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mavernon3800

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General · January Test-Takers - Anyone Working Full-Time?

mavernon3800

Friday, Oct 23 2020

I try to set and stick to a minimum amount that I'll do on a given day. During the week I try to do at least 1 full section of LG and then a PT on Saturday. This usually ends up with me doing more than that during the week but it gives me a starting point that I'll be at each day and if I can't do more than the section, I won't. Many times I can do more, though.

The biggest tip is probably to develop at least some consistency because it's very easy to not feel like doing any studying after working a full day.

Admissions · GPA Recency Bias in Admissions?

mavernon3800

Friday, Oct 16 2020

That's true. It's not like I can change my GPA. I am just trying to gauge what kind of score I need to be aiming for on the LSAT to compensate. I graduated in December of 2016 and have plenty of colleagues, including my direct supervisor, that would be able to write me glowing recommendation letters.

I do feel better about the GPA after brainstorming a few solid ways to approach it in an addendum.

Thanks to both of you

Admissions

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Thursday, Oct 15 2020

mavernon3800

GPA Recency Bias in Admissions?

I'm a non URM with a 3.17 undergrad GPA. I wasn't at all prepared when I got to college and didn't have the maturity for it. After 2 years I had a 2.2 GPA and over the next few, worked my way back up to a 3.17. I'm aiming for a 170 LSAT and I'm not too worried about hitting at least 168+ but definitely think 170 is doable. (PTing at 165 after 5 or 6 weeks with lots of room for improvement on LG where I'm currently -7 to -10)

How much do admissions tend to care about the trajectory vs the flat value of the GPA? I definitely plan to write about this growth in maturity and change in mindset that allowed me to grow from a terrible student to a solid one but I know a 3.17 cumulative is low.

Ideally looking to get into UT.

Thanks all.