I listen to a lot of alt-country, jazz, bluegrass, 70s/80s punk, 90s alt-rock, and traditional folk music from different cultures. As a musician though, I find it far too distracting to listen to anything while I study... there's too much going on i…
@"surfy surf" said:
Sometimes I'm just like what the shit I have to read almost a mini-RC passage about duck breeding right now there's no way i'm reading this and I just skim really hard and get the gist of it and move on. Although I'll circl…
@"Cant Get Right" I think this is great advice too, and it is not something that I considered in my original post!
However, I think that since it sounds like @"surfy surf" is still trying to consistently break the 170 barrier, reinforcing a higher …
I basically went about BRing the same way as you, and I am almost always somewhere between - 0 and - 2 on LR (combined, both sections). Got a 172 on the real thing in Feb., but currently planning to retake for 175+ in Sept. since I'm reapplying. Sou…
I think the earlier application date and maybe some reworked essays will work out in your favor. You've got awesome softs! I'm sorry to hear that this cycle didn't work out for you. Have you thought about Northwestern or WUSTL Early Decision next cy…
@jjoushlyn Withdrawals from a program or from a course are not a big deal at all, as long as your GPA and LSAT are competitive.
I had several W grades while in undergrad, and I withdrew entirely from a post-graduate degree program. I simply wrote a…
I voted big city, but I agree with @LSAT_Wrecker that a mid-sized firm in a mid-sized city is the ideal outcome.
You'll still most likely make a salary high enough to pay down the student loans, but you'd do so without the intense 80 hour work week…
You're not going to be able to practice as a lawyer in the US unless you get your JD from an ABA accredited law school.
With that said, there are plenty of American law schools with summer or semester abroad options.
Or you could go get a master's…
Do you have substantial work experience? If so, Northwestern ED might be worth a shot. Guaranteed $150k scholarship, and they are known to be relatively splitter friendly.
WUSTL is also known to throw big money at high LSATs. Since your GPA is at t…