Level Playing Field

Early this week, a graduating senior came to my office to ask for a recommendation to Law School.  Since I had known the excellent work done by this student since he entered Hofstra, I was pleased to say yes.  In the course of the conversation, I asked about his LSAT score which turned out to be OK but not spectacular and then asked whether he had taken an LSAT review course.  I ask any student who contacts me about coming to Hofstra and any student who talks to me about graduate school or Law School after Hofstra, the same question: have you taken a review course.  When I was taking the SATs or the GREs, I just showed up for the exam.  None of my friends took review courses and as far as I can remember, none of my friends ever studied for these exams.  The world has clearly changed.