Hello,
I emailed a couple of schools asking for fee waivers in November and some of them said that they needed my LSAC GPA to grant me one. My transcripts just got evaluated and since I am an international applicant, I did not get a GPA but a vague ranking (superior). Should I follow up on this and ask for a fee waiver again with this information?
Thank you!
Just added all of you!
@yifeiwang926 I would definitely see that as a good sign. Good luck to you!
Hello!
I worked for two international companies remotely, one based out of NYC and the other in LA, from India. Both of them were in the publishing and consultancy domain so they don't have any actual physical space in my country. In fact, I was the only person in India working for one of the companies. I am wondering what geographical location should I put in my résumé, that of the company or where I lived(and worked).
Thank you! :)
I'm so worried about missing deadlines. The last date for a lot of schools in my list is February 1st/2nd. :(
I got a few emails from schools saying they'd be back on January 2nd. I'd say you should expect to hear back after the break.
How long does it take for LSAC to process international transcripts?
It's been over two months for me. Two long months riddled with complications and no proper responses. I sent in my transcripts and heard back weeks later about them needing my degree certificate as well. Sent that in urgently under a week and emailed them to check if they had gotten it since I hadn't heard back. They said they're unable to answer since they receive lots of documents every day and that I should wait for the transcript to be processed to my file. Three weeks pass by again and I mail them asking how much longer I need to wait. To which I get a reply, days later, that they're still waiting for my degree certificate! I emailed them about the confusion, to which there was no reply so I called them up and after a long, gruelling conversation I was told they've received my degree certificate they just can't seem to locate it. They were supposed to get back to me today and they didn't.
Looks like my application's slated for January now. This is so disappointing.
Any international student listening, how was your experience?
That's horrible! Have you tried catching them on the phone? I think it's easier to dismiss someone via email than on a phone call.
LSAC is causing me major delays in my application too since they just asked for my verified degree certificate two days ago and my university takes a month to verify and seal documents. :(
Thank you everyone! I hear ye, and I'm sticking to an essay :)
Thank you so much, after hearing out some other people too, I think I agree with you there. Thanks for your honest thoughts :)
I mean my personal statement.
Hello. I'm a spoken word poet and I was thinking of submitting a poem as my Statement of Purpose. I've converted my SoP into a spoken word piece and I've even formatted it so it fits in two pages, the word count being around 650. Does it sound like a good idea to send it in or am I taking too much of a risk?
International students! Hello! The application process is so convoluted and confusing and suuuuper stressful. It would help to have fellow international students around, to share insights, tips, resources, and offer support. How about we make a group?
Been refreshing my LSAC page for the past 6 hours now when will this madness end :(
I’d love to be of help!
I'd love to read it and offer thoughts. :)
Yes, I had the 60/90% cotton thingy too! Still trying to figure out if it was in the real thing or not.
Headspace is a great start! Highly recommend it. My head's always racing with irrelevant thoughts but ever since I started using the app, I find it to be a much calmer place. Good luck! :)
Whoa, that was so subtle! I'm so excited to have had the chance to attune myself to recognize the flaw I committed in this question. Good one, LSAT! I'm on to you.
@ashleighkong22327 said:
What I used to do (I'm gonna go back to doing this) is going through the passages and doing the ones I like first then the ones I "don't" like last. I usually just skim through the 4 passages take a glimpse at the first line and determine the subject matter. It used to help me get through 1-2 maybe 3 passages fairly quickly because I was so interested in the content and it boosted my confidence. It put me in the right frame of mind for the last passage and even if it was hard, I gave myself more time to work on it knowing I nailed or did fairly well on the others. It's good to keep the order of the PTs randomized because if you try to restructure the PTs based on your preference you have to also realize that probably won't happen on the actual day.
I'm always worried this process will take up more time than I can afford. I can barely finish the passages in time as is. :/
@samuelttyler890 said:
I wouldn't mess with the order, the PTs are structured as they are by testmakers for a reason. Instead of changing around the order of the sections, have you considered adding a fifth "experimental" RC section from an older test and writing that like its the first section?
That's a good idea, actually. I'll do that then, makes more sense. Thank you!
@samanthaashley92715 said:
Just a thought: if a preceding section gives you anxiety, the adrenaline may actually help with your later sections. If RC isn't first, the adrenaline could help with your RC performance.
Preparing for the worst case scenario here. You're right though!
@victorialn880 said:
Maybe you can try taking 5 or so deep breaths before starting the 1st section once you see that it's RC. If you're going to do RC sections 1st from now on hopefully you will get used to it and eventually may not need to do this anymore, but it may help to center yourself and not freak out (if you think that's why you're having the discrepancy). You should also try just drilling RC sections on their own for a few days, it's definitely helped me with pacing and may help you if you get really worried about timing or just need to get more used to doing RC
Yes, I really think I should start drilling RC sections. Perhaps my biggest hurdle is just how much I dislike them. :( Thank you!
@samuelttyler890 said:
That is a little odd! Do you feel like you dislike/get stressed by RC more than the other sections in general? I think taking RC first in your future PTs is definitely a good plan!
Both, I dislike it and therefore it causes me a lot of stress. Thank you! Tyring one tomorrow!
Thank you everyone, that was very helpful! :)