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Also, @afios134 , this is why it's important that you check the website of the individual school you are applying to. This is from the Ask Asha Yale Law School application blog: I often tell applicants that applying to Yale Law School is a lot like…
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@"vanessa fisher" I don't disagree with you, which is why I haven't said anything until now. If it were an isolated incident or we occasionally disagreed, I wouldn't have said anything. However, I've been barely able to make a single comment in thes…
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@"Alex Divine" would it be possible for me to just make one post on these forums without you posting a direct and didactic reply to me? 'cause that would really improve my personal experience of this site. Thanks!
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@"vanessa fisher" It's not advice. It's a comment made by the person doing the hiring at a big firm as to what he looks at when he hires. It's a comment which is echoed in most of the interviews on biglawbusiness or law.com with hiring partners. S…
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I'm pretty sure most schools specifically require LOR from people 'familiar with your academic performance.' Some schools are happy to accept non-academic LOR in addition to the two required letters, but it needs to be on top of the fact. Each law …
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I find that my "stupid mistakes" are almost invariably a result of misreading the stimulus or question or what have you. The problem is that misreadings are usually a function of focus, speed and confidence... which are the three things you seem to …
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booze.
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It probably won't hurt to take both, honestly (In before the inevitable comment to the contrary). That being said, if you're in the mid 150's, just postpone. It's better to apply early in the cycle, but if you can get your score up 3 or 4 points th…
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You have until Aug. 22nd to decide on the September test. Do the CC in order and then take two or three PTs with BR. If your BR score is solidly above your target score and your PT score is a few points above or below your target score, go for it. I…
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violence against conservatives is ok...? Like.... If that's not intentionally hyperbolic, I'd take a deep breath and calm down. With all the conservative legal scholars, judges, conservative activist attorneys and republicans out there, you should …
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@Harrison_Pav You're supposed to use LOR from people familiar with your academic performance. Assuming you're not the student in this TFA setup, I'd go with the undergrad LOR.
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@LSATcantwin http://admissionsbythenumbers.blogspot.com/2013/07/which-schools-are-splitter-friendly-non.html For all those white whales. For whales of any hue, really. No hate.
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Patent work is slowing down due to a few recent structural reforms. I'm pretty sure you'll be better off just going to a better school than focusing on practice specific programs. Retake and shoot for GW? Anyway, yeah. Your chances at the lower ran…
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I could be wrong (usually am, in fact), but I believe that LOR can be sent as generic recommendations to LSAC and then they are sent to the schools with the rest of your information. Any teacher with whom you have a good enough relationship to be a…
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I mean... take a look at what is in each package and see what tools you think would be useful... I don't remember specifically what's in each. The Core Curriculum is pretty invaluable but in all packages, I guess. The video explanations for each q…
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@ErlingRoald lawschoolpredictor.com is a pretty standard site for people to check things on. Admissions standards don't change much in the Top 20 from year to year (I have no clue about lower ranked schools), so I think it's pretty safe to use. All …
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www.lawschoolpredictor.com Softs like this at Yale aren't uncommon... at all. Won't hurt and provides good essay fodder. I imagine the URM status will help, if you're including that as a soft. Apply broadly and early (although for Yale timing seem…
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@"Alex Divine" It may not help you, but applying ED could. And having multiple scores in a world where law schools now only have to report the top score of applicants, it doesn't hurt. If you looked more closely at Mylsn, you'd see plenty of stories…
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Take them both if you think you can get a workable score in Sept. and that it won't be too emotionally taxing if you do poorly. Use that score to apply ED to your dream school and then update your applications with your, hopefully, improved Dec. sco…
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@7SageThanks this is garicb. lolz. I have issues with Main point and attitude primarily. On the latter, I focus a lot on the intensity of the words. Usually you can cut down a few, but I'm sure you've figured that much out, as well. It's gotten to t…
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@"Alex Divine" Not really my point at all... obviously people get in below the 25% mark... which is why it's the 25% mark.... having an amazing personal statement, in isolation, is not going to convince a school to let you in. It just doesn't stati…
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@CRSTOVALL Cool deal. So, here's what works for me. First and foremost, remember that this test is super learnable if you adopt a systematic approach to improvement and then just work that method. Lots of people workhorse their way to higher scores…
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Did you under perform your practice tests? How long did you study? etc
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A better question would probably be whether or not that statistically matters. They probably do read it, as a matter of professionalism and course, but I think you'd have to have a pretty killer PS to make up for being more than a few points below t…
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So, I'm not entirely sure, but I believe you'd be able to apply to NU afterwards. I think many people apply to WUSTL first under this strategy. I'm pretty sure NU ED is one of the few binding ED applications, though. Idk. TLS and even Above the Law …
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@theLSATdreamer Are you referring to the Hammer Time video? I definitely agree with @Sami, it's somewhat difficult to push past the -3 or under mark with consistency. I'm in a similar position. For me, getting -3 RC tests or a -0 tends to hinge on…