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@180UChicagoOrBust The essays just felt like they flowed better with them. But I'm worried it may put me at a disadvantage if they think I had AI write my paper for me.
@blueorbit2400 This reply itself was actually helpful, thank you! And my personal statement is actually 3 pages but I had 2 additional required essays that are 2 and 1 pages long. I went through and made sure there were not an excessive amount.
@Peter888 I did not use them in my argumentative writing since I had never used one before. It was not until this week that I even looked up what they were and how to use them properly. I have been working on my essays for quite a while now. But I don't want to use them if admissions will automatically think it equates to using AI. I have never even used ChatGPT before and I don't want my essay to be flagged.
@blueorbit2400 Not sure how you came to that conclusion based on what I said. Especially when I said I had her review essays, as in plural. I have 3 of them.
I wasn't aware people did things in essays to "look fancy". I just used them because it made the wording seem to flow better.
I had a colleague review my essays and offer criticism. She offered note on revised a little here and there and added EM dashes. After looking up how to properly use them, I added a few of my own to help make parts of my personal statement more concise. I know the known assumption tends to be that ChatGPT wrote your essays if it includes EM dashes. Would it be better to remove them before submitting my application, so that admissions does not think I used AI to write my essays?
No problem. Just message me and we can work that out. I can also send you the link later tonight for the list I found of all hybrid/online law programs.
Can't comment on the GPA question but I am also a mom and non-traditional student. I am applying to online/hybrid courses since not working for a full year is impossible in my situation. There are about 20ish of those programs available, some that require travel to campuses here and there and others that have no such requirements. They do tend to be lower ranked law schools tho, if you're wanting to attend a higher ranked institution.
@JacobBaska . I didn’t realize they would show up as separate boxes for responses. Thank you! Because most would be separate questions.
If you have multiple items to disclose, should it all be on separate pages, but one document? Or is okay to put multiple on one page?
@erica.r.sessoms I can't imagine how hard it is with two!! I have 2 kids but there's a large age gap so my other is in high school. Good luck!!
Is there a set time frame for the group? I haven't been able to join one because most are hosted during the evening when I'm sleeping. Most of my studying is done in the middle of the night.
I decided to take a night off of studying for my birthday. That turned into a week off, due to my youngest catching the back to school bug and then passing it to me. This morning was when I was supposed to jump back into the swing of things (I work overnights). I’m sitting there procrastinating the night away and finally just do the dang thing and start a drill. Immediately get an itchy and irritated throat and an overall ‘I don’t want to do this’ sense. Pause my drill and pull out a cough drop and the first thing I see is it telling me to “buckle down and push forth”. Then I read the rest and just laugh at the irony and get back to studying. May my halls wrapper motivate you all as well. 
@JacobBaska It says CAS is good for 5 years. It is the LawHub subscription that is good for 1 year at a time.
@roshashahabi there is no more remote. All testing is now done at testing centers. But that is good to know that they still do it full screen there.
@JacobBaska thanks so much! They're my second choice so potential scholarship increase is definitely part of the reasoning since I only need the higher score for one single school.
@JacobBaska what happens if your score is good enough for the school you are applying to, because it's at or above the median, but you're still taking a new LSAT for a different school. Is it advisable to wait or go ahead and submit to the schools your current score is high enough for?
Take a small break but then get back to studying. My first time I only took a week or two off and it was much better than the second time where I waited the whole time and getting back into studying was a lot harder.
I did this before and am doing it again now. Give yourself a week or two minimum for a break then dive back in. The second time I took a month off and I feel like that was a huge mistake since getting back into the swing of things was harder after that much of a break. The break helps a ton but you also want to keep what momentum you had. The second exam was a lot less stressful since I knew what to expect. Good luck!
@JacobBaska thank you! All I have left is my resume. In my education section, should I separately list all the times I made the dean’s list, just list it once and add the different dates or only add it once and put that it was multiple instances?