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LSAT · February LSAT Discussion Thread

clarissapascualferrer802

Saturday, Feb 10 2018

@ said:

What else was in real RC?

I had two and I remember one first one that discussed WEB Dubois and Booker T Washington/Adult Education. And the other one's first one was about Great Zimbabwe.

The WEB Dubois was real. That's the only one I had

I didn't get anything about Zimbabwe.

LSAT · February LSAT Discussion Thread

clarissapascualferrer802

Saturday, Feb 10 2018

@ said:

Can someone tell me which of the following LR is experimental? I had LR Lg Lr lr RC. The first LR had (ivy and building construction), maybe (foreshock and earthquake). Second had (blame malice moral wrong) , maybe (possum dietary). Third one i don’t remember for sure, it might have (deep ethical issues). Thanks a bunch!!

I had LG LR LG RC LR

The 1st LR was definitely real (ivy and building construction), (foreshock and earthquake).

This may not be helpful BUT, I sort-of recall deep ethical issues—although I believe the specific question used the term "morals."

I don't recall anything about possums lol

same, no possums for me. i got the other ones mentioned though.

LSAT · February LSAT Discussion Thread

clarissapascualferrer802

Saturday, Feb 10 2018

@ said:

Actually felt like I made a major improvement over my last score on this LSAT! February wasn't half as scary as I thought it would be haha.

I got LG LR RC(fake) RC(real) LR. Felt like LG was a breeze, LR was kind of weird but manageable, and RC was very tough—I was pissed to see that beetles was the real section.

I would not be entirely surprised if my score breakdown was the reverse of my December performance (with LG being best and RC being worst this time, vs RC best LG worst in December). Anyone else feel this way?

@ You're not alone!

I had the same sections as you in the same order today, and also took the December LSAT, scored like you then, and feel exactly the same in every respect!

I'm guessing my Feb. score will be identical to December too, because of these trade-offs... unless I did much better on the LR sections, which I can't really say. I'm tempering my hopes of a higher score.

This was my first time taking the test and I feel the same way! I had LG - LR - RC (exp), and I felt good during the break, then I had the real RC section. I felt uncertain on a few of the questions in the beetle passage, and they ate up a lot of time. They called 5 min, and I was thinking, "I should at least try to get these right." Ended up not feeling certain about some answers, turning the page to see that the last passage had 7 freaking questions, and guessing out. Ughhhhhhhh I was really hoping that the other RC section was the real one. The last LR section was manageable, and I was able to finish all the questions (which is pretty rare for me).

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Sunday, Mar 04 2018

clarissapascualferrer802

Personal Statement consulting

Hey guys,

I have been trying to write my personal statement for the past few weeks, but I feel stuck. I know more or less what I want to write about, but I feel pretty overwhelmed considering the fact that I'm supposed to 1. grip the reader within the first sentence 2. make myself sound likable, thoughtful, unique, etc, person that makes admissions officers want me at their school 3. tell a story about overcoming an obstacle, and how I grew because of said obstacle 4. discuss my reasons for pursuing a legal education and my goals for the future..... all in less than 3 pages.

I suppose I do have a decent athlete/injury story to tell that conveys my perseverance, but I am honestly still kind of bitter about it, and I am quite self deprecating and pessimistic, so drawing out the "how I grew from what happened/ why I am a better person now" part is a struggle, and composing something about how I'm so awesome is just agonizing. I'm also having a ton of difficulty with the intro, as well as narrowing down my explanation of what happened (I am trying to use one event in my athletic career to summarize the numerous years of injuries). Also, I do not have much on my resume to back up my reasons for going to law school, since I decided that I wanted to go to law school when I was in my senior year of college.

So yeah... I want some guidance/ help, but I can't afford to pay someone $200 an hour. Are there any more affordable options in terms of personal, one on one guidance/ counseling? I know there are free resources on the web, but I want something a bit more personalized.

Thanks for your help