I wrote "Top ten most effective things I did to destress while preparing for the LSAT". It was casual and showed my non-academic interests as well as a bit of humor. I got in w/o interview and w 135k scholarship although I don't know how much the top 10 list mattered... Although on the admissions letter I received in the mail, the Dean wrote a handwritten note saying he enjoyed my top 10 and wrote a few sentences about something I had touched on. So maybe it does matter!

That's really interesting to hear. Thanks for the information!

I called the LSAC because of this the other day. If you have the same problem as me, you have to clear your cookies/cache etc and close the browser. This error happens because using the browser "back" and "forward" buttons confuses the LSAC website - they think you have two pages open or haven't closed applications which results in an eternal error. So, use the internal LSAC "cancel" or "go back" buttons in order to avoid this again in the future.

Congratulations on the interview! Out of curiosity, what type of questions did they ask you? If you interviewed with Northwestern as well, was it similar to that?

Hi!

I took my first real test this past Saturday and found that no matter how many breathing exercises I did, I could not calm my nerves. I had this horrible nervous energy/anxiety throughout the first 3 sections of my exam that made me a lot more flighty/panicky than usual in choosing answers which resulted in my confidence and level-headedness diminishing. I know I will do worse than I usually do on PTs, but think I will still score good enough to get into my second choice school. I am tempted to take the December test as I know I can do better than I did on Saturday, but I don't think I can improve significantly if the nerves are as real the second time as they were on my first time.

From your experience, did you find that your nerves were of a lesser severity or went away faster during your second time doing a real LSAT? Any information you can provide is helpful! Thanks in advance.

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The messed up part is that if that is true and they only take my letter grades, I'll have a better chance at Harvard and Stanford than at the University of Toronto in terms of GPA. When it comes to GPA, Ontario law schools are ridiculously hard to get into and have a GPA median that beats Harvard and Stanford and rivals Yale! The acceptance rate at UofT is 9% the last time I checked, which is the same as Yale!!!!

Right?! I didn't even apply to U of T... Apparently they (and other Ontario unis) grade in a way that makes the application process much fairer for Ontario students, but for out of province students, it's a really tough conversion. That's just what my friend from Ontario told me, so maybe it's not completely true for everywhere, but I sort of believe it after checking out the OLSAS conversions... it's unreal. Anyways, it's a good motivator for earning T14 acceptance for sure :)

LSAC uses letter grades, not percentages, from Canadian schools! I had a huge disparity between letter grade- and percentage-based grades when using the LSAC conversion table. They have processed my transcripts now and they only used my letter grades (phew!)

Do you guys know if what schools send you fee waivers is in any way influenced by which applications you've already opened on the LSAC website or if you have the schools on "my list"? I received all of the emails you guys mention except for Berkeley's, but my LSAT and GPA are above their 75th. I have Berkeley in "my list" and have opened their application on my account, so I'm wondering if this is why I didn't receive it. I'll hold off opening other applications if anyone thinks this influences fee waiver distributions as I'd love to save some money!

I'm a biology major (which has been relatively useless in this LSAT journey) but my friends in computer science seem to have a really great grasp on logic in a way that is super relevant to the LSAT, which surprised me. So computer science seems to be a relatively useful degree in regards to the LSAT.

Or maybe my subjects are just LR naturals!

For anyone else who is curious about this, it means they have physically received it and are processing it. Once processed, it will be "received".

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I would try to call them tomorrow to be sure. I think sometimes things just take a while to get into their system and be updated. I remember having a similar thing months back when I submitted my transcripts.

Thank you, I'll do that!

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All goes grey at once and then roll out scores after.

No, scores have been done as late as 8pm

Right! When I see grey I'll be checking back throughout the day.

But what I meant is specifically about the time when everyones icons go grey. Is the time when this happens consistent and known? To clarify, have past "grey days" had the icons go grey at a certain time, which we can expect our icons to also go grey?

I ask so that if I know the icons turn grey around 10:00 am (let's say), then I can give up refreshing my profile for the day after a certain point and remain semi-productive for that day

Do you guys know if the icons go grey at a consistent time in the day with scores rolling out from that point on (e.g. on most release days, icons turn grey at 9 am)? If the icons haven't gone grey by noon (or whatever arbitrary time) can we safely conclude that it is not grey day and live another day in peaceful, ignorant bliss?

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I appreciate your advice. I didn't end up getting a doctor's note - hopefully Feb makes for a better experience.

Before the Sept LSAT, I was doing 3-4 PTs a week for about a month along with blind reviews and drills. I felt like I was really getting the hang of things with an average of 170. Due to my intensive undergraduate major, I wasn't particularly daunted by the ~8 hr/day I spent studying and figured that I could handle it. However, ~9 days before the test, I found that I was missing easy questions and forgetting basic ideas during my PTs, and I began PTing with scores all over the place (I even hit 164 which threw me for a loop because my diagnostic was 161 and I hadn't hit under 168 since). I panicked (of course) and moved into studying upwards of 10 hr/day. By the time the test came around, I was completely burnt out and ended up scoring a 167 (and accidentally bubbled in the first 2 questions of LR wrong - who does that?!). Anyways, for the Dec test, I am taking a different approach by studying 2-6 hr/d, doing 1-2 PT/wk, and taking a day or two off studying each week. After two weeks back in this study zone, I'm averaging 172 and feel way better than I did in September. So in summary, with a month left until the test, you absolutely need to slow down and take a breather in order to avoid burn out. Trust me - it's not worth it, even though it feels like the best way to do things. Don't make the same mistake that I did!!