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VerdantZephyr
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Well said @lilpingling I will add that I retook in January with this idea in mind, although I didn't actually end up on any waitlists until a week ago. I will probably also take in June, but I doubt it will have much impact on waitlists. That is …
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Nevermind, @sarakimmel 's explanation is far more straightforward.
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Sorry, I reread my explanation and it's pretty poor. I'll come back to this after coffee.
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@akarjeker in hindsight that was decidely the better decision. I think those that applied early are the only ones who saw odds like those of the predictor. I know someone with a 180 and a good GPA that applied in November or December who has yet t…
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I am not well informed enough to give information on the market conditions, though I would guess it might depend partly on what type of big law. But Florida has no income tax. That's something to factor in if you're worried about pay. Though I do…
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Can you move your test? Can you afford the cost of taking it at a later date? That's obviously a big consideration. Were you far from your goal on your first take? In general the best policy is to wait until you're ready, but that doesn't mean t…
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If you don't care where or what you practice I think they're ranked so similarly that you take the money. But given that they're both in the fifties they're regional schools rather than national ones so where you want to practice and live after sho…
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That's interesting, I saw another post about these same two schools the other day. I think the we need to know more about your goals to answer this. Are you going big law? Public defender? New York? Miami? We'll need context to properly advise…
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@studentservice should be able to get you sorted. They have hourly rates of 200 or 250 I believe, plus single edit and single essay packages as well as full service consulting. They do consultative calls as well.
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@kkole444 thanks. I think @HarcourtG alluded to some of my big points already. The rise in both applications and highest scores doesn't mean that they were earned this year or are from those newly trying to go to law school. Many brilliant high s…
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If you listen to podcasts from admissions reps this is not an unusual question. They definitely encourage you to update your LoRs. If there isn't anything that has changed in your life in the four years since you graduated undergrad T14's are not …
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I think @ninamatryoshka hit most of the important points here. Also, there are a number of top fifty schools for whom a 163 is their median score. I just did a quick look here and it looks like Wake Forest, William and Mary, Wisconsin, UC Davis, N…
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I'll both agree with and dissent with (pun intended) some of the above comments. I think that with a 3.9 GPA you can probably get admitted to that 50-100 rank range school right now. I have a friend who got some scholarship to GWU with a 158, I ca…
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@HarcourtG I devoutly agree with everything you said here, and want to echo that BR groups or partners are the way to go. Don't force a group or partnership that isn't working, but much of my improvement was not due to herculean effort or perfect s…
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@MisStudying So first of all, good job on that 164. Secondly, I am no expert, but getting worse at a section seems like it might be a time to take a step back from it. I have heard lots of people discuss the merits of this, and I myself took a few…
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@"Theo --" thanks, I had no idea anything from LSAC was refundable.
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@"selene.steelman" I just want to thank you for your comments here. Seeing how admissions officers view different specific situations is awesome insight for us.
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If I retake again in June I might be interested. I'm in the middle of a transcontinental move in March/early April, but will likely be prepping for June come mid-April. I would also like to do some public tutoring sessions for people trying to get…
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@Martianman If they are only targeting raising their medians by one point I will be very happy and maybe a little surprised. At least that would be good news for me next year since I can go into the June take knowing that I am still above the 75th …
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Good luck! I'll be wishing the best for you. Anyone getting their first choice this cycle is awesome.
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Scholarships? Where do you want to practice? What field(s) of law are you interested in? How do you feel about the cities?
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I would think most confidently that the first spots are going to go to those candidates that have high LSATs and high GPAs. Presumably, if the pool of high LSATs is higher this year than there are both extra splitter applicants and extra applicants…
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Or mirrors. That mirror passage.
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Thanks, I got an interest survey from one of my secondary/tertiary choices. Not bad news is good news, and I'll take an "are you still interested?" inquiry at this point.
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First of all, I want to take a minute to say congratulations. Getting in to your first choice school should always be celebrated, even if the scholarship is not what you want yet. Secondly, what I have heard online is that no dean penalizes you fo…
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@karko2525 Thanks, I will be okay in the end if I have to wait a year. I hope you're hanging in there as well. The best thing to do is have a bit of humor where we can about it I think. I just picked the wrong year to start the application proces…
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It's not a big deal. They rarely even look at the writing beyond a glance and they know we're under timed and stressful conditions.
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This thread wasn't really supposed to be about me, but more a light-hearted joke about the waiting game anxiety/for people to share their own stress. I invite you all to do that. @chickenislove first of, great username. I'm eating chicken right n…
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@Nice_home I'm glad it helped. I typed it up on my phone, never a good idea for me, and looking at it now it's embarrassingly incoherent, but at least the point still got across.
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@karko2525 I do not want to live in LA because of both the CoL and the culture, but UCI has a great program that makes me think of applying there as well. Wish I hadn't wasted that app on Georgetown.