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I spoke with an admissions officer for a school that said they look at that site regularly. I guess anonymity, so schools can't see your other offers and screw you during scholarship negotiations.AntipodeanPhil wrote:I've been looking at a lot of Law School Numbers profiles recently, and I keep seeing people who state they are posting slightly inaccurate numbers which they will fix after the applications seasons is over. Why do people do that? What are they worried about? I just don't get it.
I wonder if they browse TLS as often as well.txadv11 wrote:I spoke with an admissions officer for a school that said they look at that site regularly. I guess anonymity, so schools can't see your other offers and screw you during scholarship negotiations.AntipodeanPhil wrote:I've been looking at a lot of Law School Numbers profiles recently, and I keep seeing people who state they are posting slightly inaccurate numbers which they will fix after the applications seasons is over. Why do people do that? What are they worried about? I just don't get it.
how would they know who you are?txadv11 wrote:I spoke with an admissions officer for a school that said they look at that site regularly. I guess anonymity, so schools can't see your other offers and screw you during scholarship negotiations.AntipodeanPhil wrote:I've been looking at a lot of Law School Numbers profiles recently, and I keep seeing people who state they are posting slightly inaccurate numbers which they will fix after the applications seasons is over. Why do people do that? What are they worried about? I just don't get it.
People list real details about community service, etc, and sometimes that information, coupled with demographical info, makes them identifiable. How many former Wyoming cattle-ranchers who volunteered as firemen and are missing a limb from a boating accident are applying to NYU this year?Linksys wrote:how would they know who you are?txadv11 wrote:I spoke with an admissions officer for a school that said they look at that site regularly. I guess anonymity, so schools can't see your other offers and screw you during scholarship negotiations.AntipodeanPhil wrote:I've been looking at a lot of Law School Numbers profiles recently, and I keep seeing people who state they are posting slightly inaccurate numbers which they will fix after the applications seasons is over. Why do people do that? What are they worried about? I just don't get it.
Well, they probably don't care, but IF they wanted to: A 163 LSAT with a 3.44 GPA, Non-URM, Male, 1-2 years out of UG that was president of the chess club wouldn't be hard to find.Linksys wrote:how would they know who you are?txadv11 wrote:I spoke with an admissions officer for a school that said they look at that site regularly. I guess anonymity, so schools can't see your other offers and screw you during scholarship negotiations.AntipodeanPhil wrote:I've been looking at a lot of Law School Numbers profiles recently, and I keep seeing people who state they are posting slightly inaccurate numbers which they will fix after the applications seasons is over. Why do people do that? What are they worried about? I just don't get it.
And how do we know if you are not fudging your numbers now?txadv11 wrote: Well, they probably don't care, but IF they wanted to: A 163 LSAT with a 3.44 GPA, Non-URM, Male, 1-2 years out of UG that was president of the chess club wouldn't be hard to find.
And if they are wrong? That's ridiculous, that they might possibly deny admission/scholarship based on unverified assumption of an anonymous identity.PDaddy wrote:People list real details about community service, etc, and sometimes that information, coupled with demographical info, makes them identifiable. How many former Wyoming cattle-ranchers who volunteered as firemen and are missing a limb from a boating accident are applying to NYU this year?Linksys wrote:how would they know who you are?txadv11 wrote:I spoke with an admissions officer for a school that said they look at that site regularly. I guess anonymity, so schools can't see your other offers and screw you during scholarship negotiations.AntipodeanPhil wrote:I've been looking at a lot of Law School Numbers profiles recently, and I keep seeing people who state they are posting slightly inaccurate numbers which they will fix after the applications seasons is over. Why do people do that? What are they worried about? I just don't get it.
Yeah, because if they spend 30 minutes matching profiles and are able to offer one person $10,000 less that wouldn't be worth it...0LNewbie wrote:The mental image of an admissions officer browsing around on LSN trying to match up profiles instead of reviewing files and getting timely decisions out to people pisses me off. If they're doing it on their own time, after work, that's just sad.
LOL. I hadn't thought about that, but I guess someone could exaggerate his or her financial aid from a less desired law school in the hope that an admissions person from a more desired school sees it and tries to match or beat the amount.txadv11 wrote:I was also told "some applicants are posting (even 3 year) total scholarship amounts that are above the max [we] award."
This is a dumb strategy.AntipodeanPhil wrote:LOL. I hadn't thought about that, but I guess some might exaggerate their financial aid from a less desired law school in the hope that an admissions person from a more desired school sees it and tries to match or beat the amount.txadv11 wrote:I was also told "some applicants are posting (even 3 year) total scholarship amounts that are above the max [we] award."
Of course, but some people are dumb. After all, almost 50% of those who sit the LSAT get under 151.FiveSermon wrote:This is a dumb strategy.
)The Yale dean does. She recognized I was trolling her on her blog.FiveSermon wrote:I wonder if they browse TLS as often as well.txadv11 wrote:I spoke with an admissions officer for a school that said they look at that site regularly. I guess anonymity, so schools can't see your other offers and screw you during scholarship negotiations.AntipodeanPhil wrote:I've been looking at a lot of Law School Numbers profiles recently, and I keep seeing people who state they are posting slightly inaccurate numbers which they will fix after the applications seasons is over. Why do people do that? What are they worried about? I just don't get it.
+1Desert Fox wrote:If you are worried about anonymity, don't fucking post on LSN. No numbers is better than wrong numbers. There is no value on you posting your cycle on LSN if it's not accurate.