The JD Jungle Law School Survival Guide
Author: Jd Jungle, The Editors of JD Jungle
List Price: $18.00
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ISBN: 0738207497
Publisher: Perseus Publishing (04 March, 2003)
Sales Rank: 547,551
Average Customer Rating: 1.5 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 1 out of 5
Skim it for free at the library!
I took this book out from the library, instead of buying it...I would have been really disappointed if I had wasted my money. Right now, I am in the process of applying to law schools and checked out a few books...the ones I plan on buying are "Law School Confidential" and "Planet Law School"...I've also heard really good things about "Law School Insider". "JD Jungle" is so light weight in comparison. There is nothing new or insightful about this book. The legal pop culture references to television, movies & sensational trials - feel more like name dropping than useful information. Erin Brockovich in a law school guide? C'mon! She's never even gone to law school. Who needs to hear about how well Julia Roberts portrayed her in a law school guide?!? I did find the interview of Justice Stevens insightful...but again not enough to justify buying this book.
Rating: 2 out of 5
Survival Guide sinks
I expected more from JD Jungle. A barebones guide, only sparse and vague advice is given on how to study, how to brief a case, how to outline for exams, and understanding the IRAC procedure. A mere 1.5 pages were devoted to how to ace law school exams, for example. No example cases or practice briefs were provided unlike other law school prep books I have read.
The only reason that I gave the book 2 stars instead of 1 was the engaging interviews in the last chapter. The chapter is entitled "Inspiration" and it did not disappoint.
Such legal heavy-weights such as Erin Brockovich, Justice John Paul Stevens, and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. are included in this chapter.
In sum, I would recommend a different guide. Or, better yet, do it the free way~ online. I have gotten extensive feedback from online law student message boards and online advice columns (such as lawnerds).
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