format for the 2024-2025 testing cycle. Get informed about the test structure that will go into effect starting with the August 2024 LSAT. https://t.co/W8DlEEvvN0

[Dave Killoran @DaveKilloran]

BREAKING: Starting with the August 2024 LSAT, the Logic Games (Analytical Reasoning) section will be eliminated from the LSAT!

It will be replaced with a second scored Logical Reasoning section. Scoring stays the same. More to come soon.

[UMass Amherst PreLaw @UMassPreLaw]

@SpiveyConsult @andlav You would do pre-law advising (and applicants) a solid if you reached out to the advisor when you hear stuff like that.

[Spivey Consulting @SpiveyConsult]

Which law schools interview candidates? Here’s our most up to date list, with the interview format!

https://t.co/CKBFqWnPGw

[UMass Amherst PreLaw @UMassPreLaw]

@SpiveyConsult Counterpoint: those cats were fast as lightning.

[Spivey Consulting @SpiveyConsult]

33 law schools will be accepting JD-Next (with no LSAT or GRE) for Fall 2024 admissions and this has already been piloted by @uarizonalaw . Here’s the list of schools, that will surely grow next year, and some thoughts.

https://t.co/X6vhHCg7zD

[UMass Amherst PreLaw @UMassPreLaw]

Oh hey, @LSAC_Official -- "the College Board has redesigned the SAT to minimize time pressure....It’s time we stop confusing quick with smart." Literally every pre-law student I speak with names "too little time" as their primary challenge on the LSAT. https://t.co/DozytPkKgn

[UMass Amherst PreLaw @UMassPreLaw]

Law schools: Please be authentic in your personal statements and don't use ChatGPT!

Also law schools: We're using ChatGPT to help us choose just the right Maya Angelou quote to communicate with you about your application.

[Spivey Consulting @SpiveyConsult]

That heartfelt admissions acceptance letter or sympathetic denial letter — LSAC wants it to now come from a robot 🤦🏻‍♂️ https://t.co/TVwXXSYeLy