Thanks! A little motivation and support to listen to can go a long way to keeping us all on track. Actually "hearing" other ideas, perspectives and advice is a great way to do that!

I would really like to join, I am an American living outside the US (on EST time) so finding anyone locally is not possible. I have found that having to explain my reasoning to others out loud is a huge help, I often see the mistake I made as I have to explain myself to someone. It does not work so well when I try to explain and LR question to a chair....lol My email is drcopeland@.com

I am soooo glad to see some older students here. I will be 41 when I start law school and it is comforting to know that others will be older students. I spent 10 years in the military and the last 5 working as a volunteer teacher in the Dominican Republic. I always wanted to law school but I felt I wasn't ready...that I needed to do other things first. I am very grateful that I had that time, it has really given me a broader perspective and understanding of the world and people.

But I am also grateful to the younger students who can offer a perspective of a generation I am not as connected to...the broader the perspective the better we all learn and the better prepared for real world law practice we will be.

I found the webinar to be more helpful than I had expected. I have sat in on one from a different group...not an LSAT company but an admissions help company...but this one was soooo much more useful. Being able to see how your chances increase and decrease based on when you apply was incredible helpful. Thank you so much for putting the tools together and sharing them FOR FREE!!! I cannot believe you don’t charge for some of the amazing tools you provide...shows how your motivation is to help students and not take advantage of their need to put the best foot forward. You guys (and ladies) are all WONDERFUL!!!

I am definitely interested in this, please add me to the list!

I just wanted to say thank you to David and Selene! Sometimes hearing advice from people who know the process so well helps to calm nerves and check to make sure we aren't projecting our ideas of how things work in the admissions process on to admissions officers. I will be calling tomorrow to see about a consulting package, the advice is far too important to not take advantage of it if I can. Thanks again!

Okay, I will try to not be too long with my question. The basic question is how to make recommendation letters from a previous boss or other professional stand out, to make up for not having an academic recommendation. I have been out of school for a few years and I am not in contact with any old professors. However, I have been a volunteer teacher for the deaf and deaf/blind in the Dominican Republic for 5 years now (6 by the time I apply in the fall) so will that help to overcome a lack of an academic recommendation? I also had 10 years in the military before that. My gpa is 3.9 and I am scoring in the 161 to 163 range on the LSAT with a test date of June. I am looking to attend UNC or Miami because I really like their PI programs among other things.

And if you have time, is it a good idea to tell a school that you are only applying to two schools? I have done my research and know where I want to go. I want to convey that to the schools to show how I am truly interested, and I am not just applying to a bunch of schools, but I also do not want to put myself in a position to be offered less scholarship money either. In deciding between the two schools it will most likely come down to cost in the end, so I want to make sure I am not doing more harm than good.

It's always nice to see others come through the other side and see how all the hard work has paid off. Congratulations!!!

I've never been happier to be an English teacher! It does come in handy after all! :-)

I tried to do this but was not allowed to take it because they are supposed to check to make sure the IP address matches the location as a security measure. I would send a very specific email asking about the specific location the person wants to take the exam, asking here can lead to more confusion.

I am taking the international FLEX in January. I am in the Dominican Republic and signed up for one in the Caribbean region. Even though the DR is located in the Caribbean it is not a country listed as an option so I I sent email messages until I got confirmation it was okay to take the international. Now if I run into any issues come January I have documentation that I was very specific in asking and getting an answer. I think the people who answer the phone are still trying to learn the in and outs of the FLEX for international takers so your best bet is to get an email showing it is okay. People can take the US version of the FLEX if they are in places like Puerto Rico or something because they are included in that region. I think people assume the US is only continental and count places like Hawaii and Alaska as being outside the US so be careful, always check with where they were located when they took the exam.

Best bet is to get an answer via email in case there are any issues, you want to be able to show that you asked and got an answer from them so the mistake is not yours. You don't want to take an exam and have it flagged for any reason and have to write an addendum for all your law school applications.

Nothing to add to the RC passage as a whole, just had to ask if anyone else listened to JY mention his fear of the wilderness more than once, anyone? I had to listen to it 3 times because I found it hilarious. :-) Whoever said LSAT prep was boring never listened to JY.

Good luck everyone!