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author: allyson evans

allyson evans
allyson is one of magoosh’s content creators. she writes on a variety of topics to help aspiring law students excel on the lsat, from updates on the new digital lsat to study tips for the logical reasoning section, and much, much more. a practicing attorney based in austin, texas, allyson has spent the past seven years teaching others how to prepare for the lsat. allyson earned her ba from the university of wisconsin, madison and her jd from the university of texas, austin. when she’s not helping students demystify the lsat, you can find her hiking on a trail or relaxing at a campsite in the great outdoors. linkedin

  • living with the uncertainty of college applications

    remember that moment of excitement-relief-terror you experienced when you submitted your final college application? it didn’t last long. submitting college apps is a double-edged sword. on the one hand, you no longer have to spend countless hours perfecting personal statements, re-typing extracurriculars, entering numbers into forms, etc. that agony finally reached its end. on the…

  • how to gracefully handle the college acceptance letter season

    many of us have already received responses from our early decision colleges. but the regular decision acceptance letter season is coming in just a few months. attitudes toward the correct behavior during this time vary. a lot of people don’t believe the admission decisions to be private and decide to tell everyone they know as…

  • what you wouldn’t expect about junior year

    junior year. it’s known as the time when high school classes get seriously hard. you also have to start looking at colleges and taking the sat. on top of all this extra work, your grades need to be especially high, as admissions officers look at junior year very closely when making their decisions. my third…