don't think i am the only one torn between a few different possibilities right now, wondering how other posters are making their decision?
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@aidoe339 Yes, schools give out fee waivers based on LSAT score (but also for other reasons, too). You still need to pay the LSAC CAS fee, which is around $30 per school, although that can be waived based on financial criteria.
You can but they won't review it until you have a score. Also it might be better to wait since you might be able to get a fee waiver based on your score.
you can write to them and ask for an extension. i doubt there are any serious consequences other than losing your deposit, but i'd take a look at the terms and conditions to see if accepting the scholarship = binding decision to attend that school (i don't think this is common at all)
Some of the posters here are assuming lackluster/ambivalent attitude towards law vs selecting between equally exciting/interesting/paying choices .I am absolutely excited at the prospect of law school and the legal world, I have a few great offers on the table at the moment but selecting law means missing out and something else, and selecting something else means missing out on law. maybe i will just role a dice to decide. I think @jhaldy10325 can relate to this feeling..
you might've seen this already but TLS has a few samples: http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=27169
Looks good to me, as long as you are finished with the curriculum and basically working on fine tuning at this point its all good
Are you done with the course already? if not I suggest finishing up the curriculum before doing anymore PTs. If you have finished the course, you can/should start drilling LGs from earlier exams (you have 40+ PTs, I think you can spare 10 for drilling purposes).
congrats! hope you get into your dream school!
I agree and I think once you get acclimated to the newer passages you can get back to the level you were at before, perhaps even better. I focused on elimination which helped immensely and read a ton of articles from NYT, NY'er, Atlantic etc which helped with speed, accuracy and mental endurance. A lot of questions also look like LRs in disguise so working on that also helped.
I don't think the GRE is a good replacement. I (and I am sure others here) went to grad school which required the GRE and that exam measures memorization more than reasoning. Once you mastered the formulas (for the quant section) and vocabulary (for the verbal) you are pretty much all set (reading comp is easier than the RC on LSAT). LSAT isn't the ideal/perfect exam for law but it is probably the best one we have at the moment. The GMAT appears to be a more suitable replacement than the GRE..
@sheridickson10526 anecdotal evidence, i got nice number of waivers but performed pretty much as you'd expect for someone with my numbers. did save some application money though..
Proctors: Pretty good overall. Stuck to time, no errors with the alarm (had my own watch so it wasn't really an issue). Friendly and gave clear instructions. Had spare pencils as well.
Facilities: OK. Pretty old building and the layout is somewhat confusing. Could only find one bathroom (can fit maybe 7 people at the same time).
What kind of room: auditorium with those swivel desks.
How many in the room: 25ish or so.
Desks: swivel type, not that much space. leave the booklet on your lap.
Left-handed accommodation: didn't notice any.
Noise levels: none, dead quiet.
Parking: Unknown. Looks like there were some street level parking. I took public transit.
Time elapsed from arrival to test: 15 minutes. Proctor wanted to wait a bit for people to show up, we had about 1/3 absentee.
Irregularities or mishaps: none
Other comments: This place ran slightly cold. This was summer so AC was probably on full-blast. Pack a light sweater if testing in June.
Would you take the test here again? Yes because its easy to get to.
Date[s] of Exam[s]: June 2015
Proctors: Pretty good overall. Stuck to time, no errors with the alarm (had my own watch so it wasn't really an issue). Friendly and gave clear instructions. Had spare pencils as well.
Facilities: Excellent. This looks like a relatively new building and was very clean. Plenty of bathrooms/water fountains.
What kind of room: Classroom lecture style, seats 100+.
How many in the room: 40ish or so.
Desks: 5 or 6 feet long desks, plenty of space. Chairs are steel case office type chairs (these are around $750 retail) with a lot of options for adjustment.
Left-handed accommodation: Not applicable since these are desks.
Noise levels: none. Room appears to have some sort of noise dampening material, no windows in the room so I assume it wasn't facing street or anything.
Parking: Unknown. Looks like there were some street level parking. I took public transit.
Time elapsed from arrival to test: 10 mins or so from advertised start time to actual start time (getting people seated, in the right place etc).
Irregularities or mishaps: none
Other comments: The room I took the test in was very bright; however it was slightly warm and I rather have it a bit colder since you can layer up.
Would you take the test here again? No -- because it is too far from where I live, nothing wrong with the place though.
Date[s] of Exam[s]: Oct 2015
@as5324392 they want to keep their acceptance % low, this may be a factor in the USNEWS ranking so obviously schools will do their best to rank as high as possible.
1 passage, 1 game, 10LRs or so before my actual exams
Thanks for everyone's input.
wondering what people think about this issue? would it be better to attend a school ranked from 16-20 with full/near-full scholarship vs a school ranked from 10-14 but with no scholarship? I thought I wanted biglaw but now I'd like to keep my options open, especially after talking to people that work in biglaw. obviously t14 with substantial scholarship is the best option but i don't think that is likely.
The June test starts about 4 hours later (close to noon, EST) so you can sleep in. I also felt that the test was easier; but since the scale is harsher I guess that balances things out. If you are in school the June test might give you more time to focus on studying right before the test, but the Oct test gives you the option of studying over summer without school work. June test, on average, have around 2/3 the number of Oct takers, I couldn't get into the location I wanted for Oct but June test was 20 min walk away from my residence and had fewer overall test takers.
I performed better than I thought both times. Actual scores were less than 1 point different than respective average PTs leading up to the exams.
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I do about 25 questions (1st LG, 1st RC, ~12 LRs) to get warmed up. As long as you find something that works for you its all good.
*inserts dirty joke*
EDIT: wow 3 year bump..?
anyone else WUSTL bound?