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Closing BR Gap - Jan 24 - 160-170 scorersI have plateaued at about 167-169 with a BR score about 10 points higher every time. My goal is to close this gap as much as possible before January …
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How to study while you're in school and workingI'm a non-trad student (27, still in undergrad because I took several years off due to certain life circumstances) and I work Friday-Sunday in health…
I'm a non-trad student (27, still in undergrad because ... I do not truly have any days off. During law school ... like I don't have any time to get much LSAT ... I quit going to class for a while and failed 3 ... a good LSAT. Anyone have any tips how to squeeze in ... -
Any good Resources for Law Passage Practice?My weakest point for RC is law passages (lol). I am trying to read more law based articles so I don't burn through Passages. Does anyone have any res…
My weakest point for RC is law passages (lol). I am trying to read more law based articles so I don't burn through Passages. Does anyone have any resources for law articles that they would recommend? -
Why are LSAT scores given so much weight for admissions decisions?Dear JY, I love your website. The explanations for the logical games are carefully thought out and well presented. I wished I knew about your web…
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40+ age group LSAT takers?I can't be the only 40+ person here who is going to change careers? Chime in if you fall into that group - and if you want to create a skype type st…
... valid-form-of-id-required) for the traditional OWLs (Older Wiser Law ... as a part of their student association offerings. A few of ... seem to be organized on any type of national level, but ... discussions with for topics that might not impact the average law student. -
Reach, Target, and Safety SchoolsHi guys! I am applying for the Fall 2017 cycle and I am having a bit of a hard time trying to figure out which schools to apply to so that I have abo…
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Poor undergrad GPA grad honorsHey guys I'm new to the forums and love all the content! Here's the short of it. I graduated from Rutgers with a middling GPA I worked for a year af…
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resumes...OK guys... so it is time to start cracking down and getting that application all pretty... except, I am a non traditional student that just decided t…
... you know, like most typical non traditional students... drank and partied too ... 've been out of college for a while. Anyway, your ... or whatever.**
Any other significant achievements... I got ... you can't account for yourself any given year, but your ... -
Is it silly to work towards a high lsat to compensate for a really low gpa?Hi 7sagers, A little bit of background. I have a 2.4 ugpa. Needless to say, my chances ride or die by my score on the LSAT. After working as a par…
... know what chances they have for T30/40 schools. If they ... into any T1 becomes uphill.
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Is it silly to work towards a high lsat to compensate for a really low gpa?Hi 7sagers, A little bit of background. I have a 2.4 ugpa. Needless to say, my chances ride or die by my score on the LSAT. After working as a par…
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Is it silly to work towards a high lsat to compensate for a really low gpa?Hi 7sagers, A little bit of background. I have a 2.4 ugpa. Needless to say, my chances ride or die by my score on the LSAT. After working as a par…
... know what chances they have for T30/40 schools. If they ... ; > I myself am a non traditional, International aspirant - almost 5 years ... 99th percentile LSAT.
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Is it silly to work towards a high lsat to compensate for a really low gpa?Hi 7sagers, A little bit of background. I have a 2.4 ugpa. Needless to say, my chances ride or die by my score on the LSAT. After working as a par…
... know what chances they have for T30/40 schools. If they ... for those with low degree GPA and those who are non URM, non ... ; > I myself am a non traditional, International aspirant - almost 5 years ... and professional growth, I think any GPA can be outweighed by ... -
Is it silly to work towards a high lsat to compensate for a really low gpa?Hi 7sagers, A little bit of background. I have a 2.4 ugpa. Needless to say, my chances ride or die by my score on the LSAT. After working as a par…
... ; > I myself am a non traditional, International aspirant - almost 5 years ... and professional growth, I think any GPA can be outweighed by ... and UVA
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Is it silly to work towards a high lsat to compensate for a really low gpa?Hi 7sagers, A little bit of background. I have a 2.4 ugpa. Needless to say, my chances ride or die by my score on the LSAT. After working as a par…
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Is it silly to work towards a high lsat to compensate for a really low gpa?Hi 7sagers, A little bit of background. I have a 2.4 ugpa. Needless to say, my chances ride or die by my score on the LSAT. After working as a par…
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Unique LG GamesWith the recent uptick of unconventional LG games on PTs, I was wondering if anyone has a unique approach to minimizing the chances of striking out o…
... quick at getting the easy/traditional games right in the section ... leave yourself plenty of time for any harder games, you'll already ... games that are a bit non-traditional. They aren't likely to ... calm and approach them like any other game. If you get ...Foolproofing GamesWhen Foolproofing LG after the Core Curriculum, do you start at PT1 and work your way up -- or would it be better to Foolproof the Games that JY teac…
... necessarily think you will gain any advantage/disadvantage by alternating between ... that offer up great practice for the non-traditional games that have been ...Bringing a parent to law school open houseHey guys, One of the schools that I am applying for is having an open house this weekend. This sounds like a silly question but would it look bad t…
... is a little bit of non-traditional applicant bias. I agree with ... that they would remember you for better or worse. However, I ... maybe it's an 'older student' thing.How to shake the defeatist mentality?So since the September scores came out I've tried my very best to keep a positive outlook and mentality. I took a few timed sections and did fairly w…
... learn your worth as a student by fighting that mentality. What ... and faster than you think for no reason. I hope I ... Science.
I'm non-traditional though. I went to school ... are to be realized, but for whatever reason my PT average ...Non-required Application Questions.
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> For me, I'm a non-traditional and would never ... (I know it matters less for me, since I'm over ... . I wouldn't pay it any attention if it didn't ...Anyone applying to law school later in life, 2nd Career?I'm changing careers after 22 years and trying to cram all of this in hoping to knock this June LSAT out of the park and get accepted for Fall 2018. …
... point is, to all you non-traditional applicants, you can do it ... a strength of mine. So, any chance that a school gave ... , I took. I wrote something for every optional essay.
Anyone applying to law school later in life, 2nd Career?I'm changing careers after 22 years and trying to cram all of this in hoping to knock this June LSAT out of the park and get accepted for Fall 2018. …
... comparison. I also have many non-traditional role models. My best friend ... voted the top IP law student in the nation her graduating ... American IP Law Association. Honestly, for me, going to law school ... not have been emotionally prepared for it all and probably ...NEW Schools That Now Accept GRE Scores?If anyone knows of new schools that are now accepting GRE scores as well as LSAT scores, please comment and tell us which ones! Lets make one big lis…
... mostly attempts to target non traditional J.D. candidates as ... not wise for those of us who have "traditional" applicant ... , making it easily accessible for prospective students.” 1
for an increasingly educationally diverse student body, with ...What to do to turn 50% to a 100%excuse typos. my phone is annoying. I’m a URM. AA Female. 3.5 “170” I really want HLS. Maybe Stanford but I don’t wanna go to Cali & Yale …
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For the traditional applicant it's already vague ... camp that thinks URM means any school will take you, but ... off various URMs sharing their acceptance statuses– is that you have ...Off-Topic: Are there other professions where "I want to help people" is a barrier to entry?My wife and I were talking about her career during our evening dog walk. She has recently gotten a few nibbles from head hunters looking to steal he…
... have been digging the "non-traditional" applicants for what they can bring to ... offer new perspectives that your traditional student is just not going to ... reason, and I applaud you for it. I can't ... see a college faulting you for genuinely wanting to help people ...Re-applying (a case study?)Came across this profile on LSN today. A person who was a splitter and applied very end of January and decided to wait and re-apply early (September)…
... Harvard last cycle but an acceptance this cycle. Don't ... think I started studying for the LSAT a little over ... .
I am a non-traditional and older applicant like you ... feel the need to rush for their JD. Law schools ... a much better position for later outcomes.Any music/fine art majors out there?I'm a music student and law school hopeful (obviously). I decided to check out admissions records for music majors on Law School Numbers today, and …
... celebrated here haha) was an acceptance to UCLA and a significant ... with what you’d expect for my numbers. But still waiting ... pretty late and I’m non-traditional with 10+ years work experience ... more forgiving of lower GPAs for STEM majors. And I’ve ...Parenting, family, social life, and Law SchoolNow seems as good a time as any to start a thread near and dear to some people considering law school. Is it possible to maintain some sort of balan…
... very different from the few traditional KJD students I have ... those two items.
For me, I suspect that reality ... bringing books / notes home at any point in law school). Like ... lot of the older, parenting non-traditional students are. I worry a ...Any older non-traditional students?I’m 38, a single mom of 2. Been out of school since 2000, finishing up my BA now I’m hopes to apply to law school in the next 2 years. Anyone else…
... wherever school works best for me, but not having ... to fellow law students for moral support and friends ... what we have going for us is knowing ourselves ... I think being older, non-traditional students could set us back ... jobs though, so if any of y'all aspire to ...Any older non-traditional students?I’m 38, a single mom of 2. Been out of school since 2000, finishing up my BA now I’m hopes to apply to law school in the next 2 years. Anyone else…
... I'm in the older, non-traditional group. I'm 32. I ... bag, but primarily positive attributes for the admission process. Older applicants ... not sure who was a student/prospective student and who was part ...
