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sharonmizbani481

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sharonmizbani481

Sunday, Oct 14 2018

@doneill3389668, since you mentioned that the LSAT has been a rough journey for you, one advice I have is to step back try to think what contributed to that. Try to evaluate if you can create a more positive association with both studying and taking the LSAT, what tangible steps you can take to avoid a rough journey again, and if you are able to do those things, re-take it if you don't get into your schools this year (no harm in trying I think).

From my own personal perspective, I am so done with the LSAT, and I personally have too much negative association placed on waiting another year (I already took two years off), and I will just jump in and see what offers I get. You could do the same, and re-evaluate your position again in April once you get offers on the table. I would also suggest you set a realistic goal for yourself right now - do you want/need that HYS? T14 with full or partial scholarship? T14 without scholarship? Decide now, and that will make it easier to decide to accept or try again once offers come in later

Admissions · Fee Waivers

sharonmizbani481

Wednesday, Oct 03 2018

Just received some waivers with only a sept 2018 score! UCLA, UVA, Vanderbilt, and Duke.

LSAT · What do you guys feel about your September 2018 score? Vent or celebrate down below

sharonmizbani481

Tuesday, Oct 02 2018

I was so happy at first - I was PTing at 167 the last couple of weeks, and averaging 165. I got a 168 on test day (despite feeling horrible about my performance that day)! That's the highest I've ever gotten. But... could I get a higher score in November? I only studied for two months, maybe one more month might push me to 170? Is it worth it?? I'm so burned out by lsat... what if I get worse in November? All these questions have made me significantly less happy about my score, but I think I'm just that type of person who finds it difficult to be satisfied with anything. My dream school is NYU with a bit of scholarship.

General · Admissions Webinar + Editing Giveaway! Thursday, Sep 20 @ 9 p.m. ET

sharonmizbani481

Friday, Sep 21 2018

DO NOT BE AFRAID TO TOTALLY SCRAP YOUR FIRST DRAFT

I wrote what I thought was an amazing personal statement, but after comparing it with the notes in the admissions course, I realized it didn't have a story, and I didn't show I learned anything. It took me days to just let go since I loved it; I just had to erasing the whole thing, and try again. THAT'S OK! I realized just the process of writing things out is valuable for its own sake, and even if nothing remains from that first draft, you have learned something from it and can write an even better one thanks to that process.

General · Re: Law School Forums

sharonmizbani481

Tuesday, Sep 18 2018

I just went to the one in Toronto yesterday, and there were a few things I found particularly useful. First, they had a panel of lawyers and one happened to be in the field I hope to practice in, so I had the opportunity to speak to her more about her career path and any advice she may have - I think this is particularly useful for students who do not have access to any lawyers through their current network. Second, I got to ask those really specific questions that I would have otherwise had to email about. They also gave me contact info, campus tour dates, and information about their own admissions info days. If you check the LSAC website, click on the event you want to go to, you should find a link titled "all JD schools participating" and there you will find the list.

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Monday, Sep 10 2018

sharonmizbani481

Academic CV to Resume Advice

I am realizing now that many of the truths that hold for an academic CV may not apply for a law school application resume. I was hoping to get some clarifications on some aspects!

do you include dollar amounts for grants/funding? A lot of the grants I got during my masters to conduct research are above 5k, and one is 17k... on a CV dollar amounts are a must to show you are able to get significant funding, but since that is not the case in law school is it too pretentious? Also, should I list every award I've gotten? It takes up half a page which is normal for academia where your CV can be like 20 pages, but it seems to take up too much room for law school applications.

In my CV, conferences organized and conferences presented at are two different categories. Should these become one larger category? I also have a separate volunteer work section.

General · Any updates on the Khan Academy LSAT Prep experience?

sharonmizbani481

Monday, Sep 10 2018

@samanthaashley92715 said:

@sharonmizbani481 which PTs are included?

Here is the fun part: they don't tell you! I figured out the ones I did by googling the first LR question... I did 66, 68, 59, 70, 74 before I stopped taking the weekly tests - and I am not sure where they pull the fifth section from.

General · Any updates on the Khan Academy LSAT Prep experience?

sharonmizbani481

Sunday, Sep 09 2018

I used it for my first month of studying (out of only 3 months... I know), and it was a big mistake to use it before anything else. First of all, the core curriculum is weak compared to 7sage and even powerscore books - it doesn't get to the core of logic like 7sage, and pushes you to do a practice test every week despite just starting out. I wasted a few good late PTs this way! I realized pretty soon that it is not enough since I finished everything on the website and was stuck at 160-164 (my diagnostic was 160, so I was pretty unhappy). If I could do it over again, I would start with 7sage and use the free aga khan practice tests after - they give you 10, 5 full section tests, and don't let you cheat around with time.

General · Scores getting worse

sharonmizbani481

Friday, Aug 31 2018

Exact same thing happened for my LR and LG sections! I did the powerscore books, improved from 160 starting point to 165. Then I did the 7sage course in about a month, and from the few pts I did I kept getting 162ish. I decided to put the tests on a pause since they were making me feel worse, and just focus on the blind review for a couple of weeks. I tried to really dissect each question and figure out why I chose the wrong answers, redo them, teach the material to my husband, and figure out which questions I should have skipped. After that 2 week PT break, I started scoring more consistently in the 168ish.

Personally, I think I had two problems. At first, my intuition worked better than my half ass attempts at using the lawgic - once I practiced that, and made less mapping mistakes, I was able to do better than my initial intuition.

Secondly, the 7sage CC teaches you methods that just take a long time to do right. During PTs, I lost my sense of urgency and went too slowly to finish everything with the correct method. My BR is 175ish thanks to the accuracy of the methods, but getting faster at it is where you need more time and practice to perfect. I think you probably can absorb all the material in 3 weeks, but you really need to put in the time and practice the drills every week to actively use everything during a test. Although, to be clear, my goal is 170 and I have yet to hit it (so who knows how valuable any of my comments are).

General · Not finishing a PT because not in the right mindset

sharonmizbani481

Tuesday, Aug 21 2018

PT 73 for me! RC was hard, but I finished it, but then bombed the first LR. When I couldn't finish the LG, (which I consistently get -2 to 0), I was tearing up, but then I accidentally spilled someone else's coffee on the rest of the test. I waited 30 minutes before continuing (to let the test dry lol), and ended up doing really well on the last section. I am so thankful that happened though! I know that if I bomb the first or second section, I can still get close to my average if I calm down.

PrepTests ·

PT116.S3.Q25

sharonmizbani481

Saturday, Aug 18 2018

SO I really struggled with this one, but something helpful was to think of a single topic to fit both the stimulus and answer choice B. Here is what helped me:

Stim: Toronto is not a good place to live, for a good place to live is never cold, and Toronto is often cold.

answer choice D: Toronto is not a good place to live, for it is often cold, and most good places to live are never cold.

Both the stimulus and answer choice use 'often'/'never' cold, but here you can see most and often act very differently.

PrepTests ·

PT117.S4.Q19

sharonmizbani481

Wednesday, Aug 15 2018

I was really thrown off by the fact that 'jazz musician' in the premise becomes just 'musician' in the conclusion (and JY just reads the word 'jazz' into the conclusion, like I did on my first read through). However, JY also points out that 'government who is worthy of respect' is not the same as 'any government', therefore it is a similar error in the stim and answer choice B. I hope this helps anyone else who got tripped up by this!

PrepTests ·

PT117.S4.Q11

sharonmizbani481

Wednesday, Aug 15 2018

But if I were a gov official, I just need to be bribed once (by anyone) to give the contract to this board! It wouldn't make sense for every member to bribe me?? The conclusion is that they should be replaced, the premise is because a bribe occurred. (But I guess the conclusion has an 'AND', therefore the author failed to prove that it is 'full' of corruption. Still, I'm bitter....)

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