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marcosmcqueen
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I got into Berkeley with a 3.3. You're not sunk. You are in need of a solid LSAT score and kick ass app materials.
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Almost 40, one kid here. This post really spoke to me. My wife is making a huge sacrifice to support my goal of becoming an attorney. The one price I wouldn't be willing to pay for law school would be my family's well being. I've talked to a few stu…
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Davis or retake. I know that wasn't the question, but that's the answer. Visit Davis, schmooze, LOCI, do it all.
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@"Paul Caint" said: @PublicInterested @marcosmcqueen also because their own deadlines are coming up True
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@PublicInterested said: @taranjot said: @"Paul Caint" said: We're bound to get a lot of decisions back this week. What makes you say that? Likely because law schools are aware of other school…
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I don't want to be a jerk, but I am going to challenge your framing. You have set up two rules which may well be incompatible. 1) You MUST go this year and 2) You MUST attend a T14. Based on the rules that you have chosen to set, the total number of…
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We don't know anything about this person's story. It seems like someone at the school saw something in them that wasn't reflected in the quantifiable portions of their app. I'm sure that someone at a great school will feel the same about you.
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UR1, UR2, UR3 are unofficial ways in which people refer to date changes in the section titled Current Status Date. When the status checker first says "Application under review" folks describe themselves as being UR1. Periodically the Current Status …
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There's an obvious selection bias in that you're asking folks who have invested in, or at least believe the community around, a prep course. I found 7sage to be worth every penny. I'm more concerned, however, about your pre-law advisor's advice. It…
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@"sbc.mom_3x" said: @marcosmcqueen said: Two years of study, four takes of the LSAT and finally...170!!! That was my goal and I'm over the moon. Off to send unnecessary updates to the schools where I've applied! Just curiou…
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Two years of study, four takes of the LSAT and finally...170!!! That was my goal and I'm over the moon. Off to send unnecessary updates to the schools where I've applied!
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I had an issue where I'd get a flow going and forget to bubble. I now place the bubble sheet behind the set of pages I'm working on... So if I'm working on pages five and six, the sheet is slid in between seven and eight. That way, when I flip the p…
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I did a light hearted version of the three songs essay. Anyone who wants profundity in 250 words but doesn't give the option of a haiku is a fool and you should dismiss their school immediately. The pretentiousness of the Yale application was a seri…
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I, too, have written all of the optionals. My take is that I would like every app to be successful. A school isn't a very good backup if I get rejected. My goal is to make each application as good as possible. Period.
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I don't see any downside to applying this year. If you don't like your offers you can still apply again next cycle.
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It would be very helpful if we knew what you'd done so far? How have you prepared? No way to tell you how to get to your destination if we don't know where you're starting.
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I had the same scenario. I didn't write an addendum because a) same score, so what? and b) what would the explanation be? "I thought I might score higher. I did not." Not one school expressed any interest in the topic whatsoever and I spoke with no …
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I also get confused when they use words other than "before" and "after" in what are essentially sequencing games. I essentially find myself converting the words they use into "before" and "after". At best it takes a few extra seconds. At worst, I do…
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I think it has potential, but make sure that you stay away from the generic ideas such as "it really made me appreciate every day" or "suddenly I understood that any day could be my last". Make sure you're able to set up the you "before" and contr…
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What's the goal of a practice test? To figure out what you know, what you don't know, and how effective your test strategies are. Of the three elements, I'd say that understanding what you don't know is the most important. In the end, as long as you…
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It's definitely going to be in the next twelve hours, or not. It's what we in medicine call a "definite maybe."
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I'm going to join those who are urging caution. It's a great quote and I definitely understand how you're planning to tie it in to your experiences. My concern is that the committee is interested in seeing how well you, and not Stephen King, can wri…
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December LSAT.
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Ditto on the LG experience. I was thrilled after taking the first LG, thinking I had just bested my nemesis. The second LG section destroyed me. Guessed on probably half of them.
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I had been feeling that way that because I slew one LG and BOMBED the other. I no longer feel that way. Turns out that I did well at the one that didn't matter and bombed the one that did. 170 is off the table.
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"The hay is in the barn," my cross country coach used to tell me. In cross country we used to "taper" before big races. That meant that our training would increase in intensity until that last week before the race. That last week of intense training…
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Am I supposed to comment here? I'm sorry, just not clear on this process.
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It's really hard to give meaningful advice without more of the essay, but here it goes: for (a) I don't think you need a contact. You're not using this as a LOR and I can't imagine that an adcom will create new work for themselves by verifying infor…
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1. I'm a reporter turned firefighter who's expecting his first kid. I'm of mixed racial heritage and have picked up a few languages while living abroad, none of which match my heritage. I like my job mainly because it demands only 10 days/month, mea…
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I am still considering postponing. I'm going to drill again tomorrow and keep plugging away. I noticed during my drills today that I missed the first of skipping, which is; Do It. I realized that while I am quick to skip problems in other sections I…