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Re: December 2012 Re-takers

Post by bitsy » Mon Nov 05, 2012 9:23 pm

hidden in the depths of the cardozo email is a fee waiver, fyi.

took PT 48 today
LR: -2
RC: -1
LG: -0
only pulled a 177, since it came with a brutal -8 curve.

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Re: December 2012 Re-takers

Post by VeeD101 » Mon Nov 05, 2012 9:24 pm

GabeQuixote wrote:I haven't gotten a damn thing all day.

Back in January I got: Columbia, William & Mary, Iowa, Cardozo, Penn State, Minnesota, Indiana --

WTF??
Last night I finally changed my year of expected application from 2012 to 2013 and my transcripts finally came through on Friday. I'm pretty sure this change of activity is the only reason I got the various emails today.

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Re: December 2012 Re-takers

Post by desiballa21 » Mon Nov 05, 2012 9:24 pm

I got a bunch of fee waivers and was accepted into Harvard. Got Duke and Virginia though and my LSAT score is waaaay lower than most of y'alls. I dropped the ball big time.

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Re: December 2012 Re-takers

Post by Sugar Lumps » Mon Nov 05, 2012 9:31 pm

desiballa21 wrote:I got a bunch of fee waivers and was accepted into Harvard. Got Duke and Virginia though and my LSAT score is waaaay lower than most of y'alls. I dropped the ball big time.
Sexual favors?

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Re: December 2012 Re-takers

Post by chadbrochill » Mon Nov 05, 2012 9:42 pm

bitsy wrote:hidden in the depths of the cardozo email is a fee waiver, fyi.

took PT 48 today
LR: -2
RC: -1
LG: -0
only pulled a 177, since it came with a brutal -8 curve.
Congrats on the RC!
looks like you and mrizza are firing on all cylinders...the battle continues..

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Re: December 2012 Re-takers

Post by 99.9luft » Mon Nov 05, 2012 9:43 pm

bitsy wrote:hidden in the depths of the cardozo email is a fee waiver, fyi.

took PT 48 today
LR: -2
RC: -1
LG: -0
only pulled a 177, since it came with a brutal -8 curve.
bitsy why are you retaking, again? :lol:

go to Africa or smth and write a kick-ass PS instead (that's what I would do at least). I'm messing with you. I know you can get a 178 on this thing if the stars align.

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Re: December 2012 Re-takers

Post by 99.9luft » Mon Nov 05, 2012 9:44 pm

btw, I would give my left testicle for a 177+ on test day. :shock:

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Re: December 2012 Re-takers

Post by Lenahan3 » Mon Nov 05, 2012 9:51 pm

bitsy wrote:hidden in the depths of the cardozo email is a fee waiver, fyi.

took PT 48 today
LR: -2
RC: -1
LG: -0
only pulled a 177, since it came with a brutal -8 curve.
Nice pull. I remember taking that test thinking I got close to a 180 and having the curve decimate my hopes.

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Re: December 2012 Re-takers

Post by desiballa21 » Mon Nov 05, 2012 9:51 pm

Sugar Lumps wrote:
desiballa21 wrote:I got a bunch of fee waivers and was accepted into Harvard. Got Duke and Virginia though and my LSAT score is waaaay lower than most of y'alls. I dropped the ball big time.
Sexual favors?
Unlikely. No play in a while :(

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Re: December 2012 Re-takers

Post by Cobretti » Mon Nov 05, 2012 10:08 pm

bitsy wrote:hidden in the depths of the cardozo email is a fee waiver, fyi.

took PT 48 today
LR: -2
RC: -1
LG: -0
only pulled a 177, since it came with a brutal -8 curve.
Sub 178 is for noobs

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Re: December 2012 Re-takers

Post by Sugar Lumps » Mon Nov 05, 2012 10:11 pm

mrizza wrote:
bitsy wrote:hidden in the depths of the cardozo email is a fee waiver, fyi.

took PT 48 today
LR: -2
RC: -1
LG: -0
only pulled a 177, since it came with a brutal -8 curve.
Sub 178 is for noobs
Shaddup.

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Re: December 2012 Re-takers

Post by Cobretti » Mon Nov 05, 2012 10:16 pm

Sugar Lumps wrote:
mrizza wrote:
bitsy wrote:hidden in the depths of the cardozo email is a fee waiver, fyi.

took PT 48 today
LR: -2
RC: -1
LG: -0
only pulled a 177, since it came with a brutal -8 curve.
Sub 178 is for noobs
haddup.
*everyone besides bitsy is exempt though

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Re: December 2012 Re-takers

Post by GabeQuixote » Mon Nov 05, 2012 10:21 pm

mrizza wrote:
bitsy wrote:hidden in the depths of the cardozo email is a fee waiver, fyi.

took PT 48 today
LR: -2
RC: -1
LG: -0
only pulled a 177, since it came with a brutal -8 curve.
Sub 178 is for noobs
Tommy's got a 180 beardboy. Whatchu gonna do?

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Re: December 2012 Re-takers

Post by Lenahan3 » Mon Nov 05, 2012 10:23 pm

GabeQuixote wrote:
mrizza wrote:
bitsy wrote:hidden in the depths of the cardozo email is a fee waiver, fyi.

took PT 48 today
LR: -2
RC: -1
LG: -0
only pulled a 177, since it came with a brutal -8 curve.
Sub 178 is for noobs
Tommy's got a 180 beardboy. Whatchu gonna do?
Who is Tommy?

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Re: December 2012 Re-takers

Post by bitsy » Mon Nov 05, 2012 10:23 pm

99.9luft wrote: bitsy why are you retaking, again? :lol:

go to Africa or smth and write a kick-ass PS instead (that's what I would do at least). I'm messing with you. I know you can get a 178 on this thing if the stars align.
haha deworming orphans in somalia? i would totally do that if i had the airfare. basically, standardized tests are my strong suit, the rest of my app (gpa/softs/lors) is garbage. but mostly, i want to hang with you cool kidz.
mrizza wrote: Sub 178 is for noobs
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Re: December 2012 Re-takers

Post by Sugar Lumps » Mon Nov 05, 2012 10:23 pm

mrizza wrote:
Sugar Lumps wrote:
mrizza wrote:
bitsy wrote:hidden in the depths of the cardozo email is a fee waiver, fyi.

took PT 48 today
LR: -2
RC: -1
LG: -0
only pulled a 177, since it came with a brutal -8 curve.
Sub 178 is for noobs
haddup.
*everyone besides bitsy is exempt though
I miss seeing your beard.

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Re: December 2012 Re-takers

Post by finnandjake2 » Mon Nov 05, 2012 10:24 pm

Lenahan3 wrote:I qualified for a $30,000 scholarship at Phoenix Law, in case anybody decided to be jealous.


$25,000 for me : /

I was pleasantly surprised by Boston U and Yeshiva waivers today though so that makes up for it.

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Re: December 2012 Re-takers

Post by bitsy » Mon Nov 05, 2012 10:25 pm

Sugar Lumps wrote:
mrizza wrote: *everyone besides bitsy is exempt though
I miss seeing your beard.
i think sugah may have happened upon something....

new bet: you lose and the beard gets shaved. plus, you have to dress up frank in human clothes on vidchat for our post-score-release amusement.

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Re: December 2012 Re-takers

Post by Lenahan3 » Mon Nov 05, 2012 10:26 pm

bitsy wrote:
99.9luft wrote: bitsy why are you retaking, again? :lol:

go to Africa or smth and write a kick-ass PS instead (that's what I would do at least). I'm messing with you. I know you can get a 178 on this thing if the stars align.
haha deworming orphans in somalia? i would totally do that if i had the airfare. basically, standardized tests are my strong suit, the rest of my app (gpa/softs/lors) is garbage. but mostly, i want to hang with you cool kidz.
mrizza wrote: Sub 178 is for noobs
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That's one of my favorite Disney movies, ever. So funny.

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Re: December 2012 Re-takers

Post by GabeQuixote » Mon Nov 05, 2012 10:28 pm

Lenahan3 wrote:
GabeQuixote wrote:
mrizza wrote:
bitsy wrote:hidden in the depths of the cardozo email is a fee waiver, fyi.

took PT 48 today
LR: -2
RC: -1
LG: -0
only pulled a 177, since it came with a brutal -8 curve.
Sub 178 is for noobs
Tommy's got a 180 beardboy. Whatchu gonna do?
Who is Tommy?
Calm down there Green Ranger.

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Re: December 2012 Re-takers

Post by Lenahan3 » Mon Nov 05, 2012 10:29 pm

Calm down there Green Ranger.
I feel dumb. Haha. Nobody has made that reference since it was brought up. I thought we had a new poster that I missed.

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Re: December 2012 Re-takers

Post by Cobretti » Mon Nov 05, 2012 10:39 pm

bitsy wrote:
Sugar Lumps wrote:
mrizza wrote: *everyone besides bitsy is exempt though
I miss seeing your beard.
i think sugah may have happened upon something....

new bet: you lose and the beard gets shaved. plus, you have to dress up frank in human clothes on vidchat for our post-score-release amusement.
@sug, I miss your gingerness

@bits, what could you possibly offer to match that on your end? I'd say you have to shave your head but if you aren't looking your best at ASW ill be very depressed

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Re: December 2012 Re-takers

Post by enidwexler » Mon Nov 05, 2012 10:40 pm

GabeQuixote wrote:I haven't gotten a damn thing all day.

Back in January I got: Columbia, William & Mary, Iowa, Cardozo, Penn State, Minnesota, Indiana --

WTF??
Don't stress about your stats.
I received an unsolicited fee waiver from School X encouraging me to apply – does this mean I have a higher chance of admission?

The response by law schools is generally “no,” though this doesn’t tell the whole story. Certain schools, such as The University of Michigan and Duke University, both cite higher acceptance rates for applicants who receive fee waivers. Many others, on the other hand, annually reject a number of fee waiver recipients. Generally speaking, there seem to be two major reasons underlying such rejections:

Selectivity boost: A portion of the score used to rank law schools is determined by how selective a school is – that is, the percentage of applicants accepted in a given year. Fee waivers generally encourage candidates (both financially and emotionally) to apply to a given school. By issuing fee waivers to candidates unlikely to gain admission, based on their LSAT and GPA, schools can boost their number of rejected applicants, thus increasing their selectivity. An unsolicited fee waiver definitely does not equal guaranteed admission.

Yield Protection: While the above deals with candidates who are under qualified, occasionally overqualified candidates – who receive fee waivers due to their impressive statistics – can be rejected or waitlisted as well. In addition to selectivity, schools are concerned with matriculation or yield – the percentage of admitted students who decide to attend. For this reason, some schools will waitlist or occasionally reject candidates whose statistics suggest that they will most likely be accepted at and choose to attend schools of higher rank or prestige.
With my 160 in June and 159 in October, I'm very confident my waivers are just for schools to get a selectivity boost.

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Re: December 2012 Re-takers

Post by HawkeyeGirl » Mon Nov 05, 2012 10:48 pm

bitsy wrote:
Sugar Lumps wrote:
mrizza wrote: *everyone besides bitsy is exempt though
I miss seeing your beard.
i think sugah may have happened upon something....

new bet: you lose and the beard gets shaved. plus, you have to dress up frank in human clothes on vidchat for our post-score-release amusement.
Mrizz if you lose this bet, our bets are off....

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Re: December 2012 Re-takers

Post by chem! » Mon Nov 05, 2012 10:50 pm

Wormfather wrote:Hey guys, I need some words of encouragement. I'm worried that I won't get back to the 170s and that I'm just wasting my time. I'm so freaking busy with school and I just feel uberwhelmed.

Maybe I just havnt gotten the Nov. fail stench off yet but I just feel LSAT Lathargia.

Maybe I just need a good test. PT44?
Take a deep breath and forge on.

I know how you feel. This has been the hardest for me to prep for b/c it's the third one (FML) and I'm so busy. I'm doing it, though. If I can do it, you can.

Take some deep breaths, get yourself in a good mental place then CRUSH a PT.

Seriously? What are you waiting for?

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