To be brutally honest with you I don’t think it’s a good idea. Of course it depends on the specifics, by poem do you mean a text narrating a clear story?

The main advice I hear everywhere is not to try too hard, don’t be creative, just tell your story in the most natural way that it’s familiar to the admission people (essay format).

You could directly ask the schools you’re interested in, I’m sure their opionin is more valuable.

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Your thought about better applicants just applying earlier isn't quite correct, because admissions predictors compare the results of candidates with the exact same numbers who apply at different points during the cycle. So a 160 3.5 who applies in October has (generally) better results than a 165 3.5 applying in say February.

That's a good point. Still numbers are not always everything, we don't know for certain if early applicants are more prepared as Leah mentioned:

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Those are mostly going to be the ones who have been preparing, working on essays early, making plans and knowing to pull the trigger as early as possible. I could see a case that, besides having similar numbers, earlier applicants may tend to be the more organized, focused sort with better essays.

In terms of scholarship money yes, your power in negotiating $$ decreases later in the cycle because there's people ahead of you who got first.

Any thoughts on this?

I'm not sure I fully understand your question. Ideally you would need to wait for the reception of BOTH letters on your LSAC profile before submitting your application to any school that requires a minimum of two LORs.

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Bill could have stolen the cookies therefore he did steal the cookies.

My own shorthand for this is "could therefore did".

Or, is it the other way around instead?

Since Bill did steal the cookies he probably had the chance to steal the cookies. This specific example doesn't make a lot of sense but I was wondering what is mistaken for what.

It all depends on your target school. What are the stats required by your ideal school-scenario?

I'm the living proof of the notion that taking many PTs doesn't automatically increase your score. Going back to fundamentals and learn from your mistakes is the way to go.

LG is definitely improvable, you can get to -0, it's the only section where repetition is key: print 100+ games, take note of your timing and mistakes for each game. Put the whole thing in a designated folder and then retake the games that gave you trouble + watch JY videos on that specific game.