@7964 yes super annoying!

@rifqabary702 and @7sagestudentservices cool good to know.

I did finally get through on Yale. The application took so long though that I'm going to wait till tomorrow for Harvard lol

Hey guys just got Yale working, thanks! Re-started my computer and browser.

@tristandesinor505 yeah I feel you. Which is why getting into meditation now will serve well. It's all about being with the wait ;)

Best of luck to you!

@rileymajeunefagan676 good to know. I've tried multiple times and have no idea why it's not working. Maybe I'll try my boyfriend's computer.

@tristandesinor505 180! that's amazing. Yeah you totally got the skills, you are just getting the nerves down. I will be sending you good vibes as I know you can do this.

And yeah, applications are a bit of a bitch, no doubt. I've sent in all my apps for Canada and now just doing Yale and Harvard. The waiting for months for responses will probably be the hardest part :)

Yale's applications opened October 20th, and Harvard opened September 15th

@tristandesinor505

Thanks bro! hope you are well these days. You taking December?

@rifqabary702 no they are both totally open. Check the LSAC site. I've been watching it for months :)

@breshnadurrani875

From what I understood looking over different school requirements is that some schools just take sketch/verifiers (Osgoode I believe) and others take sketch/verifiers and resumes (UofT), so yes do upload resume as well as doing sketch/verifiers!

Thanks for the heads up on the SAM tab, just getting home from work so will do that now!

@apawalter231

Cool thanks!

@apawalter231 that was actually what I was wanting to know. Do you remember where on OLSAS that you uploaded your resume?

@gregoryalexanderdevine723 thanks that is good to know. So far I'm only applying within Ontario and Alberta. I did consider Dalhousie but read some bad stuff on it on the law students forum about how it has gone down hill. You know much about that?

I actually had one other question for you all as I'm working on final touches for Ontario applications through OLSAS. I notice that some schools seem to want sketch/verifiers and not resumes, and others seem to want both. But I can't see anywhere in the applications where you can attach a resume. Is anyone else having this issue?

@apawalter231 @vanessadfisher628 @apawalter231

Thanks @7sagestudentservices and @acsimon699 !

There is a lot of debate about this topic and a lot of mixed opinions. I think a lot of it depends on where you want to end up and also your financial situation. For international law, I do think the Ivy education looks great and opens some extra doors, but then again the price tag is massive and I think it is really hard to go into any kind of public interest field with a $300K debt, even if you go to Harvard. I have a friend that went to Harvard that said the humanitarian law field is really really stiff competition to get a well-paid job in, even if you come out of Harvard, so unless you are floating in money, I'd consider it deeply.

I do know that Yale has a good repayment program and that they encourage public interest careers, so you may want to look into that. It's still a risk financially, but that is something you'd have to decide based on your own life conditions.

If you got a scholarship to New York University, that might be worth it as you are right beside the UN and all those international connections.

Again, just keep in mind that public interest/humanitarian law/international law all sound sexy, but are extremely hard careers to succeed in and make money from.

I've decided to apply to Yale and Harvard as well as the Canadian schools here. Not sure I'd go even if I got accepted, but worth putting the app in :)

@8166

yeah the logic games were my hardest section throughout studying. After foolproofing, I could always get all the games, but just struggled getting them done under timed conditions. Basically, all I can say is repetition :) I just kept doing them over and over. It was the section I was most worried about, but luckily, the LG section on the last test wasn't especially hard. There are some great threads on here about different tricks and such to speed up your time which helped me a lot. Good luck!

@tristandesinor505 yes feel free to DM for any questions :)

@tristandesinor505 totally don't talk to people! Everyone just shares their anxieties. It's not helpful :)

@tristandesinor505 and yes it has been a bit of a lifestyle for many years. I was deep into a lot of meditation and yoga and even lived on a yoga ashram for a bit in my early 20s :). I've gone on and off how much I do, but it is a bit like building a muscle that once you have the practice in you, it is easier to recover

@7sagestudentservices I think a lot of it is about finding the thing that works for you. Not every teacher will resonate with you, nor every form of meditation. There are literally hundreds of kinds so it takes a bit of exploring to find the right fit. Yoga is great! I think just including something you can do everyday is also useful. Practices that allow you to look more directly at your own mind and see what is happening is how you start to gain a "distance" from your mind. Not by controlling it or manipulating it, but by increasingly becoming dis-identified with the stories that pass through the mind. If you have the time and interest, I'd recommend trying out a few different meditation centers near you. Vipassana is really popular, especially for beginners. Also, one thing to keep in mind is that many people give it up early because when they start sitting they get discouraged that their mind is so busy. This is supposed to happen! Basically our mind is near totally controlled by unconscious and habitual thought patterns, so when we first sit down to observe the mind in silence it often becomes really really loud. It can feel really discouraging and like you just suck at meditation, and that it isn't doing anything, but this is part of the process. Any good meditation instructor can also help guide you through that. There is another teacher Kenneth Folk that I know does online guidance and meets with you once a week to work on your progress and I've heard fantastic things about him.

@laurenleonard1213682 and @tristandesinor505 yes morning meditation is a great thing. I was lucky for the last 6 months of LSAT study I as doing it full time so I had a routine of getting up early and first thing doing some stretches and then sitting for a guided meditation for 15 minutes before doing anything else. I would usually also meditate another 20 minutes in the later afternoon. But if you have to chose one, I think first thing before study is the best time. On test day I also found some space away from people to meditate before the test and not talk to people, and on the break did some breathing exercises also.

Hope that helps!

@tristandesinor505 hey thanks! And yeah there are a few good meditation teachers out there I like. My favorites for good talks and guided meditations are Joseph Goldstein and Adyashanti. I believe one or both of them also have apps, but you can find their youtube videos as well. Also, I'd recommend checking out a meditation center near you. If you look it up online, you can find meditation centers that offer either free or relatively cheap meditation classes with instructors and this can sometimes be helpful to start.

Biggest thing is to be consistent with your meditation pratice. Sit everyday and don't make excuses about being too busy.

@8166 yes for sure any kind of intensive training like that can be very helpful. I found martial arts really great, but really many different options.

congrats and good luck with everything!

I'm happy with my score, so I won't be re-writing, but I will miss you all terribly! I hope to check in on this forum now and then in future. It's been a blast chatting and learning from you all, truly

oh nevermind, I see it :)

ok I feel like a total idiot. It looks like all the PDFs came through but I don't see a cumulative score anywhere. Am I just so nervous I'm blind??

haha, well that sucks