@sorooshianh185

Yep, starting this fall as well! :)

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Congratulations!! Your post makes me wish I got the consulting package haha, what a great review. See you at UCI :)

@leahbeuk911

Seriously the worst! Especially cause I'm huge into tabs so all my tabs go away also... I think with each app (which I had 17...) I had to restart the browser at least once per session which ended up being too many times.

@leahbeuk911

I hope it's been easier the second time around, although there's not much you can do about the LSAC website being a hassle (AND a hustle amirite). Congrats on getting those first few in, and good luck getting the rest done :)

@xadrianas6x881

Thank you!

Hi all! I know I don't comment a lot but I've always been lurking and appreciating you all (3 I really appreciate this admissions thread since for the most part we're no longer LSATers (huzzah!) and I've been mostly going to reddit for admissions info, but I don't feel like I know em like I kinda know y'all.(/p)

Anyway I have a silly story, I generally don't look at the status checkers because I figure they'll email me anyway once the decision is made, but after not hearing from anywhere for a couple of weeks (during the holidays) I HAD to check to see what was going on, and saw that I had gotten into Irvine without even knowing. This was 12/28 or so. Yay!

However, I hadn't received an admit email despite the decision date being 12/21... I finally started freaking out today and even looked up the definition of "admitted" to make sure it didn't mean "denied" (talk about how the waiting is making me go slightly insane...). For whatever reason I didn't think of this earlier but I went into my trash folder and searched "Irvine," turns out I accidentally deleted the email with 20 other random law school marketing emails because the subject was just "Let Me Be the First to Congratulate You" from the dean and I thought it was yet another congrats email re: taking the LSAT lol :neutral:

Tldr: I'm an idiot and deleted my admit email and psyched myself out, let it be a lesson to be thorough when you're deleting those marketing emails from random schools.

Hope this cycle is going well for you all! I am still waiting to hear from 10-12 schools, but so far am 5/5 which has been a pleasant surprise. It will be sad if those T14 rejections all hit me at once though :neutral: but still hoping for the best!

Congrats @xadrianas6x881 on Iowa!!

I tested in a hotel and it was really nice! It was also a really nice hotel. They had complimentary water and glasses outside of the testing room, and the conference room was nice, spacious, and had great desks. If you're worried about desk size you could even give the hotel a call beforehand, I did and they told me the dimensions of the table haha! Additionally if you want (and depending on the hotel), you could tip the concierge and I'm sure they would keep your phone for you. I'm low on funds so I didn't do that but concierges are seriously the most helpful people.

I also lived about 15 minutes away from my hotel test center, I was a little worried about traffic cause it was in a touristy area, so I got there REALLY early, about an hour or so early just in case! There were some people who almost didn't make it into the test because they cut it too close and couldn't find parking and delayed the test start by 10 minutes... So if there's any concern about weather/parking/whatever just leave super early is my advice!

edit: Also if you're so close, why not save the money and sleep in your own bed that you're used to instead of risking a possibly uncomfortable hotel experience?

@kingse414

Do you drink water while you PT? I don't think being SO thirsty should be an issue, as long as (like others have said) you hydrate the day/week before and maybe a bit in the morning.

I hardly had time to take a few deep breaths and center myself between sections and remember to turn my watch bezel, I couldn't imagine trying to unscrew/open a top from a water bottle, taking a sip, closing it, and putting it back PLUS feeling anxious from risking breaking the rules of not having things on your desk besides pencils/watch.

I would say don't risk trying to drink water, drink just a little during the break but not enough that you'll have to pee.

I really doubt thirst will become that distracting unless you're really dehydrated. In the moment of the test all of your focus is on getting the right answers and staying on track with time. To me, the test flew by because of the intensity of focus!

@davidbusis895

Any school that discounts your creativity out of hand just isn't someplace you will thrive

I think that is such a great point! Thank you for your thoughts.

@davidbusis895

Thank you for your input! I don't think it's too flashy, so hopefully I won't have to change much. I'm so relieved!

@kangjisoocom36

Hiii :) What was your UG or field of work?

@suznannthomp484

Right? I had to stop looking at his desk because it made me nervous lol. Definitely a baller move like @leahbeuk911 said. I almost wanted to give him a couple of my pencils since I clearly brought too many!

@lucykelly459 @lucykelly459 @leahbeuk911

Thank you all for your responses! I'll get to revising those, and will definitely ask someone not from the region read it over for some feedback. :)

Leah I saw your PS swap thread so maybe I'll join that once it's ready!

I used about two pencils per section! I brought 12 pencils I think to the July LSAT, and sharpened the ones I used during the break. I love a sharp tip, and my pencils were actually 2B not HB so they are a bit softer. There's definitely something refreshing about switching pencils.

I was SO scared for and a little impressed by the boldness of a fellow test taker---as we were sitting and waiting for the test, all he had was ONE pencil on his desk and no sharpener! Talk about utter faith in a pencil, I should've asked what brand it was.

@hbochjk116

Thanks for your definitive response!! I appreciate it :)

Hello! Sorry to tack on to this thread, but I also had a UG Merit Scholarship but it was just a half tuition (basically). Should I just put

(My UG, not to be confused with US Presidential Scholar, I wish I was that cool...)

UG Presidential Scholar - Merit scholarship for academic excellence

?

Additionally, would I also put this in the "Awards" section that many of the applications have?

I'm so glad you asked this, I realized I had the same issue today!! My other issue is that I cut off a foot of my hair since my last pic, but figured I could just say I got a haircut (it's still just below my shoulders!) and I think otherwise it's obviously me :neutral:

I think (HOPE) we'll be just fine :smile:

Good luck tomorrow!

Like @lindajanealang756 I'm also planning on taking PT84 tomorrow! I'll be reviewing that on Friday, and then the weekend just chill out and go to the beach, maybe watch some shows or a movie in the evening, and going to bed early. I suppose I'll lightly go over some LR and a couple of those strange games they throw out, the one on PT79 got me good so I'll foolproof that as well.

Weekend plans also include drinking lots of water so I'm hydrated on Monday and won't be so thirsty during the test.

Monday morning I'll eat a light breakfast, and maybe go sit at the beach for a little to stay calm, but then head to the test center!

What are you all planning on eating for breakfast?

Also, congrats @amymaysanderson866 on getting married later next week! At least you won't have to worry about the test while you're getting married lol!

I agree with @leahbeuk911 , go with whichever you identify the most with.

That being said, while technically the Philippines are in the Pacific, lots of my friends are Filipino/part Filipino, and they consider themselves to be Asian generally (Southeast Asian). I'm no expert, but being from Hawaii, I think Pacific Islanders generally categorizes/means Polynesians, people who originated from within the Polynesian triangle (e.g., Samoa, Tonga, native Hawaiian, New Zealand, Easter Island, etc.). I'm half Japanese, and Japan is technically Pacific islands, but I definitely wouldn't consider myself a Pacific Islander. Of course, Japan's situation is very different from the Philippines but I digress...

It's a complicated issue and it's tough that we (especially halfies/mixed race folks) have to sometimes "choose" one ethnicity/race over the other when there isn't an option to indicate "two or more." I remember when I was applying for my undergrad, the SAT or CommonApp or something only let us choose one race and I had a mini crisis about my identity, since I identify strongly as mixed race/both! The LSAT at least lets us choose multiple, which is nice.

Anyway sorry for rambling, good luck choosing!

When I first started studying for the LSAT I was in your position, I had already bought ALL of the PTs and also the Powerscore Bibles, so I just went with the Starter. I think it was the best choice for me. Of course, it would have been awesome to have the explanations to PT questions, but the price just didn't make sense for only two months of use. However, if price isn't an issue for you, I would go with Ultimate.

If like me you are a little more price conscious, go with Starter, finish the CC, do some PTs, and most importantly, BR. I think with your own dedication and mindfulness of the materials, you don't necessarily need Ultimate/Ultimate+, especially for only two months. If you later decide to take the LSAT again (hopefully not!!!), maybe then switch or upgrade to Ultimate. That's what I wish I had done in hindsight since I took in September and am retaking in about a week for July, eek.

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I think "Sage Advice" is brilliant, as suggested by @jhaldy10325

I have been having RC fluctuation problem as well ): I’ll go from -6 to -1 then back down and up again, I don’t understand!! Its usually arts passages that get me though. I’ll be keeping an eye on this thread for advice as well!

@samanthaashley92715

Hahaha I can't even go on facebook anymore, it makes me so mad! So many awful arguments everywhere. Maybe that's more of a reflection of who my facebook friends are, though! I do suppose seeing the LSAT everywhere good while we prep, it's like we're always pumping our lawgic brain muscles.

@samanthaashley92715

Great analysis! I definitely agree with that, it's too early to like you said clear out all the young players before they even hit their full potential. I think even a non-peak Lebron is still going to be an amazing player and great mentor for players in years to come, not that I think he's going to be on the decline anytime soon.

With that being said, I'm conflicted because I don't want the Lakers to win but I don't want people to forever doubt the greatness of Lebron if they lose!

@jordankennedy480

Amen!

When I first started studying for the LSAT, I wasn't as good at breaking it down so I definitely started with my intuition, and I was often wrong. However, as I went through BR I started breaking down the arguments, which in turn helped my own understanding of argument structures. So these days as we approach the July LSAT, it just seems clear what is what, intuitively.

I think the more people study and do questions, the better they get at figuring out their style of tackling arguments. Like JY says, though, I definitely think it's of utmost importance to be able to identify conclusions/premises, so it should figure in somewhere there!

@jordankennedy480

Hah! Good point, it’s easy to forget that sometimes. It would be nice to space out reading Instagram posts once in a while and leave the lsat out of my mind, though. Can’t get a break!