I just don't think I'm going to have all my materials ready the way I want them to be to apply by the end of October (which I understand is common). My goal, ultimately, is to get a full-ride somewhere--but are these sorts of scholarships even still given out "later" in the cycle? Hoping so. I honestly think I might have to wait until November or December.
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Yeah, me too. Bad timing. When will this be fixed?
Could the claim in the stimulus also be considered an intermediate conclusion? #feedback
Can a statement be both context and a premise? There are premises that take on the form of conditionals (e.g., A --> B), but there are also those premises which are direct assertions (e.g., C). Context reads like a direct assertion in nearly all cases, so how does one tell if it's a premise rather than mere context? Thanks! #feedback
As someone who can relate closely to this (ahem), it's not a good idea. Don't let "mental health awareness" fool you: elite (law, medical, etc.) institutions WILL discriminate against you for this. On paper, they cannot. But if you give them that information, it will likely be used against you in an illicit way. These schools--above all else--want successful graduates, i.e., ideally, politicians, corporate suits, etc. Now, let me tell you: there are multiple people in my family with BP, two Harvard grads and a Dmouth grad, two law degrees and a medical degree, all of whom have gone on to do stellar things. Anecdotally, these people are successful. But that does not change the fact that BP still evokes uncertainty and fear in people who don't know what they're talking about--statistically, the vast majority of the pop. And I am certain that had the times been different when these relatives applied to their schools, had they chosen to admit their struggles to adcoms, their chances of admission would not have been as high. Brutal, unfair, but I believe true. As for your addendum, focus on quite literally anything else you did during that year other than convalesce.
Remember: you may suffer more than most folks around you...but you're probably always going to be the most interesting person in the room!
Good luck--you're going to sweep law school.
Pro-tip: NEVER EVER EVER make your identity this diagnosis. Ever. You are you. You are not damned. You can do everything anyone else can do. Rooting for you.
Have this same question
I'm going to be totally, brutally honest with you. If you have been studying for this test for over two years (which is already abnormal) and you are still getting half the questions wrong on each LR section, I think you should seriously reconsider if law school is right for you. If this comment fills you with rage, then use that anger to buckle down and scrutinize why you are essentially learning nothing from your studying. Then adjust. Then improve.
@ That skipping around strategy sounds wise. I'm going to do that for my PT tomorrow! Also, I hear you on missing 2 star questions; I feel like my misses are either the easiest Qs or the absolute slammers!
Don't understand how you can jump from "jazz musician" to "musician" broadly
Struggling to see how E would not also work. I feel like a flaw in this is to assume that because an increased mosquito population is going to increase the threat of encephalitis, that people then cannot decrease the threat of encephalitis. That would be like saying that, hypothetically, because someone talking while I'm trying to take a practice section would increase my chances of getting questions wrong (I'm sensitive to sound), that means there is no way I could decrease my chances of getting questions wrong (covering my ears, for example). This seems entirely possible to match E's "draws a conclusion about what is possible" #feedback
Wondering if anyone has had this experience: I started studying for this test seriously around mid-June, and plan on taking it in September. My diagnostic score was 164 (after light question practice, untimed; I was working a lot, wish I could have done more), and since then I have taken a few more, whenever I'm feeling it. Tbh, I'm taking longer breaks than I should be (stopping this now as I get closer to test), but my score itself has not improved at all: 164, 165, 164, and, most recently, 163. I'm reviewing questions, seeing why I got things wrong, and right...but alas. However...my blind review scores have gone like this: 169, 169, 178 (!), 173. So, in other words, I have consistent improvement on blind, and none on timed.
I guess my question is: How on earth can I improve my timed performance? It's one thing to know I "have the answers in me" when I have enough time...but I'm struggling on the actual thing. Moreover, not infrequently have I changed correct answers to incorrect answers on blind review, which seems to be a problem.
Wondering if anyone has had a similar experience. I have a month until I take this thing, and I'd really like to make 172+. I know it's possible, but...yeah, how do I fix this? HOW DO I LOCK IN???
Really would like some clarification on this! I know this is what it's like with medical school, and even undergrad. Does this hold true for law schools? For example, let's say I'm an applicant from...Minnesota; will I be held to a much higher admissions standard applying somewhere like...University of New Mexico?
Me too, think the site is bugging.