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@Kihla333 They dont appear with any grades, so they werent calculated based off my undergrad transcript. I have a copy of my abroad transcript and supposedly so does my undergrad university. I guess my concern is including it with every application instead of only the ones that require it, even though the grades arent bad. For instance, Columbia says this "Candidates who studied abroad for one academic year or less are strongly encouraged to submit official copies of their transcripts if the grades do not appear on the home institution's transcript. If candidates run into difficulty having these transcripts sent from institutions abroad, then an unofficial copy of the transcript (PDF format preferred) may be uploaded in the "Addendum" section of the application. In most instances, the Admissions Committee prefers to consider a candidate's performance in study abroad courses, and requesting transcripts can often slow down the review process."
@nr yeah, this might be the play. But do you know how/if they calculate it into your LSAC gpa?
I've started attending some law school information sessions, and one thing that is exceedingly unclear is requirements around study abroad transcripts. I studied abroad one semester during undergrad, and per LSAC, as long as that experience is included on my undergrad transcript, I do not need to submit my transcript from study abroad (even though my grades are not shown). It seems like some schools may still require me to submit an official study abroad transcript, like BC, GW, and others. I am not really sure where to start if I need to submit it via LSAC, or just to schools directly. Further, will it recalculate my LSAC GPA, even if the grades are on the European standard?
Would love for an admissions consultant to answer this. If anyone has past experience or insight also, please let us all know! I am sure I am not alone in my confusion.
Hi all, listening to the most recent Dean Z Mini App read, she starts off the episode talking about grammar and spelling issues in the applicant's essays, specifically the LSAT argumentative writing. I had put this out of my head completely but listening made me remember that, back in April when I took my first LSAT and thus did my argumentative writing, I made the same spelling mistake a few times, using "tenant" instead of "tenet." Now, I have no reason to believe I made any other egregious mistakes, nor am I a bad writer, or will errors like this show up in the other areas of my application, but I am taking the LSAT again in September, so is it worth it to redo the argumentative writing? I do enjoy writing in my free time and plan for that to focus in some way on my applications, so I do not want to appear inconsistent or disingenuous.
Side note, I guess this is what I deserve for trying to use a more obscure word, and not just going for "fundamental principle" or something of the like.
I have had the same issue at times. I know 7Sage and others recommend to read more outside of the testing setting. When I took my first test, I found that it did improve my ability to get through an RC Section. Try to find something substantive, that you have to pay attention to in order to understand. My go-to was The New Yorker. I also made a change early on in my RC practice to tackle the passage accompanied by the most questions first, and I found that approach helpful (but you may not). While practicing, try anything and everything to see what works.