@sophie74
Hey bumping this to see if you got any more clarity-- I'm basically going through the same process with Columbia and Berkeley. I liked Columbia a lot more than I thought I would, certainly more than NYU which surprised me (although I th…
Might be worth it to email Irvine and tell them if you are accepted you will 100% put down your deposit there and it’s your first choice (you can always change your mind if a waitlist comes through). I grew up near UCI and everyone in the area is su…
Yeah pretty much everyone I've talked to with a public interest background has said NYU > Columbia for that field but just because a lot of students seem to go into big law from their doesn't mean they don't have strong programs. Don't know much …
Hey for what it's worth I got a 177 on the LSAT and a 3.6 from a top liberal arts school and I was just rejected from Harvard as well. I thought my PS and softs were solid. I think their taking the GRE for the first time and also having a record n…
Yep out of where I've heard back from so far my top choices are NYU and Berkeley, especially since I'm interested in public interest. As a native Californian Berkeley holds some extra sway though, even if it's slightly lower in the rankings
Hey there-- Looks like you've been getting some good advice. I had a similar thing happen to me, was PTing in low 170s with the occasional higher score, took the September LSAT and scored a 167, which is solid but below what I had been expecting. …
Hey there-- I'm in a similar boat and wrote a GPA addendum, but it's a risk you get to decide for yourself. Just wanted to also say that the school has access to the LSAC academic summary report, which sort of shows where you stack up to other peop…
Yoooo I got a 162 on my diagnostic in April and scored a 177 in December! You got this! ALSO, I took the LSAT in September and scored worse than I had hoped, but the new 7sage RC material is awesome and helped me go from -6 to -0 on that section whi…
Sounds like you are getting pretty burned out...
People don't say this often on 7sage but I think it can be really helpful to give yourself permission to take a week or two off from studying. Think of it like a vacation from work-- it doesn't mean…
For what its worth, my score went up 10 points from September to December and I'm not writing one. I agree with @"Seeking Perfection" that it would be more compelling if there was some concrete reason for underperforming the first time (for me ther…
@acsimon said:
So, yeah, there do seem to be important differences between the two sorts of "prep" whether or not one believes that one or another (or both) creates an unfair advantage.--A.c.S
Yep, that was more my point: both services provi…
I’m in a very similar boat.... If you can think of a trusted friend/parent/mentor who could serve as an editor, then paying and having to disclose payment doesn’t seem worth it. But if you think some good editing could improve the statement a lot, a…
Just one opinion, but I would go for it! You're going to have to mention it in an addendum anyway, so it's not like schools wouldn't know about it if you elected to write about something else. If it was truly a life-changing experience for you and…
I think someone may have already said this, but Colombia is a really popular choice among people who went to undergrad schools that are considered 'good schools' but accordingly have pretty low levels of grade inflation. So, for example, I went to …
I connected with current/former lawyers through my undergrad alumni database and they were all super nice and excited to help a fellow alum! If your undergrad institution has a presence in Houston I would try that out!
I talked to a rep for Berkeley at a law school fair last week and she made it sound like if you were already registered for a December LSAT and not applying early decision, then the committee would just hold off on looking at your application until …
If you haven't already watched the LR curriculum videos, I would do that and really focus on JY's reasoning when he eliminates a wrong answer. Being able to quickly understand why an answer is wrong or being able to identify a right answer without …
I kind of automatically mark stuff up as I read now (underlining, circling, whatever; I do it in LR too, it helps me to process the text) but I would add that cutting back on that to focus on writing a few words by each paragraph (ie: low res summar…
If it's any consolation I was scoring mid to upper 160s for like my first five practice tests and then I just randomly jumped to 176 and the next 5 were all in the 170-176 range. Watching the LR videos and learning how the quickly eliminate wro…
You could also start out with a lower package to complete the core curriculum and then upgrade if you decide you like it. The starter package is actually totally fine for what I needed.
Haha good to know I'm not alone... but also a good reminder that one outlier test is not an indicator of overall score! And I wouldn't let my review spook you from taking it-- like @uhinberg said, it's totally a personal bias/problem