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LSAT · 20 point increase. Thank you 7sage
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anthonymahmud595
Sunday, Dec 24 2017

Congratulations, that's an amazing score! Best of luck with applications, potential future classmate! :)

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Admissions · Increase in 160s-170+ scorers! (2017-2018)
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anthonymahmud595
Monday, Dec 11 2017

I think the comments regarding accommodations may be overlooking a lot of salient circumstances. Without the raw data on which to run statistical analysis, we have little reason to believe that score differences between the accommodated testing population, or any other testing population for that matter, is due to unfair advantage.

The influence of self-selected groups cannot be understated. An obvious example is Mylsn.info: the averages in their database are well above the national figures because the majority of people who use the tool and report their scores will be highly motivated, generally successful individuals.

When looking at students given accommodations, we have to consider that individuals who end up taking the LSAT with accommodations are an exclusive subset of people who could potentially take the LSAT with accommodations. The process for requesting accommodations is said to be long and effort-intensive. Such a barrier likely weeds out a large portion of the subset that isn't strongly intent on taking the LSAT/going to law school. One also has to consider that accommodation-warranting students are less likely than the general population to pursue graduate school in the first place; students who are good candidates for grad school in spite of their disabilities are going to be skewed slightly towards the higher end of aptitude.

I think a decent (albeit potentially controversial) comparison is that of first and second generation immigrant students. In particular, Asian-American students are stereotyped as being 'smart,' and many pools of data are congruent with that sentiment. Does that mean that Asians just have superior intellectual DNA? Of course not.

Because of barriers such as immigration laws and financial requirements, people who immigrate to the US often do not represent the population distribution of their homelands. They skew towards being wealthier and more educated since otherwise they may not have had the opportunity to emigrate. Consequently, only a select subgroup of individuals are reflected in data about the ethnicity as a whole.

Likewise, students who test with accommodations are a curated group of the greater accommodation-warranting population. Is it still possible that accommodated testers are scoring disproportionately higher than the skew of their self-selected populace would merit? Sure. But to jump to that conclusion without supporting data is unfounded and dangerous.

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General · Case Study: Why is Columbia's GPA So (Relatively) Low, and what does this mean for Splitters?
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anthonymahmud595
Friday, Dec 08 2017

Yeah, I think it's their way of staying high in the rankings through a certain niche of candidates.

I think it works well for them because the LSAT range is much more exclusive than the GPA range. There are hundreds of thousands of students who have 3.5+ GPAs, but only x000 170+ scorers among college students/people who might apply. Generally speaking, it's "easier" to be a 3.85 student and get a meh lsat score than it is to be a 170 scorer and get a "meh" GPA. The percentile comparison is way off. The 171+ automatically puts you in the top 2%, while a 3.85 is probably 10-15th percentile nationwide.

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General · Is the word "cognizant" too complex?!
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anthonymahmud595
Thursday, Nov 16 2017

I think people talking about context and connotation are hitting the nail on the head.

I would personally stay aware from 'conscious' because it has a deeper emotional connotation. Being conscious of something can be associated with insecurity or feeling anxious about something. I think cognizant is more neutral in conveying awareness.

That said, you could also just say of "Aware of X," or "With X in Mind."

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Admissions · Got into Duke today!
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anthonymahmud595
Tuesday, Nov 07 2017

Nice job! Very happy for you :)

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LSAT · Total Hours Studied for LSAT
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Thursday, Nov 02 2017

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Admissions · What I've learned from trying to write a personal statement...
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anthonymahmud595
Tuesday, Oct 31 2017

I think the usual advice of starting with major life events for essay topics can actually be counterintuitive. Remember, the event itself is arbitrary: what you learned from it and how it reflects who you are is what matters. The circumstances are merely a vehicle used to reflect those characteristics in a narrative fashion.

Try this: look at some random object in your room. Maybe it's a computer, maybe it's a bag of chips, maybe it's an eraser shaving sitting next to your keyboard. The more mundane the better. Now, consider your relationship with that object. Where did it come from? How did it end up in your possession? What actions or feelings or personality traits indirectly led you to have that object at this time in that position.

Eraser shavings could be from a pencil that you "borrowed" from a classmate, used to write notes for a history class whose professor drives you nuts.

Is the bag of chips scrunched up, or is it folded neatly with a clip holding it together? Did you eat straight out of the bag, or did you portion out a serving size and eat out of a snack bowl?

Everything we do and touch reflects who we are in some indirect manner. If a speck of dust can indirectly reveal something about you, the potential implications and insights from any life event are 100-fold.

tl;dr DONT think of an interesting story and then figure out how to turn it into a reflective essay. INSTEAD, come up with something (anything) you want to convey to the admissions team, and weld together stories/examples (no matter how boring) that fit the message you're trying to communicate. Boring examples can make for an interesting essay if they're used to drive an underlying idea.

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Admissions · PS Swap?
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anthonymahmud595
Monday, Oct 30 2017

Feel free to DM me! I'd love to swap :)

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General · Personal Statement Swap!
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anthonymahmud595
Friday, Oct 20 2017

Message me!

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Wednesday, Oct 18 2017

anthonymahmud595

Discounted/Affordable Consulting

Hello!

I wanted to ask if anyone knew of any reputable application consulting companies that offer need-based discounts. Spivey's $300 per hour is well out of my affordability, and I've seen that many LSAT tutors/companies offer discounts for individuals who qualify for the LSAC fee waiver.

The $600 unlimited edit option from 7sage looked attractive, but it appears to be sold out and I'm looking to have everything submitted within the next three to four weeks.

Thanks for the input :)

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Admissions · HYS personal statement swap
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anthonymahmud595
Thursday, Oct 12 2017

Applying to all three, definitely message me to swap! @anthonymahmud595 @ianmatthewharris949

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General · Is today Grey day?? [YES!]
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anthonymahmud595
Thursday, Oct 12 2017

-1 LG, -0 LR, -0 LR, -4 RC

I would be salty about the LG, but I'm too excited overall to care! Thank you to everyone in this community for all of your help! More than anything, I think the accountability and friendless provided on 7Sage is unparalleled. Best of luck to everyone else :)

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General · It's gray
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anthonymahmud595
Wednesday, Oct 11 2017

This is for real, wow. Best of luck everyone.

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Admissions · Personal Statement peer-review swap
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anthonymahmud595
Monday, Oct 09 2017

I'd love to participate!

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Admissions · Bringing a parent to law school open house
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anthonymahmud595
Monday, Oct 09 2017

In principle, I see no issue with bringing a parent. Choosing a law school is a major life decision, and if anything, I think it looks good that you take the matter seriously enough to involve people close to you.

My only caveat in practice would be to consider how your parents act in these kinds of situations. Parents love us and always mean well, but some parents like to involve themselves more than others, and if you know your mom or dad has a tendency to be argumentative, politically incorrect, or anything else you wouldn't want to be attributed to your application, you might want to go alone.

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Admissions · REMOVED
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anthonymahmud595
Thursday, Oct 05 2017

It's an interesting phenomenon from a marketing academic perspective. Grad school is generally a high-cognition decision, which is why tactics like anchoring and celebrity endorsements aren't typically used. You'll see that kind of marketing with scum-of-the-earth for-profit "universities" like ITT Tech and Phoenix because they manipulate information asymmetry to pray on people who are desperate or uninformed.

It's interesting that we see it used with NYU, and they're by no means an anomaly. When I was applying for MBA programs, I got a lot of ads for UNC, and their big message was "The MBA Program You Can't Get Into" (which I think is a horribly inefficient and counterproductive rhetoric base but oh well.)

Maybe the schools are just giving it a shot to see what happens? Perhaps they're trying to increase enrollment and don't care about how they accomplish it. Such ads cheapen my perception of the schools if anything, but maybe it all works on a deeper level that isn't particularly apparent.

After all, any school that must say they're a good program is no true good program...

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Admissions · Is LST Pro worth it?
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anthonymahmud595
Thursday, Oct 05 2017

I have not used this service, but I'm critical of its value from an outside perspective.

It looks like you're paying for some kind of algorithmic analysis of your data points, and many quality tools do the same thing for free. Additionally, resources like the profiles on Law School Numbers will likely give you more candid insight than any kind of calculator.

I think $75 would be better spent on an hour or two with a private consultant.

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General · October Photo Contest (Deadline: Oct. 15th)
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anthonymahmud595
Saturday, Sep 30 2017

Time to whip out the DJI Phantom. Good luck, competition ;)

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Admissions · How do you plan on paying for Law School?
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anthonymahmud595
Thursday, Sep 21 2017

Are there any equivalents to surrogacy for males? Not like procedures for guys to do it, but other highly involved practices that yield a lot of money? Certain kinds of donations come to mind, but having some alternatives would be nice...

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LSAT · Official September 2017 LSAT Discussion Thread
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anthonymahmud595
Wednesday, Sep 20 2017

My money is on -11. Easy logic games makes -10 seem possible, but I think it's easy to overestimate the contribution of LG difficulty to the curve. Being on this forum, anyone posting here or reading this comment has prepared for Logic Games in some capacity. The performance difference between "easy" and "difficult" games is more pronounced among our subgroup than it is in the general LSAT-taking population. People who go into the LSAT blind aren't going to do significantly better on an "easy" test than they are on a "hard" test because they'll likely A) Not finish a game or two and B) Guess on questions that require upfront deductions.

RC was a bit tougher than usual of the past 20 tests, and LR was about the same, maybe a tad trickier. 11 makes the most sense to me given that train of thought.

out of curiosity, though, do we know why some of the mid 60's/early 70's got such high curves? I found them to be a lot easier than say, 81.

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General · Consistency in the 170s
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anthonymahmud595
Wednesday, Sep 20 2017

I think strength/study allocation was most important to me. Getting consistent -0's and -1/2's on LG and LR respectively is the first step. It's a straightforward goal and you can tell pretty easily when you're there. After that, you can just keep drilling RC until you get at least in the -6 to -3 range. Any decent RC score in that range will get you the 173+ if you're only missing 3 questions on the rest of the test.

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LSAT · Official September 2017 LSAT Discussion Thread
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anthonymahmud595
Sunday, Sep 17 2017

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General · Columbus, oh
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anthonymahmud595
Sunday, Sep 17 2017

Yeah I live on high street across from OSU @oberdysz231 :)

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General · Columbus, oh
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anthonymahmud595
Saturday, Sep 16 2017

Sounds great to me!

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LSAT · Official September 2017 LSAT Discussion Thread
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anthonymahmud595
Saturday, Sep 16 2017

Would it be allowed for us to post a fictional LG that we may believe mirrors the scenario of the real thing? It wouldn't be listing any questions, but we would be able to show and discuss our deductions for the different but logically similar problem?

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