Not likely. The only scenario in which I can see that even being possible is if you literally didn't study at all, completely struck out with a -23 on LG, and then did a pretty even -4/-5 on both LR and RC. Even then, I'd put the odds of that kind o…
@blanklaw said:
Nice! and with an honors- I'm impressed! was the main breakthrough figuring out the exams like you said?
That and being able to take the classes I wanted. First year, you don't have much say-- though at Northwestern you get t…
@blanklaw said:
I just read your Law School Journal... loved it but ,ouch, that's really tough stuff! Looking forward! I have lots of questions
Yeah, I let that be pretty raw. I should go back and do an update on that now that I've graduate…
With score release being today, I thought I'd expand the scope of this discussion to include responding to low scores. I've definitely been there, and if I can overcome it so can you. I'll discuss what I did to improve after significantly underperfo…
@"fordj7-1-1" said:
@"Cant Get Right" I've studies using the course syllabus and I take notes one each section using my notes, my times are sometimes longer than what they should be and im scoring in the low 140s.
Are you BR’ing? If not, the…
Hard to say. I can kinda speak to the student culture, but I’d be surprised if that translated to the admit office. Generally, I think anything that reflects real diversity would be welcome in the admit office.
As far as the student culture: Mostly…
The better inquiry here is just, “what’s going on with this question?” The fact that you got it right is completely irrelevant if you don’t know how. If you take a blind guess without even reading the question, you’ve got a 20% chance to select the …
Hey @"qwertyuiop-1-1-1
The link will be posted while in session. I was called away and had to cut today’s session short, but keep an eye out for future sessions. Sorry I couldn’t be here for the whole time today!
If you're studying today, come join me in an hour and we can work together.
Also, I'm a little behind on my day, so before I dive into work, happy to lead off with some office hours while I coffee up. So bring questions, and I'm happy to help out t…
@r_jani24 said:
Does this have any impact on making it easier or harder to get into the top schools mentioned (for the 2023-24 cycle)?
Possibly. It means that their admissions decision-making processes are untethered from all the things we'r…
@canihazJD said:
UNSWR has said they'll still rank those schools, no? Most of the info is made public on the ABA509. I imagine the methodology will just be adjusted.
Yeah, they'll still rank them. The rankings just won't offer applicants the s…
And on top of the demise of the rankings, the ABA has just announced that it will no longer require law schools to require standardized testing at all.
We've anticipated this for awhile, but not in a context where the schools ignored rankings. Tbh,…
@"marisabeljimen7-1" said:
@"hachem64-1" said:
So what about admissions for 2023 any idea of how it'll affect it?
I'm also wondering about this
Well that’s the question, really. I’m guessing it doesn’t mean a whole lot. B…
I don't want to inflate my own speculation by including it in the main post, so I'll leave it as a comment instead:
If we look at the core of Dean Chemerinsky's complaint, it boils down to this:
Their ranking penalizes schools that help student…
@Constantine said:
@"Cant Get Right" said:
Umm.
Josh, thanks for the opportunity to elaborate and continue a discussion on the topic.
You are a legend (see #1 - AMA 7Sager Can't Get Right) but you can be wrong.
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@markmywords said:
Does one need an appointment for office hours or how does it work?
Nope, it'll be open to everyone. I will post a zoom link at start time, so feel free to come right on in.
Umm.
@"kseniia.melnikova" Constantine is correct about the test rule.
Constantine is very much mistaken, however, to suggest that the fact you are not a native speaker has no impact on your LSAT performance. I've worked with dozens of ESL students…
A little unconventional maybe, but yeah, I'd call that an academic reference. He can vouch for your abilities in an academic setting, so I think he should be able to write a letter which would cover the main stuff admissions are looking for in acade…
Agreed with previous commenters. There's almost no circumstances in which the Jan LSAT would be a good idea. If you wrap up mid-December and start PT'ing and routinely score above your target score, then sure, go ahead. Depending on your diagnostic …
Really hard to say. There are probably some places where you could benefit and others where you wouldn't. If you're scoring below the 160's, then improving your fundamentals is likely a good focus, and a return to the CC may very well be a great way…
It can depend, but x being lower than y most typically means that x is to the right of y, which would normally be a higher number. It really depends though, so here's a couple examples:
If the slots are in a ranked hierarchy, a ranking with a lower…
@LSAT_Athlete said:
@"Cant Get Right" any input on this?
I've definitely got some thoughts, lol.
It sort of depends on how broadly or narrowly one defines specialization. Big Law is one very broad level of scope, and it does matter where yo…