UVA 2010, RD Forum

[puppleberry finn]

I still love UVA more than any school. But still.

I used too. I even wrote my UVA all about the visit that I took to the school and I havent heard anything and I applied in September.. So it is making me dislike UVA

I actually wrote a why UVA. I didn't write optional why essays ANYWHERE but UVA. lot of good that's done. rabble rabble rabble

[starrydecisus]

I recognize there are far fewer 180s than 4.0s. My statement doesn't make a lot of sense, but let me give some caveats.

First off, I should say perfect As are what I thought were more difficult than 180s. The 4.3 adjustment throws things off.

Second, I am excluding degree factories where a pulse is a sufficient condition for a 4.0.

Third, when I say "difficulty," I am referring primarily to the amount of work required to achieve it. I think the consistent effort needed to achieve a 4.0 is harder to put in, then the amount required to score near a 180. In connection with that, I think that most of the 180s have certain degree of luck to them that a 4.0 GPA doesn't have. There are some gifted individuals who can score a 180 more than 75% of the time, but I think they are a very small percentage of the people who actually score a 180. The vast majority (in my opinion) are people who typically score between a 175-180 and have the right test on the right day. Contrast that with a 4.0 which doesn't have the same type of luck.

Do my caveats make my statement any less incredible? If not, I probably ought to reconsider my position, but it seems to make sense to me right now.

I understood what you meant (but I'm biased) but I think you explained it well. Anyway, I know from my perspective, that I appreciate the schools looking at my 4.0 (highest available at my school), and also appreciate schools congratulating me for it. I worked very hard in two majors to earn it. so thanks for defending the goodness of it

[5ky]

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[wired]

But I can't resist pointing out this no-true-Scotsman fallacy here:

Second, I am excluding degree factories where a pulse is a sufficient condition for a 4.0.

So, a 4.0 is harder to get than a 180, and the easy to get 4.0's just don't count?:)

Good call. I will say I think it is more difficult to a get a 4.0 at a Top 100 university than it is to get a 180.

Thanks for the polite response.

[Lmao Zedong]

But I can't resist pointing out this no-true-Scotsman fallacy here:

Second, I am excluding degree factories where a pulse is a sufficient condition for a 4.0.

So, a 4.0 is harder to get than a 180, and the easy to get 4.0's just don't count?:)

Good call. I will say I think it is more difficult to a get a 4.0 at a Top 100 university than it is to get a 180.

Thanks for the polite response.

sorry, i really really don't think this is true

[kittenmittons]

sorry, i really really don't think this is true

+1

[bluejayk]

Good call. I will say I think it is more difficult to a get a 4.0 at a Top 100 university than it is to get a 180.

Thanks for the polite response.

No problem, it's a new posting style that I'm trying out with my possible future classmates.

[crackberry]

sorry, i really really don't think this is true

+1

Yeah as someone with a near-4.0 from a top 5 university and with a mediocre (by TLS standards) LSAT, I can pretty safely say this isn't true. Every year a handful of kids from every school graduate with 4.0s. Every year, the number of 180s does not exceed, I don't know, 50 or so in the entire country. The numbers just don't add up.

[puppleberry finn]

sorry, i really really don't think this is true

+1

Yeah as someone with a near-4.0 from a top 5 university and with a mediocre (by TLS standards) LSAT, I can pretty safely say this isn't true. Every year a handful of kids from every school graduate with 4.0s. Every year, the number of 180s does not exceed, I don't know, 50 or so in the entire country. The numbers just don't add up.

wow. I thought your LSAT was higher. like, a standard deviation higher.

[texasgirl22]

i heard appr 5 people per LSAT administration get a 180...

[crackberry]

sorry, i really really don't think this is true

+1

Yeah as someone with a near-4.0 from a top 5 university and with a mediocre (by TLS standards) LSAT, I can pretty safely say this isn't true. Every year a handful of kids from every school graduate with 4.0s. Every year, the number of 180s does not exceed, I don't know, 50 or so in the entire country. The numbers just don't add up.

wow. I thought your LSAT was higher. like, a standard deviation higher.

Hmm, well it's been in my profile the whole time...

[puppleberry finn]

Hmm, well it's been in my profile the whole time...

I never really checked? I don't know, I just form this idea about what I think posters stats should be subconsciously.

[crackberry]

Hmm, well it's been in my profile the whole time...

I never really checked? I don't know, I just form this idea about what I think posters stats should be subconsciously.

So I sound smarter than I am?

[puppleberry finn]

Hmm, well it's been in my profile the whole time...

I never really checked? I don't know, I just form this idea about what I think posters stats should be subconsciously.

So I sound smarter than I am?

apparently so does Helm; I recently had a similar experience re: his stats. Not that LSAT score = intelligence and so on and so forth disclaimer disclaimer. I also imagine you as a dude. true/false?

[Helmholtz]

apparently so does Helm; I recently had a similar experience re: his stats. Not that LSAT score = intelligence and so on and so forth disclaimer disclaimer.

You still can't get over my inadequate LSAT score.

[5ky]

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[puppleberry finn]

apparently so does Helm; I recently had a similar experience re: his stats. Not that LSAT score = intelligence and so on and so forth disclaimer disclaimer.

You still can't get over my inadequate LSAT score.

it's not inadequate, it's just different.

[Helmholtz]

apparently so does Helm; I recently had a similar experience re: his stats. Not that LSAT score = intelligence and so on and so forth disclaimer disclaimer.

You still can't get over my inadequate LSAT score.

it's not inadequate, it's just different.

It's not how big it is, it's how I use it.

[ClemCarter]

It's not how big it is, it's how I use it.

for free cavs tickets?

[puppleberry finn]

It's not how big it is, it's how I use it.

[0L Hoping for 1]

It's not how big it is, it's how I use it.

10 bucks says puppins is going to have "alone time" in her room now after that comment

[crackberry]

Hmm, well it's been in my profile the whole time...

I never really checked? I don't know, I just form this idea about what I think posters stats should be subconsciously.

So I sound smarter than I am?

apparently so does Helm; I recently had a similar experience re: his stats. Not that LSAT score = intelligence and so on and so forth disclaimer disclaimer. I also imagine you as a dude. true/false?

Yes I am most certainly a guy.

[kittenmittons]

Hmm, well it's been in my profile the whole time...

I never really checked? I don't know, I just form this idea about what I think posters stats should be subconsciously.

What do you think mine are?

[ClemCarter]

Hmm, well it's been in my profile the whole time...

I never really checked? I don't know, I just form this idea about what I think posters stats should be subconsciously.

What do you think mine are? 2.0/148?

But you have a 4.0 in being a disappointment.

[crackberry]

ITT: puppins' preconceived notions about us blow up in her face.