You can have a highlighter that has dual ends.

As far as “pros” not using them that’s not entirely true it’s a preference but agree don’t switch between pencil and highlighter just mark with the highlighter including questions and then bubble at page turn with pencil. 0 lost time due to highlighter pencil switching and you get the JY breathing break to boot.

Just make sure it’s a chisel tip highlighter.

After I started using a method from a 180 scorer my RC became much more reliable with a dual highlighter.

Not for everyone but for me (and others) it works, the highlighter doesn’t bleed through the test and doesn’t take more time (especially if you use the highlighter to go through the answer choices)!And actually can shave time due to the two colors if you use them systematically. One color thesis and author tone other details for sign posts. (Or whatever system works for you) .

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you were inherently disadvantaged if you had to test in the same amount of time as most people do?

My feelings are somewhere between @ and yours. The fact that, on average, accommodated extra-time test takers significantly outperform non-accommodated test takers makes me think that the system needs to be tweaked.

But they don’t significantly. LSAT has a study that shows that retakers that first took without accommodations and retook with them only score 2 points higher on average.. this is the same for all retakers and within their original score band.

I always did a bracket around the conclusion. It just became habit so it was like a security blanket on test day.

But I notate a lot... absolutely not needed.

Just find what your comfort level is.

Yep. It's listed on the course page starter is 3 months and Ultimate is 12 months. Plus you can buy extra time if you need it and when prep test get released you can add those as well and that adds time too

I'm a fan of this method. Skim for the Passage A questions and also do the "both would agree/disagree" many times you can get to the right answer with just one passage or down to 2 ACs before reading passage B.

I treat them like agree/disagree LR questions and make the TChart

Nope you're fine.

I've had 3 /4 scholarships all change the smallest one was a 5k total bump the 2 others have been 5k a year. I then reached out again after seat deposits and had another 5k bump. The only "no" has been from Fordham and Emory doesn't reconsider scholarships.

Basically sent a letter with other offers as well as how I could add to the program with my softs. So far it's been received well.

Have your letters handy as they need support. I used both regional and higher ranked schools. I have a full to a state school and significant money to Emory so both have been helpful with other schools.

Just ask respectfully and support your ask and good things should happen.

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Also, just because some is smart or scored well doesn't mean that they're a good teacher. I can think of a couple profs or TA's who were at the top of their game intellectually but not good at teaching.

Amen to that!!

Yep switch. Some students need tough love and some need constant encouragement but you have to be able to communicate openly. I'm sometimes tough on the folks I tutor, but only after I've confirmed they want/need that extra push.

Meet with people and find a good fit. Most people offer free time for that type of meeting.

You might also get a nice bump as a URM. But improving your LSAT will always help

It should be available in the Webinar area and I think she has it on you tube too. A google search should direct you to the right place

It won’t hurt but it won’t help overcome a UGPA or LSAT issue. Have 2 4.0 Masters degrees and while it was a nice soft didn’t help with admissions in almost all cases. I asked the schools I was admitted to if it helped being admitted and most said it played more of a factor with scholarship allocation vs admittance.

Unless you’re going to a top school T-6 mainly, there is very need based aid. I have nearly a 0 FAFSA and only BU gave a small amount of need based aid.

Don’t discount a high GPA. My friend is a 4.0 164 non URM going to UPenn. In a cycle of high LSAT scores, high GPAs were a hot commodity this cycle and likely to be next as well.

Yep the ticket says a highlighter. Multiple highlighters are not allowed, but a single highlighter with multiple tips a ok. I basically called and ran through a bunch of rules and that was one I asked about.

I called the LSAC about this year and you can have multiple watches and they can be on your desk.

You can also have a single highlighter but it can have multiple colors.

Overall main point and overall purpose

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GREs have ScoreSelect, where candidates who take the GRE more than once can pick what scores they want to report, which the LSAT obviously doesn't have. Has anyone seen articles on this?

But even with this schools require all scores and it's a C&F violation if you don't. Harvard stated they'd revoke a JD if multiple GRE scores exist and were not reported in their presentation last Fall.

Like you've already done and what there have said. I'd recommend looking at lstreports and examining the finance and debt for the schools you are looking at. There are a lot of paths to big law, some more likely than others. T 14 is a great way to get to big law but not the only way and going to a T14 does not guarantee you big law either.

There are so many different types of big law. Do you want New York big law or California big law? Or local big law? This does make a big difference.

I know people who have gone to Brooklyn Law and Cardozo Law are now in big law, and they pretty much only paid for living expenses but that was still 115,000k of debt. Oh course they represent a much smaller group of graduates.

And the other thing is six figures varies a lot depending on where you live, in regards to standard of living, as mentioned above.

I was aiming for New York and then after looking at the numbers I realized I'd make more money because the cost-of-living with a big law salary in my home state than. The starting salary here is equivalent to $270,000 in NYC when you take standard of living into account.

Once I looked at things from that perspective it flipped my cycle completely.

So for me, it's worth it and I'll graduate with minimal debt and good prospects.

The debt is stressful. BU had a good calculator that helps give realistic expectations. They shared it with us at ASD and ironically a big reason why I decided to withdraw. It factors in loan fees and interest. http://www.bu.edu/law/admissions/financial-aid/financial-planning-calculator/

We each have our own debt limits. Mine stopped me from going to what may have been the best choice for me and my goals. But we have to see that our education is both an investment and a bit of a gamble if we're not at a T14 (and even then there are still no guarantees).

Even with my current full ride I'm still looking at $73k in debt (with fees/books/room/board and other COA) and that helped put things in perspective. So a full ride isn't the end all and be all. You'll still other COA items.

I should probably be taking on more debt than I'm willing to but we each have our limits. I don't want more than a $1200 loan payment (in a 10 year plan) as I've equivalent to what I've already paid off within 10 years. And while it becomes common to make that payment it doesn't really fade into the background you're still responsible for it and it's not dischareable.

Do the math, and find your comfort zone. Know that 100,000 in loans will be more with interest and origination fees figure out that number and then determine the repayment options.

It is a lot to take on but manageable. Know about the different types of repayment plans and you'll feel more confident about your loans.

MP RC questions almost always have an answer that is a main point of one the paragraphs vs the entire passage.

Be sure to find the line numbers during BR and that should keep you on track.

Lots of app this cycle. My longest wait was Nov 1 to Feb 21 and it was an admitance. It's just a weird cycle (and they were NOT holding for an LSAT score). Just hold tight.

It looks like each law firm had the same web developer and the just copied each site with minimal personalization. They all have the same pop ups, layouts and whatnot.

Because there were so many applications this cycle, many schools are taking longer than usually. But most schools say it will be 8-12 weeks to hear back.

It looks like 10 weeks ago would have been mid February, did you take the Feb LSAT? If so they might have held till March for that score.

You can always send a LOCI or hang right. I had a few apps take 15 weeks this cycle.