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@"Alex Divine" said: With the HYS applicant we're talking Rhodes scholar's, non profit work, and interning on presidential campaigns. Hate to be the bearer of bad news.... Just the way it is. Sorry to hijack the thread, but can I ask why you…
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I once heard an analogy made between LSAT preparation and weightlifting. Anecdotally weightlifters often find they achieve a new personal record on a given lift after having taken a short break from the gym. During that break their body has had time…
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@"Alex Divine" said: @dennisgerrard said: I would say largely depends on your school ranking and GPA for 1L. International students from HLS, Yale, some top T14 law schools would have huge advantage . Not sure about other T14 schoo…
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@"Accounts Playable" said: A year ago, I would have said that primarily numbers matter and don't worry too much about anything else (unless you have a bad C&F issue). Now, after talking with some different people I know in various admissi…
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For me, this entirely depends on how good a LOR you'd expect to receive if you asked your UG professors for one. If you think they'd remember you and be able to give one that's 'good' or better, I'd ask for one anyway. If you think they're unlikely …
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Just for some extra reassurance, the LSAC website explicitly states that you can use LORs from one cycle for the next. Their only caveat is that it might be polite to check with the writers that this is OK.
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Started beginning of October 2016. Did 4 or 5 9:00am - 4:30pm days in the library each week until end of November. Didn't use any prep materials except for J.Y's LG videos and the Powerscore LG Bible. First full PT (36) was a 165 and didn't make muc…
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If you're using Google Chrome to access 7sage this can cause your Mac to get hot. Chrome eats through your system on a Mac (poorly optimized for it) and this is exacerbated by websites that use video players like 7sage's. I had this problem too but …
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No where have I seen it mentioned that UG LoRs are the preferred option over other Academic LoRs. So I see no reason to think they would look down on a Master's level LoR as compared to an UG one.
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Just to elaborate... one way of looking at the decision would be like so... Let's assume that the extra LSAT prep you get by graduating in the Fall gives you only a 1 point increase in your LSAT score - say, 171 vs. a 170 in the Spring. What do yo…
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All other things being equal, I personally would pursue the path that allows you the best LSAT prep you can manage. For you this sounds like the latter option.
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@"Alex Divine" said: I think the general advice is there's not much one can do for pre-law prep, especially that far out. One thing that undoubtably helped me with the LSAT was philosophy classes in undergrad. I would recommend reading and lea…
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Hey! So I'm in a slightly similar situation to yourself. I did my BA and then MA in Philosophy. For the longest time I wanted to carry on with that through to a PhD, and eventually research/teach. Long story short, I realised that life wasn't for m…
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As far as context goes, since validity and invalidity are logical properties to do with the structure of arguments, the concepts are (broadly speaking) going to be relevant whenever we're dealing with questions about argument structures. In particu…
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Like others have commented, the degree you took matters to some extent if the college is looking at your grades holistically. I would also throw in 'where you went to school' and 'do you have a graduate degree?' in there as possible mitigating facto…
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This is speculative, but if the LSAC do sneak in such a question, I would guess they'd do it by having you attack a conditional premise. So, for example, the following LSAC-like question: Rigid Designator: "Tangled Up In Blue was a song written by…
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So I got a fairly wordy but speedy response from the LSAC. I've reproduced the relevant part below: "Because 60 credits are required in order for GPA calculation to be completed, this would not be done for your Summer semester in the US. However, y…
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@JustDoIt said: Hi! So I think a few things matter here. The first is whether or not your school factors it in. The reason that I say this is because in LSAC's GPA description they literally say "All undergraduate" work. Even if it contri…
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@"Mo Zubair" I have no date set in mind. My only condition is I will be applying this coming cycle.
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@dennisgerrard said: Try Premium first and upgrade later. Since the printable version(LR out/RC, LG in the future) are coming, you won't regret on Ultimate+. The only thing I regret is to buy so early. but you never know.haha. Thanks, I'll b…
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Very little. Will go on a long run in the evening to get to bed early.
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Hope this isn't a silly question, but ought I consider myself prepared if I can get my ideal score by adding +5 (or +4 more conservatively) to my average of the last 3 PTs I've done? Like, if I do that much better than my average this weekend I'll c…
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Based on the fact you say you lose your nerves when you see a hard game, and from the fact you say you're scoring 10/23, and from the fact the Dec test is this weekend, I would suggest you don't aim to do all four games. I'd say you should aim to an…
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@"LSATaker" I believe they would speak about personal qualities, yes, since personal qualities are part and parcel of being a student. For example, someone might be a straight A student, but might've also barged in to the LOR writer's office one tim…
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I use memory to eliminate some of the obviously wrong answer choices. Sometimes this leaves only one choice left and I'm done. If not, I then use memory to try and recall the part of each section where I saw one of the remaining options discussed. I…
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I'm going to play Devil's Advocate here. If a professor wants to see your LSAT score to determine if you're viable for Law School before they write your letter, would you really want a reference from them? If a professor knows you well enough from…
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@"lucmazzini" I think checking your timing after each question or two is inadvisable. Checking your timing, ironically, takes time, since you are frequently glancing at a clock and breaking concentration. Thus, by always checking the timing, you mig…
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In what way are you focusing on time in the LR? As in, do you keep track of your timing by looking at how long each 1 question takes, or each 5, or maybe each 10?
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@"LSATaker" Honestly, I'd just drop the expectation that you're going to enjoy them. I mean, I don't. Maybe if it's philosophy or politics I don't mind them but on the whole I don't like them much. You just have to force yourself through them. It m…
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FWIW: I have not heard of that piece of advice myself. And I believe the resume is so insignificant compared to the other components of the application that I wouldn't worry if you'd already sent some without it on there. I think it'd have to be a…