"If I'm applying to law school this fall, should I have my transcripts sent now at the start of the summer or wait until the fall?"

If you are planning on applying to law school this coming fall, go ahead and order your transcripts now.

How many times have you been told to "follow your passion" when you're embarking on your professional life?

A lot of 20-somethings I cross paths with find themselves more paralyzed than anything else when they're told to "follow their passion.

Before you sign on any dotted lines and send in your deposit to go to law school, remind yourself that you DO NOT HAVE TO GO.

DO go to law school if you want to be a lawyer (based on what knowledge?

The time you have been waiting for has come. Decision season is about to crescendo. In the next ten days, the last round of decisions from “regular decision” applications will be released.  What do you do now?

Warning: The advice that follows is not of the “warm fuzzy variety” that you might expect.

We recently received this awesome testimonial for our colleague Greg. In lawyer circles, we call this an "excited utterance":

GREG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I got into Upenn law early decision!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So i will be withdrawing from all the other schools.

My co-author Alison and I are thrilled to announce that our college admissions book is officially up on the Barnes & Noble site and ready for pre-orders. It won't hit the shelves until August, but it's starting to feel real! We're very excited and will post more updates as they happen. Stay tuned!

Today’s Boston Globe ran an interesting story that you should read if you are hoping to secure a job in the future. So that means pretty much everyone.

The takeaway: your online footprint is easy for people to discover, and potentially very dangerous for your future.

It’s great to hear that schools like Boston University, Boston College, Brandeis, and Northeastern are taking the issue seriously.

What are admissions officers looking for when it comes to activities? They are looking for evidence of the “Core Four” – passion, talent, initiative and impact. That’s why we encourage you to always look for opportunities that would allow you to show admissions officers that you’ve got the Core Four. 

For many students, how to show “initiative” is a bit of a stumper.

What am I supposed to be doing about college right now? This is a GREAT question and it is one of the questions I get asked all the time.  As you are returning to school following the winter holiday, here are the “To Do’s” you should add to your list – organized grade-by-grade.  Get these done by the end of the school year and you’ll be right on track! 

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What a week it's been, so much wailing and gnashing of teeth about October LSAT scores.

Every year I talk to lots of people who are absolutely certain they'll score in the 170s until, boom, they get their scores back.

NYU is planning some major changes to its 3L curriculum. Here's the nutshell from the NYT DealBook:<!--break-->

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