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maydayings
Sunday, Sep 6

I took it online in June and have ADHD! Feel free to ask me any questions

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maydayings
Friday, Sep 4

The HLS and YLS deans have a podcast and mentioned that ABA demographics data isn't necessarily accurate (for example all international students are classified as non-resident aliens and are not assigned a race or ethnicity, so they don't count towards statistics, no category for Middle Eastern students, no breakdown of mixed race students, etc) and actually explicitly recommended applicants out to student groups to get a better idea of school culture and demographics. They explain the ABA inaccuracies beginning at the 36 min mark and you can hear the recommendation to reach out to affinity groups around 37:38 in their episode "Where To Begin" of the Navigating Law School Admissions with Miriam and Kristi podcast, published on Sept 12, 2022. While the advice is a few years old, I can't imagine that has changed. You could mention that you heard advice from deans of admissions saying it'd be a good idea while explaining why you're reaching out, if that would help you feel like you have more legitimacy. Not rude at all IMO! You want to make sure your top choices are places you'd actually be comfortable in.

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maydayings
Tuesday, Sep 1

I find it really helpful to make use of the different highlighter colors. This is more when reviewing because it takes time, but I use the different colors during timed practice as well. I will often do this when I'm stuck between two to three answer choices. I assign each one a color and then search through the stimulus and highlight whatever I think is relevant (either supports that choice or is wording that implies the answer choice isn't the right one) in that choice's color. Then looking at it all like that clearly highlighted distinctly helps visually for me to see the patterns more clearly and weigh the pros/cons. This is really helpful in RC especially for me, but I've done it in LR too.

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maydayings
Tuesday, Sep 1

Test anxiety is a huge thing but you can take a lot of steps to mediate this. The other comment's advice is really good. To add to that, building familiarity can happen in a lot of small ways. For example, when doing PTs, I've been using a notebook, but on the actual test in the center they give you blank, unlined sheets of paper that are colorful. This sounds really trivial, but it threw me off a lot to go from a notebook with white lined paper that I could flip through to a stack of loose sheets that looked so different. I was also using a pen, but they give you number two pencils in the center. So practicing with a pencil might be a way to reduce unfamiliarity on the day. Practicing with headphones or something on, so you're used to the weight of the noise canceling headphones they'll give you (you don't have to wear them, but without them there's a lot of noise, so if you don't want to then try practicing in an area that isn't completely silent/there are other people so you can try to replicate test center conditions-- I personally found the headphones they gave us uncomfortable so it depends I think). As for the hump, I think advice would depend on what you're getting tripped up on, how you've been practicing/drilling so far, etc for it to be practical to your situation!

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maydayings
Thursday, Jun 4

Not a direct tip and too late for this upcoming test date, but if it helps, I had never gotten accommodations for any exam in my life, throughout high school and college, SATs, normal exams, assignments, nothing. I only ever saw someone for my mental health this past year, so I had never been diagnosed before or had anyone who could help me with the paperwork for it. Despite this and a whole bunch of other factors (I had already taken the LSAT once without accoms, my medical provider wasn't a full doctor and is a PA instead), LSAC approved my accommodations extremely fast! It's never too late to get them, and your mental health and wellbeing are important and not something you have to just "get over"! Best of luck to you during the exam!!! Take some deep breaths. I have found that putting an answer down that I was 50% confident over and flagging the question to move on helped me pace myself time wise instead of trying to answer with 100% certainty while still being fast. Long exams are as much about our mental states as our preparation, so just switching my mindset to "do a first pass and then come back when I know I've at least answered everything so nothing is blank" is something that helps me overcome test anxiety a lot.

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