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@gregoryalexanderdevine723 Thanks, Alex! Very informative. I'm concerned about asking for letters too far in advance of knowing whether I'm going to need more time to study past September. I think I'll be good for the exam, but don't want to risk asking recommenders for letters now only to inform them in August that I won't be applying until the next term. What would you do in this situation?
Hey all,
Wondering if you might have some opinions about this: I'm ideally looking to apply to schools in October, right after taking the September exam, and need to give my recommenders enough time to write their letters, which means asking them no later than, I'd say, mid-July. I'm fairly confident that I can raise my score to my goal number by September, but also don't want to risk asking for letters now and realize in August that I want more time to study. How would you say I handle this? One of my three recommenders offered to provide a recommendation first, so that's out of the way, but the other two are still up in the air.
Thanks!
@gregoryalexanderdevine723 Hard to explain succinctly. I think that when you have the urge to go to grad school, and in such an obscure field, you're somehow meant to be there; there are days when I can't picture myself doing anything else. There are so many downsides to academia, though, so many restrictions, that I question whether my love for literature and theory will dwindle if I'm struggling to get published all the time, and to get tenure. As for law school ... that's always also been a consideration. I've done debate and other competitive speech events for about eight years now, and something about it is invigorating. I think about language and rhetoric, and then I think about defense and persuasion, the intricacies of speech-writing ... I want to litigate, is what I mean.
A PhD in English Literature and Critical Theory! I'm a rising senior, and in the not-so-distant past considered a joint JD-PhD, too.
Hi all,
After three and a half months of studying, primarily using the PowerScore Bibles, I've decided to withdraw from the June exam and study for another few months. As I've already studied many of the concepts covered in the CC, and have completed roughly twenty PTs, I'm wondering how you'd suggest moving through the CC. I know which question types I need to improve on, but I also don't want to cut corners, skipping essential parts of the CC (I find that JY's explanations are infinitely more nuanced than any of the books I've read). Would you suggest that I start from square one and move through the curriculum in order? I'm concerned about going out of order as I know that each concept builds upon the strong foundation of another, but I also don't want to waste time re-learning what I'm comfortable doing. Thanks, in advance!
@dantlee14842 Deciding between two contenders is perhaps my biggest struggle. Thanks for your response!
Hi everyone,
I'm studying for the September LSAT, and am currently isolating parts of LR that I find especially difficult. I was wondering how you'd suggest most effectively going about drilling the fundamentals when it comes to question types you're struggling with? Do you, for example, re-watch core curriculum videos, re-acquaint yourself with fundamental concepts, and pluck the specific question type from practice tests to drill? Or something else entirely? I find that a great majority of the fundamentals make sense to me theoretically, and certain questions click right away when I apply my strategies, but there are certain questions that, no matter how long I drill the fundamentals, I can't seem to 'get' the answer (get it right away, or get it without first consulting the answer and working backwards from there). Often, I've noticed that the topic of the stimulus correlates with my anxiety about completing the question and my understanding of the argument. Of course, an unwelcome topic shouldn't impede my analysis of an argument, but it often does.
Any thoughts on how to re-learn question types or overcome topic anxiety? Thanks so much!
@zbpohlman247 Is that included in the $15 admission course, or a different one? Thank you for linking it!