The Official October Waiter's Oasis Forum

sanibella · Post by **sanibella** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 2:45 pm

mist4bison wrote:
SirArthurDayne wrote:My family immigrated here when I was young, so there's a lot to write about in terms of the diversity I offer. But I was just planning on centering my PS on this, so I'm not sure if a DS if necessary. What do you guys think?
I wouldn't revisit the same material in a PS and DS. Unless you can write a DS about something different, I wouldn't do it.

I agree. You could also make that the focus of your DS instead of your PS and write about something else for your PS.

Sera Numquam · Post by **Sera Numquam** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 2:45 pm

AMajorChord wrote:
Sera Numquam wrote:My campus is virtually empty because everyone either left or is hiding out in their dorms waiting for the threat time to pass.

Meanwhile, I just met with one of my professors to talk about law school and my personal statement. She wants me to tell her my score as soon as I find out. Hopefully it's worth telling.

Same... Wonder if we're at the same one

That'd be pretty crazy. Which part of the area are you in?

Sera Numquam · Post by **Sera Numquam** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 2:46 pm

3pianists wrote:Also thanks, now I'm second-guessing my LoRs. I was going to go for four; my UG program is structured so that I take most of my classes one-on-one with a professor, so I have a lot of unusually strong relationships with professors who know my work unusually well. Is this a bad idea? Halp.

I got 3 letters and I'm sticking with it.

scout1774 · Post by **scout1774** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 2:49 pm

So kind of off topic but longtime lurker here with a personal question..

Shortly after I graduated from UG I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. My grades were really up and down with semesters of straight A's and some semesters with C's and even 1 D that prevented me from graduating on time. I was ultimately hospitalized for a manic episode (I know, overshare) but since I was diagnosed and have been medicated I have been working at a top 3 nyc firm as a paralegal for the past 3 years.

I was averaging a 176 on my PTs but question 3 LG threw me and i guessed 4 questions so I am hoping for low 170's. I have a 3.0 and I am basically just hoping to get into Fordham or maybe apply to Georgetown early if my score is higher than I think.

Do you think I should write my PS on my bipolar experience or put it in an addendum to my application? And is it even worth getting an academic recommendation or should I just try to distance myself from my tumultuous undergrad and focus on how I have succeeded since graduation by submitting only work recommendations? Any chance that law schools would maybe give me a break with the low GPA given my circumstances?

SirArthurDayne · Post by **SirArthurDayne** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 2:50 pm

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AMajorChord · Post by **AMajorChord** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 2:57 pm

Sera Numquam wrote:
AMajorChord wrote:
Sera Numquam wrote:My campus is virtually empty because everyone either left or is hiding out in their dorms waiting for the threat time to pass.

Meanwhile, I just met with one of my professors to talk about law school and my personal statement. She wants me to tell her my score as soon as I find out. Hopefully it's worth telling.

Same... Wonder if we're at the same one
That'd be pretty crazy. Which part of the area are you in?

UCity/ West Philly

sanibella · Post by **sanibella** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 3:08 pm

scout1774 wrote:So kind of off topic but longtime lurker here with a personal question..

Shortly after I graduated from UG I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. My grades were really up and down with semesters of straight A's and some semesters with C's and even 1 D that prevented me from graduating on time. I was ultimately hospitalized for a manic episode (I know, overshare) but since I was diagnosed and have been medicated I have been working at a top 3 nyc firm as a paralegal for the past 3 years.

I was averaging a 176 on my PTs but question 3 LG threw me and i guessed 4 questions so I am hoping for low 170's. I have a 3.0 and I am basically just hoping to get into Fordham or maybe apply to Georgetown early if my score is higher than I think.

Do you think I should write my PS on my bipolar experience or put it in an addendum to my application? And is it even worth getting an academic recommendation or should I just try to distance myself from my tumultuous undergrad and focus on how I have succeeded since graduation by submitting only work recommendations? Any chance that law schools would maybe give me a break with the low GPA given my circumstances?

What about the professors you received As from? Any chance any of them would write you a nice letter?

ETA: I think you should make a thread on the Law School Admissions forum about this, where I think you will probably get lots of great advice.

splitterfromhell · Post by **splitterfromhell** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 3:11 pm

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Sera Numquam · Post by **Sera Numquam** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 3:12 pm

AMajorChord wrote:
Sera Numquam wrote:
AMajorChord wrote:
Sera Numquam wrote:My campus is virtually empty because everyone either left or is hiding out in their dorms waiting for the threat time to pass.

Meanwhile, I just met with one of my professors to talk about law school and my personal statement. She wants me to tell her my score as soon as I find out. Hopefully it's worth telling.

Same... Wonder if we're at the same one
That'd be pretty crazy. Which part of the area are you in?

UCity/ West Philly

Not far from where I am.

scout1774 · Post by **scout1774** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 3:13 pm

sanibella wrote:
scout1774 wrote:So kind of off topic but longtime lurker here with a personal question..

Shortly after I graduated from UG I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. My grades were really up and down with semesters of straight A's and some semesters with C's and even 1 D that prevented me from graduating on time. I was ultimately hospitalized for a manic episode (I know, overshare) but since I was diagnosed and have been medicated I have been working at a top 3 nyc firm as a paralegal for the past 3 years.

I was averaging a 176 on my PTs but question 3 LG threw me and i guessed 4 questions so I am hoping for low 170's. I have a 3.0 and I am basically just hoping to get into Fordham or maybe apply to Georgetown early if my score is higher than I think.

Do you think I should write my PS on my bipolar experience or put it in an addendum to my application? And is it even worth getting an academic recommendation or should I just try to distance myself from my tumultuous undergrad and focus on how I have succeeded since graduation by submitting only work recommendations? Any chance that law schools would maybe give me a break with the low GPA given my circumstances?
What about the professors you received As from? Any chance any of them would write you a nice letter?

I reached out to one professor who gave me an A in 4 classes I took with her. She is now the director of parsons or something and I am not sure she even remembers me... she said she would write me a letter if I could remind her what classes I took, what grades I got, and write her a short description of why I liked each class.

It just seems so impersonal...is it always better to have an academic recommendation?

LurkSoHard · Post by **LurkSoHard** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 3:13 pm

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scout1774 · Post by **scout1774** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 3:14 pm

Thanks sanibella, I will go post there now

PatriotP74 · Post by **PatriotP74** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 3:20 pm

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oldercoldervoice · Post by **oldercoldervoice** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 3:45 pm

Shoutout to all the people in my private messages asking me what I got on the black swan question; no I am not going to tell you, just wait for score reports to come out like the rest of us lmao

LurkSoHard · Post by **LurkSoHard** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 3:58 pm

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McJimJam · Post by **McJimJam** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 3:59 pm

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mornincounselor · Post by **mornincounselor** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 4:02 pm

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sanibella · Post by **sanibella** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 4:05 pm

mornincounselor wrote:Getting trolled hard on Facebook. Bad sign?

Ouch.

RZ5646 · Post by **RZ5646** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 4:05 pm

PatriotP74 wrote:
RZ5646 wrote:
Don't.

RZ how did you go about the missing OP in the October thread? Seems the December OP is missing and a few of us were wondering how you got it changed out?

I sent a PM to the awol OP to ask him to come back. After he hadn't responded in a week (and I saw that the message was still in my outbox and that he hadn't even logged onto TLS during that time) I messaged Nony and he made me the OP.

McJimJam · Post by **McJimJam** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 4:10 pm

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Nagster5 · Post by **Nagster5** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 4:20 pm

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Petrichor · Post by **Petrichor** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 4:44 pm

Nagster5 wrote:
mornincounselor wrote:Getting trolled hard on Facebook. Bad sign?
Don't keep us waiting, who's #1 on their list of "top" schools who allow low LSATs?

Can't beat UT with a 128..hopefully my 40+ point difference makes me competitive lol.