Break Into Law School® Podcast

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Break into Law School® is the podcast for students who are ready to break down generational barriers to law school and walk confidently into their future.

This podcast provides transparent, quality, and ethical law school advice in a way that is uplifting and relatable.

Sydney Montgomery, Esq, is a law school admissions consultant specializing in working with first-generation and minority applicants. She herself is a first-generation graduate of Princeton and Harvard Law School. Through Barrier Breakers®, she and our team have helped over 7,000 students gain admission to law school.

Are you struggling with information overload? Are you getting lost in Reddit and Google? Are you feeling stuck, not sure what to write about, not sure how to even begin the application process? Join a community of students who are choosing to stop the cycle of confusion and missed opportunities and find quality and ethical answers to their application questions.

No scare tactics here. No tearing people down. No shaming anyone. This show is all about leading with love, uplifting you, and encouraging you as you step confidently into your career as an attorney.

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Ep 78: What to Avoid in Your Law School Scholarship Essays
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Ep 78: What to Avoid in Your Law School Scholarship Essays

After writing endless amounts of law school application essays, writing supplements, diversity statements, writing another essay for scholarships may seem dreadful. However, it is worth the effort and time if it means earning money to help pay off law school. Today, Alice goes over 3 things you should avoid when writing your law school scholarship essays to help you power through and give your best shot at receiving a scholarship.

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Ep 73: Strengthening Your Writing Style – Part 2
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Ep 73: Strengthening Your Writing Style – Part 2

Today we're going to be talking about your writing style in your writing for law school admissions. So often we focus on the content but we neglect the importance of writing style in delivering the strongest personal and diversity statements. We're going to focus on active and passive voice, transition variance, and some general formatting!

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Ep 69: Paying for Law School with Ass. Dir. of Financial Aid, UT Austin Law
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Ep 69: Paying for Law School with Ass. Dir. of Financial Aid, UT Austin Law

How do I pay for law school? Is it even worth applying, when you have no idea how you can afford it? For this episode, I have the pleasure to speak with Abigail Mbuvi, the assistant director of financial aid at the University of Texas Austin School of Law. We go over the whole process of financial aid starting from the types of aid, how to strengthen your chances of receiving merit-based aid, and what resources in general that are available for you to utilize if you or are applying to law school. 

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Ep 67: Biggest Law School Admissions Interview Mistakes
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Ep 67: Biggest Law School Admissions Interview Mistakes

Today we're going to be talking about the biggest mistakes you can make in a law school admissions interview. Along with that, we'll also give some tips and advice on ways to give the best impression during your interview. So, what exactly should you avoid when you're invited (or you choose) to interview with your dream school?

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Ep 65: Can I Go To Law School If I've Been Arrested Show
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Ep 65: Can I Go To Law School If I've Been Arrested Show

Have a criminal record? That shouldn't stop you from applying to law school! In this episode, Associate Law School Consultant Alice Foley talks about how to go about the law school application process with a criminal record. She explains what the admissions staff are concerned about and demonstrates what to clarify for your application.  

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Ep 62: Common Questions and Tips with Law School Director of Admissions
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Ep 62: Common Questions and Tips with Law School Director of Admissions

Today we're joined by Alice Foley, Associate Law School Consulting at S. Montgomery Consulting, and Jimmi Nicholson, Director of Admissions at the University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law as they discuss the factors that go into building your law school list and how DEI plays a role in that decision process. They cover questions such as:

How do you decide which schools to apply to?

What are the most important yet often overlooked parts of the application?

What is the perspective of the person behind the desk and what signs are they looking for?

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