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RebEliezer
It is not a matter of the poor being at a disadvantage because your son could not afford the Kaplan course, yielding lower LSAT scores and no law school scholarship.
All 5 of my children went to law school, as did 3 of their spouses. Not one took the Kaplan or any paid course to prepare for the LSAT exams. Several bought used Kaplan LSAT books on eBay or Amazon for less than $50, just to get an overview of the LSAT exams.
None of them took a Bar review course, after graduation before taking the Bar exam, and all passed on first try.
Rich or poor had nothing to do with it, intelligence, study ethics, hard work and ability to analyze and reason determined performance.
I have taught law school courses over the years and saw no difference in performance by rich or poor students that good be attributed to their economic status.
Your observation is not valid. He could have taken the Kaplan Course and still have done poorly on his LSAT and not gotten a scholarship.