Legitimately poor standardized test performance Forum

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[downbeat14]

And what are mega-softs?

Sorry, I meant you didn't have any soft factors that would be strong enough to overcome a lower score on the LSAT for admissions purposes (like curing ebola or something).

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[downbeat14]

(Sprays pixie dust on you)

You should save it for Sparty... he needs it.

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[sparty99]

WOW. REALLY? I guess you were too blind to realize the advice from Boalt could also work for you as well. I guess you failed to realize that you could use that sample BOALT addendum as an example as to how to write an addendum. I don't remember the addendum saying, "I'm a URM ad that's why I scored low." I suppose you are also the person who won't join BLSA because you are not black.

Don't worry about me and the law. I'm not the one asking for advice.

Look, the affluent African American girl with the 2.3 and the Fulbright didn't have anything particularly outstanding about her. I could be wrong, but I'm suspecting assumptions were made on the part of the awarding committee simply because she was AA. She has the resources that an affluent white family has but perhaps they thought her 2.3 was a result of race-related struggles. I don't remember anyone on our campus intimidating students from taking exams or studying in the library simply because they were black.

I do not see how this advice would work for me, as I am not URM. And as a non-URM, I think assumptions would be made about me in the same way that assumptions may have been made about this girl. Presumably I would have all the resources I'd need to take this test and enjoy all the benefits that affluence provides, and to do poorly on tests that many say are culturally biased (I didn't sense this at all...), would not be excusable. I don't think an addendum could compensate for those assumptions that an admissions committee may likely have of me.

It really is an apples to oranges case.

And what are mega-softs?

Just please STFU. I tried helping your ass. I don't care anymore. Fucking christ. I HAVE HAD IT. I DON'T WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU ANYMORE.

LSAT addendums and Standardized tests for graduate school applications are not limited to URMs.

I must have invented the entire topic. No other person in the world has written advice on this. I apologize for having the audacity to think that an addendum and your history of low scores might be of use on your application. MY BAD. SO SORRY. I NO LONGER CARE ABOUT YOU OR YOUR APPLICATION. YOU CAN JUST GO AHEAD AND DO YOU....GOODBYE!

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[downbeat14]

LSAT addendums and Standardized tests for graduate school applications are not limited to URMs.

No one ever said they were completely limited to URMs, we just don't think it will help OPs situation based on the things we collectively have learned on here sharing experiences and collecting data. That is the purpose of this site. Your crazy ranting and failure to respond accurately and meaningfully to the ideas of others are certainly not.

Clearly, things haven't gotten much better for you in the logic dept since the LSAT. Maybe they should have scrutinized your application more carefully after all.

Now please, stop embarrassing yourself. Try one week off of boldface type, all caps, or large typeset. This will be better for your blood pressure as well.

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this behavior, and not LSAT/SAT/ACT scores, casts doubt on URMs and their competence. You're not doing your group any favors and only contribute to several stereotypes that don't need elaboration, unless you so request it.

OP, I think it has been kind of funny watching Sparty self-destruct, but I think this line of topic shift should not be elaborated one way or the other and should be immediately abandoned. Please don't go there, it's not a good idea.

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[R. Jeeves]

Why did you post a PDF on a guide to applying to law school for colored people then? How was that at all correspondent with the advice I was requesting?

OP are you referring to this PDF: http://prelaw.cas.nyu.edu/docs/CP/2746/ ... to,-79,644 ?

It seems like it is general pre-law advice.

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[Username123]

I just spent half an hour at 4AM reading this entire thread. Most interesting thread and meltdown I've read on this site. Pure entertainment. The old all caps in bold, eh? Classic MySpace.

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[Merylian]

10/10, great thread, would read again.

FWIW I'm pretty sure Sparty is also the dude that occasionally goes into the Vale thread and tells people they're not bootstrapping hard enough. Stellar poster for sure.