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 Post subject: Re: Writing Sample
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I just looked at a couple sample questions but didn't do one. Seems like it couldn't hurt to do one, since depending on where you are applying, some place claim to use them. They probably don't, but still, can't hurt.


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In our course, we dedicate all of half an hour to it.

Don't drool on the page; don't draw a picture of a sad clown; don't turn those pages into a flipbook of someone falling down stairs. Put together something coherent, and you'll be fine.


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I read a few of them just to see what they were all about, and I made outlines for 1 or 2 the week before I took the LSAT. You should spend an hour or two getting familiar with it, but it's pretty simple and straightforward. Just come up with a way to organize your essay then write a coherent argument.


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Just write something. No one is expecting the next great American novel, but they want something slightly better than a picture of a cat.


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Princeton Review has a good write up on how to approach the essay. I just read that and looked at a few samples.

I think it helps to go in with a plan on how to approach it at least organizationally.

The only school that I heard actually really looks at them is Northwestern. And who knows if that is even true.


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bp shinners wrote:
In our course, we dedicate all of half an hour to it.

Don't drool on the page; don't draw a picture of a sad clown; don't turn those pages into a flipbook of someone falling down stairs. Put together something coherent, and you'll be fine.

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That said, I've seen PS drafts on here by people who don't even meet this low standard, but who think they're pretty good writers. So make sure your "coherent" actually IS.


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bp shinners wrote:
In our course, we dedicate all of half an hour to it.

Don't drool on the page; don't draw a picture of a sad clown; don't turn those pages into a flipbook of someone falling down stairs. Put together something coherent, and you'll be fine.


Congrats. That made me laugh out loud in a quiet study area.


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This might just be my own madness as someone who enjoys writing, but I'd actually look forward to it as a respite after a long strenuous test ...

It's kind of refreshing to be able to make an argument on one's own terms in the writing section, after hours of picking apart stupid, poorly written arguments that are constructed so as to be intentionally confusing.


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BalanceCare wrote:
This might just be my own madness as someone who enjoys writing, but I'd actually look forward to it as a respite after a long strenuous test ...

It's kind of refreshing to be able to make an argument on one's own terms in the writing section, after hours of picking apart stupid, poorly written arguments that are constructed so as to be intentionally confusing.


I enjoy writing as well, but after the test, all you're gonna want is your favorite beer.


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emarxnj wrote:
BalanceCare wrote:
This might just be my own madness as someone who enjoys writing, but I'd actually look forward to it as a respite after a long strenuous test ...

It's kind of refreshing to be able to make an argument on one's own terms in the writing section, after hours of picking apart stupid, poorly written arguments that are constructed so as to be intentionally confusing.


I enjoy writing as well, but after the test, all you're gonna want is your favorite beer.


Sadly I've taken the test more than once before, so this comes from experience -- but you're right, beer is definitely a big part of the equation.


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BalanceCare wrote:
emarxnj wrote:
BalanceCare wrote:
This might just be my own madness as someone who enjoys writing, but I'd actually look forward to it as a respite after a long strenuous test ...

It's kind of refreshing to be able to make an argument on one's own terms in the writing section, after hours of picking apart stupid, poorly written arguments that are constructed so as to be intentionally confusing.


I enjoy writing as well, but after the test, all you're gonna want is your favorite beer.


Sadly I've taken the test more than once before, so this comes from experience -- but you're right, beer is definitely a big part of the equation.


Good point. Spend more time planning the route to the nearest bar than practicing the writing sample. It'll be better for your sanity.


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