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kmbloodgood8

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Thursday, Oct 08 2020

kmbloodgood8

Submit GRE Scores? 99th percentile Verbal and 41st percentile math

I took the GRE last summer when I thought I would be applying to humanities PhD programs, who really don't care about the math section. I did well in the verbal (99th percentile) and okay in the writing (92nd percentile), but didn't study or try at all in the math section and ended up in the 41st percentile. Should I still submit my scores to law schools? The score report doesn't even provide an overall score like the LSAT, just the breakdowns by section, so I'm wondering if they evaluate it the same way? Seems like the relevant sections to success in a legal career are writing and verbal, but I don't know.

I took the October LSAT-Flex and I'm still waiting on my score. If I do well, I might just play it safe and not submit GRE scores at all. Thoughts?

Admissions · Employment Addendum for COVID-19

kmbloodgood8

Friday, Sep 04 2020

Update: I was told an addendum is not necessary in my case, but obviously your situation is different and it's up to you. Th best advice from her was that no matter you do, say things in a neutral and non-defensive way.

Admissions · Employment Addendum for COVID-19

kmbloodgood8

Monday, Aug 31 2020

I'm in a similar situation. I graduated from an advanced degree program in May and haven't been able to find work since then, despite my best efforts. I am really hoping to have a job by October, but honestly don't know what's realistic to hope for at this point. I feel pretty confident that I wouldn't have had such a long period of unemployment had it not been for COVID-19, but I also feel like the committees next year will be very aware that 2020 was an absolutely insane time, so I don't know if it's worth writing an addendum. I have a virtual admissions appt this week and I'm going to ask about it and can report back. It's definitely an unprecedented set of circumstances and I feel like, in general, that will mean ad comms won't hold the same standards for what constitutes a true gap in a resume.

PrepTests ·

PT101.S3.Q20

kmbloodgood8

Monday, Aug 31 2020

I feel less crazy after watching this explanation because I also think there's a difference between following "express wishes" and simply "obtaining permission." I selected B during the timed round but not during my BR because I got hung up on that difference and worried it placed too many restrictions on directors. Reviewing the ACs again though, it seems like B is the also the only AC that does the first task to justify the position, and that maybe I shouldn't have gotten hung up on the "least amount of restrictions" part?