Columbia's application indicates that "the résumé should include a summary of written scholarships, presentations..." What are these exactly in the undergraduate sense? For someone who just did an undergrad degree, what count as "written scholarships"? And we've all done various presentations for classes but what kind of presentations are we to include here? Anyone familiar with Columbia has an idea on this? Thank you.
@ Thanks, this is reassuring and informative.
"Outside of Y, it doesn't really seem like schools take into consideration much other than your highest score"
I vaguely remember reading somewhere on this forum this Y really does care about more than one take (apparently regardless of whether your first take is a low score or a cancellation, so it doesn't matter in my case either way because I've already written it lol?)
Can you expand just a bit on what sources/information do you base this statement on? I couldn't find any validation for this apparent preference but of course you guys might have more data/anecdotal evidence than I do to support it.
@ Thanks for the encouragement. It was my first time taking it so I guess as you said I am just experiencing certain things a bit. But I did have to leave the test room for bathroom during one of the scored sections though, although it was only for 4-5 minutes, still something that really should not have happened. Bottom line is that I'm sure it was not within my target range, and I'm just worried that having something like that on record will significant hurt my chance for T6 even if the February score is good enough.
@ Thanks for the input. Unfortunately I'm 100% sure I didn't crack the 170 on the December one :(
Need advice on whether to keep this December score or apply with a February score alone for this cycle.
Took the test for the first time on December 3 but it did not go well, partly for physical reasons. Was not a complete and unmitigated disaster but was not close to target, for sure.
Applying this cycle. The December score can likely (though not 100% guaranteed, we can only estimate our score roughly of course) get me into most of the schools I have already applied to earlier in the fall in Canada (they are just waiting for the December score to come out), but I am also applying to T6 in the US using my February score, which I know will be higher.
All schools (in both countries) I am applying to will look at February score (with the exception of certain T6 schools we know who they are), but for half of them it will put me at a disadvantage because of late completion of the file, and the other half not.
I am debating between 1) keeping my December score and get in somewhere first but leaving a low score on my record, or 2) cancel December and just use February alone.
The chief advantage for 1) is I will likely have a few offers before March, perhaps even in January, and ultimately I guess it is the higher score that counts. The good thing for 2) is that there will be no record of a low score, and I tend to think that "cancellation & 172+" will look better than "something in the 'what's going on' range & 172+" to T6 when the February score comes out in early March.
(And needless to say, if my PT is not at 172+ by the February test date, I will just not apply to T6 this cycle. My GPA is around T6 median, and softs in their range too.)
Thank you!
If I did really bad on my December LSAT due to a physical condition (will address in addendum), i.e. in the very high 150s - very low 160s range, is there even a point submitting an application to top five schools even if I'm positive I can score in their reasonable range in February and they all agreed to wait and said that no final decision will be made until February score comes out?
My concern is that since even if they can wait for a February score, my application will go through the whole review process (including faculty members for some schools, as we know, and they will not do it twice) before my February score comes out, with only a out-of-their-range low LSAT score on my file. I am not sure how much of a realistic difference can my February score even make once this review process is already done. With this in mind, would it be better to just apply next cycle (I'd rather not), even if after taking the February test I feel I scored within the required range?
Okay how long after turning grey will we know the number?
Thanks guys, really appreciate the input.
This is such tough choice, especially considering that applying this late in the cycle (Feb LSAT score projection date March 2) to T6 is already kind of playing against the odds regardless of whether a lower first take is present.