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Leah M B
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I think you are fine to use it as your PS. And that might be a better fit. The DS should be significantly shorter, so I think you might have trouble saying everything you want to in that format. Generally, a PS should be about 2 pages and a DS 1 pag…
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Yes it's true that admissions will close for winter break. However, that doesn't mean that it doesn't matter when your app gets in. They will still generally read them in the order received and a lot of people that are still in undergrad also use th…
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Yes, agreed as well. You have a legit reason for the drop in grades, which wouldn't be apparent to the adcom unless you give an explanation. There was both a medical issue, and then a lingering financial obligation causing you to have to split your …
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Honestly, unless you have some outside funding for your education, I almost never recommend anyone apply ED to a school that doesn't have an automatic and very generous scholarship. Northwestern's is great (although a bit less so this year, since th…
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Well, I didn't include all of that on my resume. But, if a school's instructions specifically say to include all of your jobs or all of your activities with hours, then the most important thing is to follow instructions. It's their own fault if they…
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@BinghamtonDave Yes, biglaw salaries typically start at $160k for first year associates. Out of T14, it's pretty common. That rate varies some by firm and location (could be more like $110k or $120k in the midwest, for example), but the standard sca…
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@LCMama2017 said: @LSATcantwin said: 2.) the way to prepare for finals is to take practice tests and make outlines. You have to dedicate weekends to work on outlines and take full practice tests. This is one big way to prepare …
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@oshun1 said: @"Michaela.Pratt1" said: it's nice to have scholarship money, but the biggest goal is to GET IN. I'm sorry but that's really bad advice. $350k in loans, + interest, is a huge deal. And people likely have unde…
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@Bamboosprout said: @akistotle said: @"Leah M B" said: @Bamboosprout said: I always thought that referred to the LSAT booklet, and not the answer sheet. Definitely appli…
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A lot of schools will only allow deferrals for extenuating circumstances. Like, you have a new opportunity that came up (Rhodes, Fulbright, new job offer). But many won't let you defer arbitrarily. There's no upside at all to rushing and applying no…
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Yes, you'll need to disclose this. If you haven't gone through the admissions course, there are a couple of great relevant sections to this: https://classic.7sage.com/admissions/lesson/character-fitness-addenda/ https://classic.7sage.com/admission…
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@Bamboosprout said: I always thought that referred to the LSAT booklet, and not the answer sheet. Definitely applies to the answer sheet... cannot touch anything except for the section you are currently working on.
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Well, this is a tough call. I think you might have a shot at it. However, how do finances play into your decision here? Are you willing to attend NYU at full sticker price? That is the only way that I would really say that you should ED there. Gener…
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I think everyone else has covered this pretty well now. I wanted to add, I think it would be ok to note in your addendum that you didn't realize at the time that it was a violation, but also that you accept responsibility. So that it comes across th…
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I couldn't agree more with @BinghamtonDave. I think as it stands, you have a solid shot at acceptance to several T14s. Scholarship money is another story. Personally, I am extremely debt averse. I think it'd be wise to re-take for at least a 168 or …
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I also think it makes sense to write an addendum. Basically just what you said here, keep it very short. Note that when you first began college here, it of course was in a new country and you were still working on your English. The improved grades s…
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@sandypants said: I was SO scared for and a little impressed by the boldness of a fellow test taker---as we were sitting and waiting for the test, all he had was ONE pencil on his desk and no sharpener! Talk about utter faith in a pencil, I sh…
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Agreed. Personally, I have never heard of "pipipi snail" or "black nerite". I do know what a sea snail is though, haha. And again, I think "a'a" is going to be something that the vast majority of readers have never heard of. I think either basalt or…
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Excellent post, thanks man! @10000019 said: fellow 1L chiming in with some advice to 0l's. Once you're in law school, be sure to constantly talk about your LSAT score and how you're on a scholarship. lol I don't remember off the top of my …
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For clarity, are you only applying to Canadian schools? I think this answer may be different for schools in the US vs. Canada.
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I also don't think there's reason to take a day off before a PT. I would typically give myself 1 weekday off from studying. I was intentional about making plans with friends that evening (I find LSAT studying really isolating, and I need the social …
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I'd recommend the forums at lawschool.life for this. This forum is geared much more toward law school applicants. There aren't too many current law students or practicing lawyers here. LSL has a significant amount of both those though.
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It depends a bit on the school and climate - as @oshun1 mentioned, CA can be hot and also those schools are a bit more relaxed, in Southern California at least. But, you can't go wrong with the above suggestion - button down, dark jeans, or like kha…
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I think you are right that you are overthinking it. Since you are a US citizen as well and have lived here almost your whole life, I doubt they would think of you as an international student or anything. If you were only a UK citizen, I think that …
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@cqas190517 said: When I sat in September I actually brought like six pencils and only ended up using one LOLOL Ditto lol. I'm paranoid and somehow bringing a fistful of pencils made me feel better, but I've never used more than 1 per test. …
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Not a bad sign. Probably a sign of exactly what they said... applications are up, so they may take longer than usual to get back to you. Last year I heard back a couple of days after my interview with them, but it was late in the cycle and I had ap…
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Agreed with the others above, take a few days off. And when you come back, if you haven't already, you should be taking at least 1 day per week completely off. It helps to keep your sanity, and keep you well-rested. Your ability to improve and be co…
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Oh and of course, CONGRATS!!
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I think a short thank you email is fine, but none is expected. I'm assuming you expressed gratitude on the call as well of course, haha. So, you don't need to do anything too big.
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@SLP_futureJD said: @"Leah M B" I've seen them ask for all employment information on the actual application and I just put in the relevant jobs listed on my resume. Have you been putting ALL employment history? I have also been out of school f…