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Law school admissions runs on one number. Almost nobody plays it that way.
12 free video lessons on how admissions actually works: the rankings machine, the public data schools hope you never read, and where the scholarship money really comes from.
One score decides more about where you get in and what you pay than anything else on your application.
12 lessons · free, no login, in the right order
Module 1
Strategy
01How admissions decisions actually get made
Explain why law schools weight the LSAT over GPA in most admissions formulas, target the right score for your list, and use the retake rule to your advantage.
5 min video + practice
02Timing your application: the rolling admissions myth
Judge whether applying early actually helps your file and build a submission timeline that prioritizes your numbers over the calendar.
7 min video + practice
03Building your school list
Build your law school list with the market first method: pick your target market before you rank schools by name.
7 min video + practice
Module 2
The numbers
04LSAT vs GPA: splitters and what moves decisions
Identify whether you're a splitter applicant and decide whether your remaining prep time is better spent on your GPA or your LSAT score.
7 min video + practice
05Retakes and multiple LSAT scores
Decide when a retake calls for an addendum and know what law schools actually do with your full score history.
6 min video + practice
06How scholarships really work: the preview
Pull a law school's 509 disclosure report and check the 4 numbers that tell you whether a scholarship offer is safe or risky.
12 min video + practice
Module 3
The materials
07Personal statement mistakes that sink applications
Identify the 5 mistakes that weaken most law school personal statements and rewrite a draft to fix each one.
9 min video + practice
08Character and fitness disclosures
Draft a character and fitness disclosure that states an incident, shows growth, and ties it to your future using a 4 part framework, instead of hiding or minimizing your record.
7 min video + practice
09Addenda: explaining a low LSAT or GPA
Decide whether a low LSAT score or GPA needs an addendum, and if it does, write one built on facts instead of excuses.
7 min video + practice
10Application mistakes worth fixing
Identify the application mistakes that cost admission or scholarship money and adjust your personal statement, timing, recommenders, and score strategy before you submit.
8 min video + practice
Module 4
Decisions
11Getting off the waitlist
Diagnose the specific reason you likely landed on a law school waitlist and explain when waitlist movement typically happens.
5 min video + practice
12Negotiating between your offers
Weigh a T14 offer with heavy debt against a lower ranked full ride using real salary and payment numbers, not prestige.
5 min video + practice
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A note from Steve
I've been coaching the LSAT since 2005, and I read the ABA 509 filings most applicants never open. I keep landing on the same fact. Your LSAT score is the biggest lever you have, for getting in and for what you pay. This course covers how admissions actually works behind the rankings, what your numbers really mean, how your application gets built around them, and where the scholarship money actually comes from. Watch each video first, then read the notes below it before you move to the next lesson.
This is the same teaching my paid students start with, built on the LASER Approach and the Socratic Review Method. The only difference is the coaching that comes after it.
Steve Schwartz, founder, LSAT Unplugged
Questions students actually ask
Is this law school admissions course really free?
Yes. Every lesson and summary on this page is free, with no account and no email required. If you want 1-on-1 help with your plan, you can book a free LSAT tutoring lesson at unpluggedprep.com/start.
What matters most in law school admissions?
Your LSAT score, then your GPA, then everything else. Schools live and die by their published medians, and your score is the one number you can still move. That's not a slogan, it's what the ABA 509 data shows year after year.
What is an ABA 509 report?
A disclosure every ABA-accredited law school must publish each year: LSAT and GPA percentiles for the entering class, scholarship counts and amounts, bar passage, transfers, and more. It's free, public, and most applicants never open it. Lesson 6 walks through it page by page.
When should I apply to law school?
When your numbers and your application are actually ready. Rolling admissions is mostly a myth: schools decide on the strength of your file, not the date it arrives, and most scholarship money moves later in the cycle. Lesson 2 covers the one real exception.
Can I get into a good law school with a low GPA?
Yes. Committees weigh trajectory and your LSAT score, and schools only count your highest score. Lesson 4 covers the splitter strategy, and lesson 9 covers how to write a GPA addendum that helps instead of apologizes.
Can I still get in off the waitlist?
Yes, and it's a strategy problem, not a lottery. Most waitlist movement comes in waves from May through July, after deposit deadlines, and schools backfill the exact profile they lost. Lesson 11 covers the timing, the 2 mistakes that sink waitlisted applicants, and why a 3 to 5 point LSAT retake is the strongest single move.
Finished the Law School Admissions course? Here's what happens next.
Grab the free LSAT cheat sheet, or book a free lesson and we'll go over an LSAT question.
Or work with a coach directly: LSAT Bootcamp or small-group coaching.
Next up: the free Logical Reasoning course.
