@leahbeuk911 said:

Having spoken to numerous admissions people at different schools, I believe that a real struggle they face is getting a sense of who an applicant is from the formulaic responses to standard application questions and data points. To me, it sounds like GULC is giving you a prime opportunity to give them a peek behind the curtain as to who the "real" you is. As it is your top choice, I think you should welcome the opportunity. Additionally, given the nature of the prompts, you have to know they expect some responses that are not standard. That's the whole point. I would not be concerned with how I felt it came off or if it didn't fit to some carefully constructed narrative that I tried make all of my application materials fit into. The important thing should be just to be present something genuine and sincere. As an attempt to help, here is my top ten list of things that immediately came to mind for me when I read your post:

Top ten podcasts on my iphone right now.

Top ten movies I have seen.

Top ten books I have read.

Top ten sporting events I have watched (in person or on TV).

Top ten running races I have participated in

Top ten triathlons I have participated in

Top ten parenting moments I have experienced

Top ten husband moments I have experienced

Ten most commonly visited websites on my laptop

Ten most watched videos on my youtube feed.

Whatever you write about, good luck!

Thank you so much! This was helpful - I actually stole one of your ideas ;)

I'm biased because I'm using something similar, and I think a lot of people above hit the nail on the head -- if it is relevant and/or correlated to why you want to go to law school, use it. I don't think it needs to be overly graphic (I read one person's that was half a page about a traumatic car accident -- gore and all) but there are ways to tell the story without saying woe is me. I use slightly more abstract language in mine versus explicitly stating what I'm referencing. I am happy to be a second set of eyes on it, if that would be helpful!

A. Agreed with @davidbusis895 (obviously) -- and partially because if a school doesn't view your achievements as legitimate and therefore isn't interested in you as a candidate because you don't have student org experience, that school probably isn't a fit for you anyway, and they're self-selecting out. Good riddance!

B. I think it would almost look worse to force it. I would see a month of volunteering as you volunteering for this exact reason -- a resume builder. You're better off polishing off what you have. :smile:

@katewillis91551 said:

Sorry if this was covered already, but how have people made fee waiver requests before? What did you say?

Let me know if you'd be looking for need-based fee waivers and I can send you a similar template but emphasis on the financials vs. merit!

Does anyone feel like it's a bit odd that I got a merit-based fee waiver from Chicago but not Cornell? Might be slightly salty :P but also wondering if I should hold out a little longer for Cornell?

@leahbeuk911 said:

@mewydman445 said:

@mewydman445 did you receive a waiver from GULC during that round? If so, would you mind sharing your numbers? I was bummed to be denied a waiver from them.

I got a GULC waiver in the email wave fyi. 3.8X / 168. Really odd you didn't get one... your LSAT crushes mine hah. Maybe they are looking to raise GPA numbers this year?

Really bummed that my unsolicited waivers have been pretty spotty. Since I'm a re-applicant, I don't know if schools actually have gotten my info and that I'm applying for this year or what. I've received a few, but didn't get UCLA (and I was admitted last year) or Michigan (WL last year). I think I'm going to have to reach out for more this year. I've heard CRS is a mixed bag for a second cycle, and that's what my experience is so far.

Essentially the same as @leahbeuk911 , so also surprised you didn't get one!

GULC did a CAS fee waiver batch the other day.

Also, haven't seen this mentioned, but I received a waiver from UVA.

@kimberlygflores159 said:

@katewillis91551 I got the same error

@mewydman445

haven't gotten through all the comments but Northwestern's was fixed when I went on today!

@welschmeyer300 said:

Question--is the disclosure book supposed to match up with the IRR?

Under my disclosure book, it says what form I took and then Sec. 2, 3, 4 & 5 (missing section 1). Then when I go to my IRR, it shows Sec. 1, 2, 3 and 5 (missing section 4). Do I just not have enough coffee in my system to understand this?

Edit: I think I got it. Answer is not enough coffee.

can you elaborate? i'm lacking brain power (or coffee) to figure out & am in the same boat.

I agree with yours! Also - automatically chaining up rules if you see it happening vs. writing all of the rules individually and then chaining them, being smart about when to try to map out worlds vs. just moving on (suuuch a time sinker), and (personally) drawing boards small and near or connected to the question you're solving in that moment so if you have time to recheck, you know where to quickly look.

@xadrianas6x881 said:

Congrats!!! That's awesome!

Your breakthrough gives me hope. I'm in a similar position and I'm taking a PT today so I'm hoping all the drilling pays off.

Thanks for posting this! We're gonna do great in June! :smiley:

Sending positive vibes your way :) t minus 13 days until game day! You got it!!!

@stormhur181 said:

Thank you for this! I have been PT'ing at a 167 flat for the past 4 tests and really want to push 170. I've felt out of it every time I test lately, as I think I'm just becoming a bit drained. Gives me hope that we can do this! Pushing past the high 160s can happen.

You got this (and thank you for the hope that I might too)!

I HAVE FAITH IN YOU! It is SO so so worth it. Take a day off and then get back at it. 13 days!

finally got my first perfect LR + -1 RC in the same test! this is huge considering my Feb 2018 test had -4 and -6, respectively.

also, i found a new favorite salad at sweetgreen. :)

4 is HUGE and so important - i'm going on month 8 of pretty intense studying and still feel the "rest day guilt" like no other... your brain is like a muscle group in your body - you CANNOT train it everyday and expect it to perform at peak all the time! take a day, watch a movie, and sleep that extra hour.

Admin note: edited out “#”

I chose E, and agree that it most justifies, but after reviewing the "few" lesson, I'm still a little bit confused. If "few" implies some are, most are not, and the answer includes most as one of the worlds, wouldn't "few" and "most" cover all possibilities from a strictly lawgic perspective? Either "some are most aren't" or "some aren't most are"... thanks in advance.

@btate87833 @btate87833 @ebs1995601 @8166 @mewydman445 @ebs1995601 this was helpful and a unanimous "no" (at least for June) - thank you all! i appreciate it.

Hi! My suggestion would be leveraging the "Trends" feature of the LSAT Analytics section (since you have a paid account). What this will do, if you are plugging in your PT answers for each test, is chart high priority questions for you -- this is a formula that balances the sheer amount of a potential question type and the percentage you get wrong vs. average. This helped me know where to narrow in on / what lessons to repeat instead of just hammering through all of them again, etc. Let me know if you have any other questions! Keep pushing!

@xadrianas6x881 said:

As far as the morning vs afternoon part, I doubt it will make that much of a difference. I took PTs everywhere from 5 am in the morning to one I started at midnight with largely the same scores.

Just take a few PTs in the afternoon if you can.

@jyarmo54

No offense but I think this experience is a huge outlier. I know that for me, taking an exam anytime after 5pm (I wake up between 5-6) is equivalent to throwing the PT in the toilet.

@xadrianas6x881 have you by any chance taken an 8 and a 12:30 test? any tips? as a fellow 5am'er, i definitely feel different during the afternoon