This time last year, I basically spammed this discussion board every day.
7Sage is the reason I genuinely feel like I'm not going to drown in law school, especially as I sit here and brief a case for my orientation next week. With this program, I was able to conquer the LSAT and go on to apply and get into a law school of my choice. This post is just to say a simple thank you to the wonderful staff of 7Sage and this amazing community.
Chins up everyone!
Hey guys,
I promise i'm normally not an idiot but today I feel like one. One of my schools transcripts just hit LSAC and I'm trying to get an idea of what my LSAC GPA is. The other transcript is just from my dual enrollment years, so it's only two grades. But I can't seem to find out where to find my actual LSAC GPA. Do I need to wait until both transcripts are in for LSAC to calculate?
Thanks in advance!
@marine4life6798246 said:
when I did it last yr, it took about 2 to 3 weeks to proceed.
Ugh, it's just driving me nuts. Most of friends only took a week!
Hey guys,
How long does it normally take for you guys to have your transcripts uploaded to LSAC? I had my school send my transcript on 10/17 and it's yet to hit LSAC. Help a stressed-food-posioned-yet-still-at-work girl out lol
Victoria
I struggled BIG time with my PS. I have this huge thing my life thats the obvious choice, but I just couldn't write it. Literally 18 different drafts and every single one came off as dramatic, pissed off or disinterested. So, I made a list of the 10 hardest things i've done in the last two years. Everything from constant car problems, a killer finals week, and raising an orphaned infant kitten.
Guess whose applying to law school with a kitten PS.
I also think you should make a list of qualities you want to exude. Who do you want them to think you are by the end. If it's passionate, quick thinking and responsible then you need to pick a personal statement topic that show cases moments where you were like that. I wanted to come off as responsible, capable and self aware. Surprisingly, my kitten story nailed every one of those moments.
First off, I AM SO PROUD OF YOU FOR CONQUERING APPS. It's scary, I know!
Second, I would go with two. It's really two separate things in all honesty.
@taylorasmith199428 said:
Hey, I'm definitely interested too!
I got you
@jennybains774 said:
Interested! DM me:)
I sent you a DM!
@jennybains774 said:
Hi, I'd be down to swap. Need someone other than myself to judge how sincerely and/or cheesy my essay comes off as.
You have no idea bout cheesy lol, i'll PM you!
Anyone game for a PS swap?
I'm about to hand my PS off to my LOR people and feel like it needs a final and brutal review. Anyone interested in a swap?
Comment below and i'll PM you!
@vtm14207 said:
@vtm14207 that's a good idea, I dont think I will be able to find something even remotely similar to the class. It was an avant garde art class for a specific period of time from a specific country. I took a film class and animation class but it was also handwritten in class exams. All I have left from school is philosophy papers as that was my major. I think i'll just base who I'm asking on what papers I still have saved
Happy to help! Also attach your PS, sometimes they are happy with that as well.
I believe I saw a few people getting fee waivers from Cornell at a law school fair two weeks ago, but don't hold me to that. I was sorta running around like a chicken.
I think you can see them on every app when you go to submit, but I've also employed a strategy of flagging every email green for fee waivers and yellow for scholarship offers.
Also, i've discovered and interesting trend. Whenever I look at a school through LSAC, I get an email within 48 hours either with info on the school and or a fee waiver. Interesting stuff kids!
Yes and no. Go ahead and explain to the professor that you don't have any writing samples from her class, but here is a piece from a similar course. You understand though if that would not work for her.
I also think you should reach out to a few more professors and see if they would be willing.
Hey everyone, miss me?
So I know I disappeared and a few 7sagers know why, but after a lot of thought i've decided to proceed forward with my applications for the 2018 cycle. With one caveat. I'm going to attach an addendum for my LSAT scores, particularly how I score 10 points below my practice tests on the September tests.
I've NEVER been a good standardized tester. Back in the third grade when I received my first standardized test, all of my grades began to plummet. My parents made the choice to get me tested in case there was some sort of learning disorder, and the results were a first for the testers. I didn't have a learning disability at all, I just was an auditory and kinesthetic learner who didn't test well on standardized tests. Essays, short answers and written answers I nailed but anything bubbling was not enough to keep me engaged. I've learned lots of testing strategies over the years, but none of them were designed to help with the LSAT. If you followed the September LSAT Saga, it was a very stressful situation from start to finish and I'm positive that negatively DESTROYED my score.
I have no idea how to even write an addendum, let alone include most of that in an appropriate way.
Any tips?
I'm realizing I need to add an edit: This particular score was extremely low as I was in Florida during Hurricane Irma. My testing center closed down, and after financial pressures I caught a cheap flight to DC to do the test there. Not only was this my second time taking the test, I was also coping with serious family upheaval. The hurricane had flooded my grandparents home where I had to conduct an emergency rescue to get them out. They also were living with us at this point. A bit TMI but the stress was beyond normal stress.
Please someone reach out to me! I'm editing like a mad man but i'm feeling like i'm lacking!
I've already chatted with you, but dude... You are completely able to do this in December. Go do it! I've decided to apply with the scores I have now, and if I don't get in... Well, i'm taking a gap year to retake the LSAT and get some more experience.
@97136 said:
Anyone know if lsac releases scores after they close for the day??
They have before!
@pcainti665 said:
@vtm14207 @distasiomadeline41 @shanedrider779 @steigers901 hey but I couldn't ask to be suffering with a better group of people though!! 7Sager's rock!
Awww, we all bond in our suffering. If I'm not retaking, then I'm going to miss you guys!
I literally cried in a chick fil a after the test because of judicial candor. I tear up every time I think about it.
I feel panic in my soul, this is my second time doing this and i'm genuinely panicking
First off, just write. It could be absolute garbage but you gotta get the crap out before the good stuff starts to flow.
@gregoryalexanderdevine723 said:
@vtm14207 said:
I'm so happy i'm at my internship today! I work for a Senator who has six month old twins that are like the worlds happiest babies. So instead of constantly refreshing, I'm playing in a ball pit with tiny babies. Seriously, these babies don't even cry.
That job sounds awesome! :)
I normally am running around like a chicken, particularly because we are in committee meetings at the moment but they figured out I keep the babies happy. So my job has been reduced down to baby management and handling the influx of lobbyists. It's fun, I love it.
@vtm14207 Thank you! It seems like they have received one of mine at this point, but I can't get at what my LSAC GPA would be. I'll give it some time!
@marine4life6798246 That seems to be what has happened! One of my transcripts has dropped in, so i'm grateful!