How to Get Into the Top Law Schools

A must-read for anyone applying to law school

Richard Montauk takes the reader through every step of the process, from deciding if law is a proper career, to what schools to apply to, and all the way through acceptance and what to do afterward. Each chapter is extremely detailed and gives numerous examples and testimonies to help prove his point. It is the only law school admissions book I've read that has interviews and advice from the admissions deans of nearly every top law school including Harvard, Stanford, UC Berkeley, Duke, Boston College, Penn, and many more. He gives examples and advice for personal statements, resumes, letters of recommendation, and everything else any applicant needs to excel in to be accepted to a top law school. Overall, Richard Montauk's book is entirely comprehensive, and gives advice and instructions from his own experience and from the mouths of the top law-school admissions deans themselves.

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worst book ever!

worst book i have ever read. hardly any information is answered or given. i applied into many law schools and even though i am a very excellent student, was rejected. i followed every rule in this book. by far the worst book ever. try how to get into law school by susan estrich. much,much better.

Essential Guidance

This book has served as a valuable guide through my undergraduate years. I purchased the first book before my sophomore year of college, and I believe the knowledge I gained has helped me to make the right choices in my endeavor toward law school. If you are an undergraduate student, and you aspire to law school, buy this book now. The longer you have it, the more helpful it will be during your preparation. If you are ready to apply, you will learn how avoid mistakes and put forth the best possible application you have to offer. The quotes from admissions people helped me to understand which schools I was best suited for and which ones to avoid. The path of law is a very important choice, and I appreciate that Mr. Montauk takes a prospective student from that decision process all the way through to tips for study success after the acceptance letter. I wholeheartedly recommend this book!

The Best Out There

This book is by far the best and most comprehensive resource on the law school application process. It's a must read for anyone considering or applying to law school.

Great book!!

This book was incredibly helpful. If provided great insight to the way the admissions process at different law schools worked. The most helpful part was the quotes provided by admissions officers from various top schools. I recommend this book to anyone that is considering law school.

Useful resource

The best part of this book was the numerous quotes he includes from admissions officers. Every chapter of the book contains many quotes from the actual people who make the admissions decisions at the top law schools, and this is much more helpful than simply reading one man's opinion of the best way to get in. I would recommend this book simply for that reason. I would also recommend that anyone who doesn't have the time to sit and read the whole book should just flip through and read the admission officers comments because you can gain very valuable insight just from those. The rest of the book was good, although he did say some things which were contrary to what I'd heard from other sources. Overall, it's a good resource as long as you keep in mind that it is only one person's advice and shouldn't be taken as the only point of view to consider.

Not Bad at all

I'm really liking this book (just read three chapters); very informative and thorough. However, it seems like Montauk says a lot about a certain topic, and then just leaves you hanging, leaving you to make a decision. While this, in most accounts, is the best thing to do, as an unguided pre-law hopeful, I was sort of looking for a little more direction. Maybe it'll come later. Otherwise, definitely worth it.