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my next ideal place to go would either be Penn or Duke

if this is the case you aren't too far off so I would entertain a retake, but I wouldn't sign up for Sept... I would prob give yourself another week or so b4 you dive back in and see how it goes. If you see some serious improvement and can still register than go for it, otherwise keep going and shoot for Dec(or plan for Dec and spread it out a lot more and really focus on trouble areas) its hard when you don't have much materials left that hasn't been touched multiple times. You already got a year b4 school so might as well not rush into another take (I'd say shoot for Sept def if you scored well below avg but not the case here)

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Still Waiting =(. Anyone know when the last batch of scores come out?

I think it's anywhere between 25min - 3hrs from when your page goes grey.

I've heard of people getting their scores after they've gone to sleep, so its possible to be plenty after 3 hrs after grey (we're already at 3 hours)

good luck peeps, and gratz to those who score what they wanted(or better)

there are none, LSAC pretty much banned them bc they are lame. CambridgeLSAT sold them as PDF for a while after it happened but their contract or w.e expired somewhat recently leaving paper copies only... as for places that deliver quickly.... not sure

I grabbed his course when it first came available this year but have only got through the initial part (mainly getting you in the right mindset and tips about how you want to go about LS) It definitely seemed solid but it wasn't anything surprising, you can see some of his videos from when he has his 7sage course over on youtube to get a little feel of it. Can't give too much more feedback than that as I haven't gotten too far yet #slacker

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am I being silly?

absolutely not... I could not imagine being in your situation but I applaud your determination. Now I dont know how Canadian schools work, but I cant imagine theyre all that different. Schools allow the ability to write about these type of situation and it isnt so they can discriminate and reject you.

I would not write this as a personal statement either. Personal statements are more to describe who you are and not to explain your gpa etc. Personally I would say to write it as a diversity statement and have a separate PS (though if you absolutely cant think of something as a PS I could see this as a PS but you would want to be careful as to not make it come off as an explanation for your gpa and such. Also you said a big part of your situation is that you only recently were diagnosed and are now getting it taken care of and have it under control to an extent so it isnt like you are telling them you have issues that are controlling you and could keep you from finishing, but more explaining you had a rough past.

TL;DR - it shouldnt really matter, do it as a diversity statement rather than PS, they have no reason to hold it against you for explaining why you previously did poorly but have things more under control now

hmm, im interested in giving it a shot I suppose, I'm not totally sure with how itll be as in what there is to do that will actually be helpful but im down to see if we can figure something out

shouldnt really have a problem, not like they pat you down but if you're really worried you could just put um in a sandwich, no one will ever know

yeah I got most my apps in mid Dec bc I was lazy and the app for the school I'll be attending in like late January. But do what will work best for you. There is no rush to go straight into LS. If you can afford to take the LSAT in Sept/Dec without hurting your grades or too much of your college/senior experience, go for it. If you do well and get where you want to be and decide to hold off a year to just work then you have so much less to worry about, but gives you the chance to see how this cycle will go for you. If you're talking about pushing the test back and trying for a last minute app then I wouldn't suggest that as u may miss out on some solid offers.

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nah it's been a bit

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note-I didn't see a previous thread on this, but please merge if there already is one.

went to go bump my thread, saw this, came to yell at you, but you acknowledged your wrong doing so I suppose it is okay :P

WL'd at vandy tho dont expect to go, admission or not

well Notre Dame is official for me, deposited the other day... soooo is it August yet?

@ no school is worth sticker with the exception of maybe Yale

this... do not go to any school for sticker unless you are wealthy and it doesnt matter. If NYU or bust, you are prob better with bust than sticker (could retake, not sure about the whole 4takes outlook and stuff so you could/should look into that) But as stated elsewhere you should def get solid money at other T14 (which you should have blanketed) Dont think you NEED NYU/CLS in order to work in NYC. Many T14 can get you there and many of those schools you can get good money even without a retake/score increase (though if you havent applied this might mean waiting another year, even without a retake)

Know that even at a solid school, a great outcome with $$$ is never guaranteed. And even with a 160k starting salary, working in NYC is going to knock that down quick after taxes hit it so dont think that you'd be starting with a 160k and living the life.

This is all besides the point bc you want to do PI which means much less money and plan on relying on an LRAP program. So I would go look at T14 schools and their LRAP programs, their NY placement (if set on NYC) and their PI placement.

http://www.lstscorereports.com/schools/nyu/2014/ is a great site to use to compare some stats

@ if you aren't 100% ok living in Lousiana the rest of your career, don't go to Tulane. Not to say it would be impossible to move somewhere else, but you will have a big uphill battle.

this

They should give you an extension, though some schools extend 2 weeks, some 3 days so might not make a difference. But if the acceptance/scholly letter says something about being binding then look into it but most schools at most make you withdraw any acceptances you currently have (not WL) so no there shouldnt be any repercussions except potentially losing out on a deposit but just read over the acceptance and scholarship letters to make sure they say nothing about withdrawing or acceptance being binding

@ Check the invite again. Check the time zone.

guh, come on yo, EST is the only important time zone, should use that as the base time :D :P

soooooooo email saying organization is today, but kickoff is tm... does that mean we are figuring out what we are doing and then actually starting whatev we decided to do tm?

@ I don't think anyone has any business going to law school unless you want to be a lawyer. The benefits outside of the legal field are middling at best and can readily be gained in other careers/fields and for less of an initial investment.

this...

While TLS is not too well regarded here I suggest y'all and any1 else unsure of what they want to read through this thread. Granted it is mainly about NYC associates but theres a lot of other posters that through their thoughts in aswell

http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=261392&hilit=boston

Normally you want to try and keep a resume to about a page I believe and only expand it further if you have things that definitely deserve adding. If you have that much I would try checking out a few different formats and that. But if you truly have things worth adding and it doesnt fit then go for more, but I would look into having someone in the business(spivey/peg cheng/etc.) check it out and offer their advice

@ Just got $90,000 from Northwestern right off the bat

my buddy got that too, similar-ish stats I think, between there and UVA atm

I'd say personal pref, if you have a desktop too you can take that into consideration but most schools are compatible with both mac & windows so it doesnt make too much of a difference but I would just check take a quick look. most schools have it posted somewhere about their tech stuff. Laptop wise im a big mac fan, like it way more than my previous 2 laptops (Asus and HP) but I also have a desktop my buddies built which is great. So if you want to shell out the $ on a Mac but are hesitant I probably wouldnt worry about it too much

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would these numbers be weighted much differently

no, def not "much differently" it may make a little difference if one is Harvard and another is some no-name school that barely qualifies. But realistically its not something you should worry about

@ Indiana University

youll be a few hours south of me

And this is a forum that is for paid memberships only so anything you post should only be able to be seen by other members... correct @ ?

lol what did you go through and move some threads over into the LSA subforum?

only a very few schools actually use the average... so if you are interested in coming to school in the US (and possibly working... not sure how transitioning back to Canada after US law school works) it wont hurt to apply, just going to cost ya a bit of $