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VerdantZephyr
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If you're below the 25th I definitely think there is no point in not redacting. I would say if you're near the median but below you definitely don't want to use the redacted option. What I am less sure about are applicants near but above the 25th …
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@dmadjarian2018 It means that they are unable to view your GPA at all. Redaction is editing a document to censor information in it. You may have seen it in crime or war movies involving federal agencies/the military where a character receives a fi…
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That is awesome! Congrats!!!
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@HLoom1222 This is super old now, but I haven't been on the forums as of late because I was ready to take a break from law school nonsense and, after moving internationally, went straight into a 70 hour a week job. I didn't get in anywhere last cyc…
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I was similar. Averaging 176 on PTs and got a 173 on my first take. I retook, felt really good about the second take, and got a 174. My goal was 177. It was a good decision for me, and I think I'll retake again, but I've been so burnt out by thi…
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@gabfletcher128 We really need more information to give good advice. We lack information about what sort of debt load you would incur and even more importantly, we don't know what "sorta higher ranked" and "lower ranked" mean. Are you choosing bet…
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Yes, the competition during this cycle is closely connected to COVID. Surges in graduate education always happen during economic downturn and when you factor in all the time spent at home thinking about what changes to make that is only exacerbate…
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I don't know what you're paying, but @Constantine makes great points. If you're already getting great scholarship money at FSU in the most competitive cycle ever then you're a strong candidate for even more if you wait. If you don't want to wait t…
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@SufficientCondition Thanks, I have been honestly feeling like my comments aren't as useful as I hope. I also tend to ramble unfortunately. I would actually really enjoy admissions or advising work, if that's what you meant about joining them. I …
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@brookegojazz Thanks so much for that link, I'll enjoy listening to it. So, personal anecdote, but I applied to 13 schools with a 174, a 2.x undergrad GPA, (upward trend) and a 3.8high graduate GPA (and no grade below an A-, so there was strong con…
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@cmoren21 I think we'd need a lot more information about your law career goals, your financial position/goals, and what schools you're looking at.
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@canihazJD Congrats man, you deserve it and Cornell is an exciting school with lots of cool programs. Goodluck in upstate New York. Great food, lots of snow, and very exciting football over in Buffalo these days too when you aren't hitting the boo…
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I applied to 13 schools in December and January. As of my rejection from Cornell today, still haven't heard from 4. 3 WLs at Washington, Emory, and W&L and 6 rejections at UT, Boston, and 4 lower T14. Still haven't heard from Duke, Minnesota, Vi…
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I believe I initially heard that from Vanderbilt, if any non-traditional students with many years of work experience are thinking of applying there.
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Agree with everything @"Law and Yoda" said with one caveat. With two years of work experience it might not matter, but I have had admissions reps say that if you have extensive work experience it looks strange not to have a work LoR and that it cou…
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Well, I think that, since you're averaging 173 on tests now, you should go ahead and take in April. Being able to boost your application earlier is better when it comes to wait lists. That said, assuming you can afford to, I think you take both if…
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The analytics are based on your tests taken here on the site, so without a subscription and the ability to take PTs here you won't have access to the analytics. I think @studentservice is best served to answer any specific questions you have.
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@karko2525 I emailed them and they said no action was necessary. Still haven't heard anything though.
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If you're applying next year it's really hard to say honestly. I think a lot of people are operating under the assumption that numbers will be lower (both applications and 170+ LSATs) next year but no one really knows. Complicating forecasting that…
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@aszane21 I think that people were unsure if you've already applied this year or were thinking of applying next year. Are you already waitlisted? Anticipating waitlists? If you haven't been waitlisted yet and you're tired of studying I don't thin…
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@TimeIsMoney I've been thinking about this and don't have confirmation, nor have I dived deeply into law school numbers, but my guess is that reverse splitters faired better than usual this year and also probably better than splitters given the numb…
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@Logician thanks for your input. I'll be doing that, particularly since, on balance, I would rather be seen as a bit pushy than be accidentally left off of the list because of how I applied.
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This tells me that it might be especially important for your to have extra time at the end of your sections to go over the first few questions when taking the test. I used to flag every main point question and come back in RC because it was my wea…
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SMU salary medians 72, 90, 180k with 86% reporting. Those are much, much better numbers. I honestly wasn't expecting such strong numbers from them. 68.9% employed by firms. 250-500 person firms 8.5% 500+ 23.5%. Those are fantastic big law numbe…
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So at FSU the median salaries were 60, 70, and 80k but only 1/3rd of graduates reported salaries. That makes a meaningful conclusion hard to guess. 47.4% of grads were employed by firms. 6.1% of grads were in firms of 250-500 and 4.9% in the large…
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Look at their big law numbers. In case you don't have a US News subscription I'll dig them up for you.
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Take more breaks. I should say that for most people you're not going to be able to effectively absorb content for 4 straight hours each day, especially if you're losing interest in it. Give yourself rewards for studying as well. Play a favorite s…
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I'm not an expert, but it seems to me that you don't really do anything besides taking up the time of an admissions officer with that email. Admissions officers are really busy and you're not adding anything to your application. They take your hi…
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I'm not actually sure what the requirements are to be a sage, but you do indeed receive a star when site staff have observed you to be a very helpful, active, and insightful member on the forums over a period of time.
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I concur, I don't see the benefit of an April date since you're likely already pushing applications back to next year. Push to June and commit hard, get that improvement you seek, and be ahead of the game for next year's applications.