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Oh man, I hope they're disappointed and will therefore slum it with the likes of me...lawschool22 wrote:I'm still going back to my theory that they are somewhat disappointed with applicant quality and are waiting to pull the trigger to be doubly sure they want to lower that GPA floor.
Or they could accept me and you BOTH and use my GPA to balance out yours and your LSAT score to balance out mines. Ha! Lol I know this makes no sense.lawschool22 wrote:I'm still going back to my theory that they are somewhat disappointed with applicant quality and are waiting to pull the trigger to be doubly sure they want to lower that GPA floor.
It makes perfect sense. JS are you there? Are you cool with this?applelover wrote:Or they could accept me and you BOTH and use my GPA to balance out yours and your LSAT score to balance out mines. Ha! Lol I know this makes no sense.lawschool22 wrote:I'm still going back to my theory that they are somewhat disappointed with applicant quality and are waiting to pull the trigger to be doubly sure they want to lower that GPA floor.
This was basically me all of last week.chneyo wrote:It's a Tuesday night and I'm sitting alone in my apartment with the TLS forums and a bottle of red listening to Foreigner on loop.
For those of you in a similar spot...
I Wanna Know What Love Is - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9OGfBGOCpk
I hear that, but there are people that have applied, had JS1's, and are above the GPA and/or LSAT medians, and if they are only above one, they are very close to the other. I can see a lot of holds and waitlists for people at or below both medians (someone at 173/3.5; or 3.9 but 170)- people that may have been outright rejected in past years-- but still, I would expect some movement over the next few days, at least for highly qualified candidates, no?lawschool22 wrote:I'm still going back to my theory that they are somewhat disappointed with applicant quality and are waiting to pull the trigger to be doubly sure they want to lower that GPA floor.
I definitely think there will be movement soon. I just expect to see some a bit more favorable results for admissions than we have seen in years past. This theory is based on Spivey's comments regarding top score shortages as well as the JS1s we have seen given out this far. HLS has a big class to fill. Obviously there are plenty of well qualified applicants waiting to hear back and they will get good news on the whole. I just bet we will see some surprises sprinkled in.wtrc wrote:I hear that, but there are people that have applied, had JS1's, and are above the GPA and/or LSAT medians, and if they are only above one, they are very close to the other. I can see a lot of holds and waitlists for people at or below both medians (someone at 173/3.5; or 3.9 but 170)- people that may have been outright rejected in past years-- but still, I would expect some movement over the next few days, at least for highly qualified candidates, no?lawschool22 wrote:I'm still going back to my theory that they are somewhat disappointed with applicant quality and are waiting to pull the trigger to be doubly sure they want to lower that GPA floor.
I didn't. I don't think it makes any difference.lawschool22 wrote:Just realized I forgot to send a follow-up/thank you email after my JS1. Does it matter? Should I send one in at this point? Thanks, work, for making me forget
I didn't and I never thought about doing it.Pancakes12 wrote:I didn't. I don't think it makes any difference.lawschool22 wrote:Just realized I forgot to send a follow-up/thank you email after my JS1. Does it matter? Should I send one in at this point? Thanks, work, for making me forget
Loving your tar, toast!!!andapieceoftoast wrote:Jessica...why??????
Be you. Take your time. Work your questions in well.Javert wrote:Okay gang. JS1 tomorrow at noon. Any last-minute wisdom?
Edited: Was catty, should have kept that kind of stuff to a PM or something. Please carry onJavert wrote:Okay gang. JS1 tomorrow at noon. Any last-minute wisdom?
lawschool22 wrote: Professional lighting on the cheap for Skype interviews:
Change your computer background to a nice amber/orange color so your face looks warm and isn't washed out by the blue LED backlight. Get a lamp, take the lamp shade off, and position it to your left (about 10 o'clock position) and about three feet away - a 40-60 watt bulb is best for this. Turn on the overhead light in the room you're in (it will act as a "hair light" (technical term) and illuminate the top of your head with some shine to give depth). Then get a floor lamp (or put it on a shelf or something) with, preferably, a brighter bulb than the lamp on your desk (75 watts is good). Place it in the 4 or 5 o'clock position, about 5 feet away from where you are seated. For the best effect, place a white poster board or sheet behind the lamp pointed towards the back right of your head.
If you can do this setup in a room with window (covered w/ blinds or a light curtain) that is even better. Set it up so the window is to the right of you. This will give a pleasing contrast, as the lamp to your left will read on screen as a warm color, and the window will read as a cool color. This provides good definition to your face and is a pleasing set up. It is also important to only use one "type" of light in the room. By that I mean, mixing fluorescent with regular tungsten bulbs will cause color issues, as Skype cannot set the white balance properly. I would recommend using all tungsten (or "warm" CFL's) bulbs, plus the window, and you will get a nice contrast but proper color.
Keep your chin slightly up, with your face turned just ever so slightly to the right. But then relax and be natural. You should always have a slight smile, and you should appear engaged, happy, enthusiastic, etc.
Also - make sure your background is free of clutter. This is very important. A simple, clean room as a backdrop is best. And by setting up the lighting as described above, the room will appear slightly dimmer than you, making you the part that stands out, and causing the background to be less distracting.
Finally, feel free to experiment! All rooms are different. Go to the preferences of Skype and you can see how you will appear. Play around with the angle and distance of the lights until it looks good to you.
Edit: Added a few extra tips.
Thanks samurai! I thought it adequately displayed my complete loss of sanity without a call from Jessica!lastsamurai wrote:Loving your tar, toast!!!andapieceoftoast wrote:Jessica...why??????
FWIW, I went complete on 11/19 and only got an email about it on 11/21Ren wrote:My status checker has said "complete" for a few days now, but I have not received any emails from them about going complete. Is this normal? Should I call? WHAT'S GOING ON?!
