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@"Leah M B" said: It's not 100% necessary to do for each school, but I do think that it is helpful most of the time. Generally, you should always write any optional essays that they list. If they give you a list of 5 topics and say you can wri…
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First of all, more than doubling the cost of CAS reports over the last few years was such a dick move -___-
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@Kermit750 said: I am not an admissions expert, but I think it depends on the school and what your stats are. Some schools like UVA , Michigan and Georgetown encourage a Why X, but if your numbers aren't that great, a Why X might be the differ…
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I completely disagree with the other commenters. I was in the same place as you about a month ago. I just submitted my first few apps this weekend and have no results as of yet, so take what I say with a grain of salt. I too had obvious diversity to…
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Lol a 0.04 increase is not going to sway any admissions committee. And, regardless of any microscopic advantage that they think could occur from this GPA increase, the academic and personal value of having an experience at Oxford will far exceed any…
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I actually felt this test was more difficult than when I sat for the test in July. It wasn't even that the questions on this test were harder (except LR def were); I found myself spending much more time in each section than usual. The 3 non-mining g…
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How do I tag an admin in this? Feel like the poll was pretty great and I personally would love to see this considered even though it can no longer apply to me
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Not sure if this is true, but I read on one of these forums that they can notate your score with something saying that you had adverse testing conditions. It sounds unlikely to me that they would, but again, someone claimed that it's possible so may…
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@NotMyName said: Have you seen this week’s podcast where Sages share the tips you’re speaking about? I’m on my phone so can’t paste here but it’s at the top of the forum. Hey, so if it's the link from the comment below yours, no I haven't ha…
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@kayyyy95 said: @"Michaela.Pratt1" thanks for your input! This makes me feel better, and I’m taking it at the same local test center I’ve taken it at twice before and I’ve never seen them being excessively difficult about anything in the past,…
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Bring a back up just in case, but LSAC has started making the policy more clear to test centers. When I took in Dec. 2017, there was a ton of confusion with the new rules and reports of people not being able to use a watch like this or a watch like …
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Don't sweat it too much; won't do you any good at this point. I have heard people say that it was a hard exam, but I think that not enough time has passed for everyone to make a final comparative determination. I just posted this on another discuss…
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I've found that the best way to boost my confidence and feel prepared for whatever is thrown at me on test day is to figure out the 2 question types that I am weakest on via 7Sage analytics/my own awareness of comfort, and use the 7Sage question ban…
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@"kathryn.anne.cullen" said: The same exact thing happened to me... i started usually scoring 172's on practice tests in August after 1-2 months of study then kept studying a multitude of other books and methods and my scores started becoming …
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I like the above suggestion to not check a box and to instead put all this in a diversity statement. Overall, I say do what you want, but you need to make sure you can back up whatever box you check. Many of these schools will see you during intervi…
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Interesting. Wasn't planning on writing an addendum but now I'm not sure. I'd only heard from admissions officers that you need to explain a score decrease or a score that is low and doesn't reflect your abilities. If you got a score that was on-par…
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How much time are you able to (realistically) dedicate to studying each day? If you can pull off 8 hours or more per day for most of the 22 or so days before the November test, you may be able to raise you score 2 to 4 points. In that case, it may b…
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My understanding is the same as the above commenter. If you went abroad through an American University and thus technically received a grade from an American university whose classes were held abroad, those grades count toward your recalculated GPA.…
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It's doable depending on how long you take to write your essays. If you were someone (like me) who applied to wayyyy too many undergrad institutions (20+), you can feel better knowing that there are far fewer supplemental essays to worry about when …
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@FixedDice said: @10000019 said: Or they had a really low interest rate. That too! @BinghamtonDave said: This conversation has deviated a bit from OP's initial question and the responses to what I (and others…
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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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Just want to throw out there that even if their application is given a boost because of URM status, THAT'S OKAY. There's are many historical, political, and societal reasons that validate the need to look at URM applicants differently. That's actua…
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@cgracia12 said: Hi again everyone, So according to the Law School Predictor tool on here, I have a 77% chance to one of my target schools, Texas Tech if I were to submit my app in October. Stats: URM/GPA: 3.39/ LSAT: 144, 147, and r…
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@NotMyName said: @"Michaela.Pratt1" Did you find that your essay generally received thorough editing of grammar, sentence structure, adding your voice, and making it sound better overall or was there specific assistance you received …
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@NotMyName said: OP, I've been working with 7Sage consultants since the start of summer. It was not an easy decision to make, but I'm very happy with the experience so far. I'm not being paid to share any of this just like I'm not being paid t…
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I would say, based on my own experience, that 6 months would not have been even close to enough time. My diagnostic was 154 and it took me about 6 months to get to a 162 on the real exam with an average PT of 165 leading up to the exam. Much of this…
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Has anyone ever heard of BlackAcre consulting? They claim to be created/run by Yale Law grads but they are fairly new and I can’t find any reviews online. Information is also very scarce on their website. Their packages are definitely more affordabl…
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@tekken1225 said: Couple good miscellaneous things about computerized tests for those who haven't had experience with them -You don't really have to worry about bad proctor/time issues. I would assume they would put the time on the comput…
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@"J.Y. Ping" said: @"Michaela.Pratt1" I understand and agree. I think the LSAC was strongly motivated by near-instant delivery of test scores, which is something test takers value highly and something that GRE offers, to go digital. Fast …
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Personally, I did one of the LSAT digital field tests last year and I wasn't a fan. That being said, I've also always preferred to read from physical paper (i.e. paper books) than from digital devices (eBooks) so maybe others will like it.