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Post by Lincoln » Wed Mar 07, 2012 4:04 pm

Max324 wrote:A little inspirational reading for anyone considering listening to OP:

"In the summer of 2006, Cooper applied to about a dozen law schools, using a color-coded spreadsheet to track her progress. Although her LSAT scores were average, her undergraduate GPA was high, and she received a few acceptance letters, including from Pace and NYLS.

Cooper decided on NYLS “because job statistics were huge for me. I wanted reliable work after graduation,” she said recently, neatly parroting the language of the lawsuits. She and her boyfriend, J.J., settled in New Brunswick, New Jersey, near the Rutgers campus, where J.J. was set to pursue a master’s degree in music. During her first year at NYLS, she applied for dozens of summer associate positions but received no replies. The next spring, buoyed by better grades, she tried again—and again was rejected by every firm she applied to (though at the last minute she did land an unpaid, law-related internship at MTV Networks). To enter the third year of law school without stronger prospects of work after graduation was dangerous, she knew. But she was, to use a poker term, “pot invested”—she had borrowed at least $80,000 already, and if she dropped out, her loans would come due almost immediately.

In 2010, Cooper and J.J. were married. That spring, Cooper got her diploma from NYLS. She spent the summer studying for the bar—she passed—and again she made a spreadsheet. She at first applied only to law firms, then widened the net, up to and including a position as a clerk at Sears. After reading about the class-­action suit, Cooper got in touch with Anziska. “I was at the lowest of my lows,” she says. “There’s this whole spiral of shame that sets in when you can’t get the job you want.” Other plaintiffs can tell similar stories, or worse. Matthew Crawford, a 2010 NYLS grad, is now living with his parents in St. Louis and working at a Starbucks—certainly not the job he wanted either."

A must read: http://nymag.com/news/features/law-schools-2012-3/
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Post by kennethellenparcell » Wed Mar 07, 2012 4:22 pm

tyranous wrote: My first bit of advice is just to relax, breathe, let it all just settle down. Its okay, life isn't over.

There is so much more to who I am and what I represent then a three digit score.
While these comments/observations are true, I think it's important not to get too floofy about retaking (don't try to Merriam Webster floofy - it's just a word I made up to mean starry-eyed and unrealistic). Law school is an investment in your future. It's very important to make a good investment. A crucial step in allowing you to make a good investment is retaking the LSAT IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE THE CAPACITY TO DO BETTER. Many factors will go into determining whether you have the capacity and it is an individual decision.

Taking the LSAT multiple times, while stressful, UNDOUBTEDLY puts you in a better position with law school acceptances. MachineLemon is an example of this. I am also an example of this. I made my way from the low 160s to the high 170s and many doors have opened for me that were previously shut. Yes, we are not defined by our LSAT scores but it is important to acknowledge the much better position a good score puts you in terms of making it in the legal field (whatever that means to you).

I don't usually like giving people advice where I personally don't know their situation, but this is one of those cases where if someone takes you seriously - they could make a life decision that is extremely detrimental. I've made my rounds in the legal field and things just aren't pretty right now. We live in a world where even at Harvard below median + no market ties + no work experience = not likely to get a good job. Look, OP if you are in the position where you will be paying sticker somewhere not T14, I would seriously consider whether or not law school is a good investment for you and your family. I know this is probably not what you want to hear but the market is still pretty bad right now.

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Post by abbottsbar » Wed Mar 07, 2012 5:09 pm

OP is either a troll or seriously delusional in rationalizing a score that will be luck to crack the top 100.

There OP's logical faults go so deep that if he doesn't understand the explanations that have already been laid out, he/she never will.

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Post by JasonR » Wed Mar 07, 2012 8:56 pm

tyranous wrote:Hello all! Just recently found this wonderful little forum and thought I'd give my two cents on our freshly received scores. First and foremost, congratulations to everyone! The waiting game is over and we all have our scores. Some of us may have been disappointed, others happy, and others are somewhere in between. My first bit of advice is just to relax, breathe, let it all just settle down. Its okay, life isn't over.

Personally, i was aiming for a 160 and got 162. For some this may have been a disappointment, but I am very satisfied. I studied hard for a month with a Kaplan course and got higher then in any of my practice tests. I have no intentions of retaking the test. I know what I put in is what I get and with that in mind I feel pretty content. I don't feel as if I am dumber then anyone who got a higher score or anything like that. Its just a test. There is so much more to who I am and what I represent then a three digit score.

I want to address this to those who feel unsatisfied with their scores. Your gut reaction is probably to retake the test, but I want to urge caution. To those who plan to begin law school in the fall, are you willing to wait a whole year just to improve your score by a bit? Is it really worth it? It may be worthwhile for some, but if you have already been accepted to some school or will be soon, why waste your time?

The LSAT is mainly a predictor of your success in your first year of law school. Do you know what an even better indicator of success for your first year of law school is? How about your first actual year of law school? I argue that all that time and effort one would put in towards studying for the LSAT AGAIN would be better spent in law school, getting one of your three years out of the way and seeing if you actually have what it takes to rank high. Just some food for thought.

BTW no one wants to high about how you got a 170 and its the end of the world. Cool story bro.
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Re: Words of advice for those who just received their scores

Post by JasonR » Wed Mar 07, 2012 9:09 pm

tyranous wrote:
Ludovico Technique wrote:
tyranous wrote:My whole point here is for people to relax. You guys need to to defiantly relax and not be so defensive, I just typed my two cents.

And I don't think I am offering bad advice, because you don't know everyone's situation. For me, its not about how prestigious the school I am going to, it is proximity. My situation is that I need a close school where I can work and go to, not necessarily the best possible one for me. I can't wait a whole year to study for the LSAT because it COSTS ME TOO MUCH MONEY. I have a kid on the way and that year is crucial for me to get school done and rank high. I know that I can excel wherever I am because that's what I do. You don't know a thing about me or people like me, so don't think your golden rule applies to every kid like you in the world.

BTW- nothing wrong with disagreeing with me, but you guys don't have to be so rude about it.
How could it possibly cost you money to wait a year to go to law school?
That year off law school is a year I could use to get closer to graduating law school. The work I do in the mean time is less then I would make as a lawyer. It is not an efficient use of time and therefore costs me too much.

Some of you guys have been a bit helpful, some of you have been very rude, only making claims with no support. The only thing that this forum has made me realize is that I'm probably not going to like law school if its filled with kids like you. Hope you all do well in life.

And Beachbum you can go fuck yourself, seriously.
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Re: Words of advice for those who just received their scores

Post by tomwatts » Wed Mar 07, 2012 9:31 pm

tyranous wrote:You guys need to to defiantly relax and not be so defensive, I just typed my two cents.
I'm pretty sure they did defiantly relax.

I'm a little surprised — uh, not very surprised, but a little surprised — at the rabid assault on the 162. It's not as though the OP got a 142. Depending on GPA and other relevant factors, his score could put him at a school somewhere between #30 (e.g. Washington and Lee, 161-167) and #60 (e.g. Penn State, 157-161), give or take. I imagine there are some pretty good regional schools in that range that could work out fine on the local job market, provided that he does well while he's there and provided that he's got some decent work experience already.

Of course, he did only study for a month, suggesting he could do better. He did take the February test and appears to be applying in the current cycle, suggesting that he's X-ed out a number of quality schools by applying too late. His posts are not exactly paragons of clarity and correctness of expression, which does not bode well for the "writing under intense time pressure and anxiety" of a law school exam.

But what do I know about the OP, personally? All I'm saying is that a 162 is not a terrible score, and there are reasons for applying with a 162, some of them good reasons.

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Post by aekea » Wed Mar 07, 2012 9:38 pm

tomwatts wrote:
tyranous wrote:You guys need to to defiantly relax and not be so defensive, I just typed my two cents.
I'm pretty sure they did defiantly relax.

I'm a little surprised — uh, not very surprised, but a little surprised — at the rabid assault on the 162. It's not as though the OP got a 142. Depending on GPA and other relevant factors, his score could put him at a school somewhere between #30 (e.g. Washington and Lee, 161-167) and #60 (e.g. Penn State, 157-161), give or take. I imagine there are some pretty good regional schools in that range that could work out fine on the local job market, provided that he does well while he's there and provided that he's got some decent work experience already.

Of course, he did only study for a month, suggesting he could do better. He did take the February test and appears to be applying in the current cycle, suggesting that he's X-ed out a number of quality schools by applying too late. His posts are not exactly paragons of clarity and correctness of expression, which does not bode well for the "writing under intense time pressure and anxiety" of a law school exam.

But what do I know about the OP, personally? All I'm saying is that a 162 is not a terrible score, and there are reasons for applying with a 162, some of them good reasons.
I don't think people really addressed the 162 specifically. No one said that wasn't a good score. It was OP's advice that others not retake the LSAT if they already have a score that will get them into a law school and OP's assertion that he can't wait another year to go to school because it would be too expensive that people took issue with.

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Post by bk1 » Wed Mar 07, 2012 10:15 pm

tomwatts wrote:I'm a little surprised — uh, not very surprised, but a little surprised — at the rabid assault on the 162. It's not as though the OP got a 142. Depending on GPA and other relevant factors, his score could put him at a school somewhere between #30 (e.g. Washington and Lee, 161-167) and #60 (e.g. Penn State, 157-161), give or take. I imagine there are some pretty good regional schools in that range that could work out fine on the local job market, provided that he does well while he's there and provided that he's got some decent work experience already.
People (maybe except for a couple) are not attacking OP for his 162. And I think many people on TLS have a low opinion of the schools in the range you quoted (and deservedly so considering many of them struggle to place more than 2/3 of their grads into full time jobs as lawyers).

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Post by iowalum » Wed Mar 07, 2012 10:41 pm

I LOVE how people start forums obviously soliciting comments, receive (usually) reasonable responses, and then proceed to bitch about how rude and baseless the responses are.

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Post by abbottsbar » Wed Mar 07, 2012 11:08 pm

tomwatts wrote:
tyranous wrote:You guys need to to defiantly relax and not be so defensive, I just typed my two cents.
I'm pretty sure they did defiantly relax.

I'm a little surprised — uh, not very surprised, but a little surprised — at the rabid assault on the 162. It's not as though the OP got a 142. Depending on GPA and other relevant factors, his score could put him at a school somewhere between #30 (e.g. Washington and Lee, 161-167) and #60 (e.g. Penn State, 157-161), give or take. I imagine there are some pretty good regional schools in that range that could work out fine on the local job market, provided that he does well while he's there and provided that he's got some decent work experience already.

Of course, he did only study for a month, suggesting he could do better. He did take the February test and appears to be applying in the current cycle, suggesting that he's X-ed out a number of quality schools by applying too late. His posts are not exactly paragons of clarity and correctness of expression, which does not bode well for the "writing under intense time pressure and anxiety" of a law school exam.

But what do I know about the OP, personally? All I'm saying is that a 162 is not a terrible score, and there are reasons for applying with a 162, some of them good reasons.
By no means was I attacking OP's 162, I was in the same situation after my first round with the LSAT (163). I just think it's bad form to give blanket advice that others should be satisfied with a "lower" score. If one is in a position to take some time off and raise their score then that more than likely a beneficial decision. I was luckily able to raise my score between December and February, and if at all possible I would love to have the ability to take another six months to study and raise my score more. The cost v. benefit analysis of a year off and raising a score by 10 or so points is generally more beneficial than accepting a lower score.

When you look at the raw numbers on Law School Transparency in conjunction with the war stories of the current job market, the benefits of a higher score become more apparent in relation to "getting a year head start" in law school. If the OP were able to raise the score by 10 points and chose the same school, more than likely he/she would save themselves a boatload of student loan debt with the benefit of additional scholarships. Further, if OP chose a T14 school with a score bump, he/she would put themselves into a much better position to obtain gainful legal employment.

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Post by Helicio » Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:17 am

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tyranous wrote:Hello all! Just recently found this wonderful little forum and thought I'd give my two cents on our freshly received scores. First and foremost, congratulations to everyone! The waiting game is over and we all have our scores. Some of us may have been disappointed, others happy, and others are somewhere in between. My first bit of advice is just to relax, breathe, let it all just settle down. Its okay, life isn't over.

Personally, i was aiming for a 160 and got 162. For some this may have been a disappointment, but I am very satisfied. I studied hard for a month with a Kaplan course and got higher then in any of my practice tests. I have no intentions of retaking the test. I know what I put in is what I get and with that in mind I feel pretty content. I don't feel as if I am dumber then anyone who got a higher score or anything like that. Its just a test. There is so much more to who I am and what I represent then a three digit score.

I want to address this to those who feel unsatisfied with their scores. Your gut reaction is probably to retake the test, but I want to urge caution. To those who plan to begin law school in the fall, are you willing to wait a whole year just to improve your score by a bit? Is it really worth it? It may be worthwhile for some, but if you have already been accepted to some school or will be soon, why waste your time?

The LSAT is mainly a predictor of your success in your first year of law school. Do you know what an even better indicator of success for your first year of law school is? How about your first actual year of law school? I argue that all that time and effort one would put in towards studying for the LSAT AGAIN would be better spent in law school, getting one of your three years out of the way and seeing if you actually have what it takes to rank high. Just some food for thought.

BTW no one wants to high about how you got a 170 and its the end of the world. Cool story bro.
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Post by HBK » Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:35 am

tyranous wrote:My whole point here is for people to relax. You guys need to to defiantly relax and not be so defensive, I just typed my two cents.

And I don't think I am offering bad advice, because you don't know everyone's situation. For me, its not about how prestigious the school I am going to, it is proximity. My situation is that I need a close school where I can work and go to, not necessarily the best possible one for me. I can't wait a whole year to study for the LSAT because it COSTS ME TOO MUCH MONEY. I have a kid on the way and that year is crucial for me to get school done and rank high. I know that I can excel wherever I am because that's what I do. You don't know a thing about me or people like me, so don't think your golden rule applies to every kid like you in the world.

BTW- nothing wrong with disagreeing with me, but you guys don't have to be so rude about it.
You're in for a rude awakening once you get to law school. Everybody in law school has excelled and a lot of people come in thinking "I've done well my whole life, this will be cake." At least until they get their grades back.

If you're only willing to put a month's worth of effort into the LSAT, you really need to reassess the level of commitment you're going to be able to muster in law school. Your upcoming child will probably make this more difficult.

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Post by nkp007 » Thu Mar 08, 2012 2:05 am

tyranous wrote:
That year off law school is a year I could use to get closer to graduating law school. The work I do in the mean time is less then I would make as a lawyer. It is not an efficient use of time and therefore costs me too much.

Some of you guys have been a bit helpful, some of you have been very rude, only making claims with no support. The only thing that this forum has made me realize is that I'm probably not going to like law school if its filled with kids like you. Hope you all do well in life.

And Beachbum you can
go fuck yourself, seriously.

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Post by tyranous » Wed Aug 15, 2012 5:44 pm

Well, here I am again. I thought I'd let everything in life just kinda coagulate before I would respond to many of your, er, forceful replies. So here goes.

I have to admit that many of your responses made me think. Hard. I as questioning a lot of things. Questioning myself, my plan, law school in general. It was an interesting mind experiment, to say the least.

I feel as though I was misunderstood with my previous posts and if that is the case I'd like to apologize for my lack of clarity. My advice was just to relax. That's it. Breathe. i did not in any way try to insinuate that one should not work hard studying for the LSAT (Another month or two of studying would have been terrific in my opinion, but i did bust my butt to get that 162) nor did I intend to advocate settling for mediocrity. Rather, I was addressing this..... maybe the best word for it is neurotic behavior that many people on these forums seem to display. The dissatisfaction with solid scores, the near obsessive obsession with logic games, the approach that makes me think of an anti-social aspiring lawyer that has tons of ambition, but lacks common sense. What good is a high score on a standardized test if the people who achieve them are useless in the real world?

There is this bit of advice that has influenced me profoundly: if you've never missed a plane, you're spending too much time in airports. The preparation that many of you take in preparation of the LSAT is impressive, in fact admirable, but there comes a point of diminishing return. I understand how important this test is, but there truly is more to life than the LSAT. There are other learning experiences that provide more benefit to the true student of law other than logic games and reading comprehension. At the very least, take my advice with a grain of salt.

I was, admittedly, a bit defensive myself, but when someone tells me that a plan I have for my family isn't going to work without knowing one thing about me and where i come from, you better believe I'm going to be in your face.

Having said all that I'd like to give you an update on where I am now. I was accepted and received a full ride scholarship to a good school and start very soon. I am very excited to start my first year and plan to give it my all. I understand that some people would still say I should still take the test again and get into a better school. And believe me, this post made me contemplate not accepting my full ride. However, given my situation in life with no debt after college and a strong team behind me, I think I can stick to my plan and do very well (the plan, btw is going better than expected). so my advice is still very much the same; after the test and you've gotten your results, relax. Breathe. Try your best and see what happens. The best of luck to all of you and I sincerely hope the best.

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Post by Bankrupt257 » Wed Aug 15, 2012 6:39 pm

tyranous wrote:Well, here I am again. I thought I'd let everything in life just kinda coagulate before I would respond to many of your, er, forceful replies. So here goes.

I have to admit that many of your responses made me think. Hard. I as questioning a lot of things. Questioning myself, my plan, law school in general. It was an interesting mind experiment, to say the least.

I feel as though I was misunderstood with my previous posts and if that is the case I'd like to apologize for my lack of clarity. My advice was just to relax. That's it. Breathe. i did not in any way try to insinuate that one should not work hard studying for the LSAT (Another month or two of studying would have been terrific in my opinion, but i did bust my butt to get that 162) nor did I intend to advocate settling for mediocrity. Rather, I was addressing this..... maybe the best word for it is neurotic behavior that many people on these forums seem to display. The dissatisfaction with solid scores, the near obsessive obsession with logic games, the approach that makes me think of an anti-social aspiring lawyer that has tons of ambition, but lacks common sense. What good is a high score on a standardized test if the people who achieve them are useless in the real world?

There is this bit of advice that has influenced me profoundly: if you've never missed a plane, you're spending too much time in airports. The preparation that many of you take in preparation of the LSAT is impressive, in fact admirable, but there comes a point of diminishing return. I understand how important this test is, but there truly is more to life than the LSAT. There are other learning experiences that provide more benefit to the true student of law other than logic games and reading comprehension. At the very least, take my advice with a grain of salt.

I was, admittedly, a bit defensive myself, but when someone tells me that a plan I have for my family isn't going to work without knowing one thing about me and where i come from, you better believe I'm going to be in your face.

Having said all that I'd like to give you an update on where I am now. I was accepted and received a full ride scholarship to a good school and start very soon. I am very excited to start my first year and plan to give it my all. I understand that some people would still say I should still take the test again and get into a better school. And believe me, this post made me contemplate not accepting my full ride. However, given my situation in life with no debt after college and a strong team behind me, I think I can stick to my plan and do very well (the plan, btw is going better than expected). so my advice is still very much the same; after the test and you've gotten your results, relax. Breathe. Try your best and see what happens. The best of luck to all of you and I sincerely hope the best.
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Post by Richie Tenenbaum » Wed Aug 15, 2012 6:52 pm

tyranous wrote:Well, here I am again. I thought I'd let everything in life just kinda coagulate before I would respond to many of your, er, forceful replies. So here goes.

I have to admit that many of your responses made me think. Hard. I as questioning a lot of things. Questioning myself, my plan, law school in general. It was an interesting mind experiment, to say the least.

I feel as though I was misunderstood with my previous posts and if that is the case I'd like to apologize for my lack of clarity. My advice was just to relax. That's it. Breathe. i did not in any way try to insinuate that one should not work hard studying for the LSAT (Another month or two of studying would have been terrific in my opinion, but i did bust my butt to get that 162) nor did I intend to advocate settling for mediocrity. Rather, I was addressing this..... maybe the best word for it is neurotic behavior that many people on these forums seem to display. The dissatisfaction with solid scores, the near obsessive obsession with logic games, the approach that makes me think of an anti-social aspiring lawyer that has tons of ambition, but lacks common sense. What good is a high score on a standardized test if the people who achieve them are useless in the real world?

There is this bit of advice that has influenced me profoundly: if you've never missed a plane, you're spending too much time in airports. The preparation that many of you take in preparation of the LSAT is impressive, in fact admirable, but there comes a point of diminishing return. I understand how important this test is, but there truly is more to life than the LSAT. There are other learning experiences that provide more benefit to the true student of law other than logic games and reading comprehension. At the very least, take my advice with a grain of salt.

I was, admittedly, a bit defensive myself, but when someone tells me that a plan I have for my family isn't going to work without knowing one thing about me and where i come from, you better believe I'm going to be in your face.

Having said all that I'd like to give you an update on where I am now. I was accepted and received a full ride scholarship to a good school and start very soon. I am very excited to start my first year and plan to give it my all. I understand that some people would still say I should still take the test again and get into a better school. And believe me, this post made me contemplate not accepting my full ride. However, given my situation in life with no debt after college and a strong team behind me, I think I can stick to my plan and do very well (the plan, btw is going better than expected). so my advice is still very much the same; after the test and you've gotten your results, relax. Breathe. Try your best and see what happens. The best of luck to all of you and I sincerely hope the best.
Based on what you wrote in the OP, you may have sold yourself somewhat short in terms of the LSAT score you're capable of. Don't do the same with 1L grades--your LSAT score now is meaningless, but your 1L GPA will have a huge impact on your future (that's why it's important to get the highest LSAT score possible, so you have a bigger margin of error when it comes to 1L grades). All that said, best of luck--hope you crush 1L and do the same to 2L OCI.

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Post by smaug_ » Wed Aug 15, 2012 7:02 pm

Best of luck. I hope you can crush it and shove it in the haters' faces.

I don't think people here want to advocate that going to a lower ranked school for free is a horrible option for everyone, or to claim that you need a 170 LSAT to succeed in life. The intent is not to push everyone into mindless striving and elitism; rather, the intent is for people to understand what is necessary to achieve their goals. For many, the goal is Biglaw and if you're Biglaw or bust, you probably need a 170 to have a meaningful chance. There will be outliers but people here try to give out an ounce of pain now for a pound of cure later. When people are dissatisfied it is because they understand this connection (precisely because they know the impact it'll have on their real world debt loads and career outlook)

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Post by JohnV » Wed Aug 15, 2012 7:22 pm

tyranous wrote:My whole point here is for people to relax. You guys need to to defiantly relax and not be so defensive, I just typed my two cents.
This is funny. He says "defiantly relax", meaning definitely, but coincidentally everyone is yelling at him specifically because he defiantly relaxes and recommends it to others. I have too much fun with word play sometimes.

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Re: Words of advice for those who just received their scores

Post by unitball » Wed Aug 15, 2012 8:35 pm

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Re: Words of advice for those who just received their scores

Post by 2014 » Wed Aug 15, 2012 10:12 pm

Absolutely best of luck to you OP. I fear any school giving you a full ride with a 162 is riskier/worse than you realize, but at this point you sound committed so there is little utility in helping you understand that. It's great that you will graduate with low debt, just know that you probably need to kill it to get a job as a lawyer. Again good luck!

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Re: Words of advice for those who just received their scores

Post by Cerebro » Fri Aug 17, 2012 4:33 am

Got haters? One day, you could be this guy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GegZqkAyGRw

Cooley '09 ftw :roll:

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Re: Words of advice for those who just received their scores

Post by hichvichwoh » Fri Aug 17, 2012 10:54 am

Make sure that "full ride" is actually a full ride, not a 25% chance of a full ride

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Re: Words of advice for those who just received their scores

Post by tyranous » Fri Aug 17, 2012 1:27 pm

I'd like to say thank you to all of you who wished me luck. I appreciate that and wished last time I posted I was treated with as much respect. Isn't it funny when people say 'Don't take this the wrong way' or 'not to be rude' it is always followed by something offensive or rude?

Anyhow, the school I'm going to is very nice and the people and friends who have gone there have liked it very much so I'm pretty pumped abput it. I don't think my LSAT score was what sealed the deal for me though. I think it was that and the combination of my ethnicity and background that helped out.

Could I get a 170? I have no doubt. I did get on the top 15% in the nation on my first go, so I'm pretty sure Two months of dedicated work could garner that result. However that's not for me. It's funny that no one even asked what type of lawyer I want to be. I have very little interest in Big Law. If it came by, whatever, but its not really a principle concern. I get that some have those aspirations, but not everyone does.

I'm not a troll. I am a person with real hopes, dreams, aspirations and family.

No worries about the full ride, legitimate point though. The scholarship is good regardless of GPA as long as I am enrolled.

As for the haters, they are my second best motivation. The first is my week old baby that makes me the happiest sob in the world. She is why I live now, and I wouldn't have it any other way :)

So if you'll excuse me, I have some studying to do. Law school isn't gonna knock itself out of the park.

Seriously? What are you waiting for?

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