June 2016 - Waiter's (+170 or bust) GRAY DAY HAS AWOKEN FROM ITS SLUMBER Forum

[Mikey]

My writing prompt was so stupid.. Are all writing prompts the same on test day? Not that it matters anyways.

[pretzeltime]

My writing prompt was so stupid.. Are all writing prompts the same on test day? Not that it matters anyways.

I don't think they're the same, no

Mine was weirdly slanted towards one side of the argument..........I was like........."Well, yeah, as you clearly explained this way is preferable thx bye"

Lol is that vague enough........

[R. Jeeves]

TLS consensus is that the writing section has literally no weight

Except maybe at yale but i highly doubt that too

Drawing something or writing something silly might leave a bad impression, but the quality of your essay if it actually addresses the prompt wont mean anything for admissions

[Mikey]

My writing prompt was so stupid.. Are all writing prompts the same on test day? Not that it matters anyways.

I don't think they're the same, no

Mine was weirdly slanted towards one side of the argument..........I was like........."Well, yeah, as you clearly explained this way is preferable thx bye"

Lol is that vague enough........

Lol I felt like mine had arguments that could've worked together in a way instead of against each other.

[etramak]

The writing prompt might have been the worst essay I've ever written. I regretted choosing the option halfway through. I also structured it pretty weirdly. Hopefully schools never see it because my retake is better or my handwriting really is that bad.

[momoyome]

Did anyone else start their writing prompt in shorthand and then realize that this was a legit essay? I had to stop myself from writing b/c and &

but actually yes, definitely tried to re: something, and erased a "thru" at one point

I'm interested to know if the writing sample has any weight whatsoever at the top schools. Are there any anecdotes of people actually getting dinged for blowing it off?

I remember some important figure at UCLA said someone drew a really nice picture of a boat on their essay. I think she said that they couldn't take the applicant seriously since he didn't take this part of the test serious.

[Hennessy]

well today sucked

20 days to go

[pretzeltime]

well today sucked

20 days to go

womp.

[ponderingmeerkat]

God, I couldn't help myself and just took a peek in the waitlist threads over in the "Law School Admissions" forum. Ewwwwwwww. And I thought we were a neurotic bunch. I can only imagine what we'll look/sound like if we're riding waitlists until July.

In other words, we should stay here. Stay here as long as we can!

[Bearlyalive]

God, I couldn't help myself and just took a peek in the waitlist threads over in the "Law School Admissions" forum. Ewwwwwwww. And I thought we were a neurotic bunch. I can only imagine what we'll look/sound like if we're riding waitlists until July.

In other words, we should stay here. Stay here as long as we can!

You should have seen the HLS admissions thread in late January. There were rituals.

[R. Jeeves]

God, I couldn't help myself and just took a peek in the waitlist threads over in the "Law School Admissions" forum. Ewwwwwwww. And I thought we were a neurotic bunch. I can only imagine what we'll look/sound like if we're riding waitlists until July.

In other words, we should stay here. Stay here as long as we can!

You should have seen the HLS admissions thread in late January. There were rituals.

In the HLS co 2018 thread, 2 posters with cat avatars were admitted in a row. Everyone subsequently changed their tars to cats and spent like 10 pages making terrible cat puns. It was awful.

[ponderingmeerkat]

God, I couldn't help myself and just took a peek in the waitlist threads over in the "Law School Admissions" forum. Ewwwwwwww. And I thought we were a neurotic bunch. I can only imagine what we'll look/sound like if we're riding waitlists until July.

In other words, we should stay here. Stay here as long as we can!

You should have seen the HLS admissions thread in late January. There were rituals.

Scary thing is I'm certain I'm not above that. Especially when everyone else is freaking out and making freaking out appear a normal/healthy thing to do. Fully expect to resemble "Doc" Brown doing crazy calculations this time next Jan.

[CPA-->JD]

Don't know about you guys but I took it as a sign that news broke about NYC to 180 during our test...

[Bearlyalive]

God, I couldn't help myself and just took a peek in the waitlist threads over in the "Law School Admissions" forum. Ewwwwwwww. And I thought we were a neurotic bunch. I can only imagine what we'll look/sound like if we're riding waitlists until July.

In other words, we should stay here. Stay here as long as we can!

You should have seen the HLS admissions thread in late January. There were rituals.

In the HLS co 2018 thread, 2 posters with cat avatars were admitted in a row. Everyone subsequently changed their tars to cats and spent like 10 pages making terrible cat puns. It was awful.

I don't remember if cat puns were a thing for 2019, but we definitely did cat tars based on 2018's success.

[Hennessy]

God, I couldn't help myself and just took a peek in the waitlist threads over in the "Law School Admissions" forum. Ewwwwwwww. And I thought we were a neurotic bunch. I can only imagine what we'll look/sound like if we're riding waitlists until July.

In other words, we should stay here. Stay here as long as we can!

You should have seen the HLS admissions thread in late January. There were rituals.

Scary thing is I'm certain I'm not above that. Especially when everyone else is freaking out and making freaking out appear a normal/healthy thing to do. Fully expect to resemble "Doc" Brown doing crazy calculations this time next Jan.

i doubt i'll be freaking out at any further point in the process; LSAT studying was the only freak out point. I'm only applying to three schools in one city, and I know I can get into all of them. it's more a question of how much $$$ will I get.

[Rupert Pupkin]

God, I couldn't help myself and just took a peek in the waitlist threads over in the "Law School Admissions" forum. Ewwwwwwww. And I thought we were a neurotic bunch. I can only imagine what we'll look/sound like if we're riding waitlists until July.

In other words, we should stay here. Stay here as long as we can!

You should have seen the HLS admissions thread in late January. There were rituals.

Scary thing is I'm certain I'm not above that. Especially when everyone else is freaking out and making freaking out appear a normal/healthy thing to do. Fully expect to resemble "Doc" Brown doing crazy calculations this time next Jan.

i doubt i'll be freaking out at any further point in the process; LSAT studying was the only freak out point. I'm only applying to three schools in one city, and I know I can get into all of them. it's more a question of how much $$$ will I get.

At that point, all you can do after LSAT and apps submitted: "Let fortune turn her wheel!"

[ugg]

y'all still have like a year of freaking out to do have fun

[ponderingmeerkat]

y'all still have like a year of freaking out to do have fun

Well, then there'll be Fall 1L grades, journal tryouts, OGIs, summer associate experiences, firm offers, and the bar. I fully expect this experience can extend on and on for those inclined.

[Mikey]

y'all still have like a year of freaking out to do have fun

[Mikey]

In the HLS co 2018 thread, 2 posters with cat avatars were admitted in a row. Everyone subsequently changed their tars to cats and spent like 10 pages making terrible cat puns. It was awful.

Cats doe

[R. Jeeves]

In the HLS co 2018 thread, 2 posters with cat avatars were admitted in a row. Everyone subsequently changed their tars to cats and spent like 10 pages making terrible cat puns. It was awful.

Cats doe

[Smallville]

God, I couldn't help myself and just took a peek in the waitlist threads over in the "Law School Admissions" forum. Ewwwwwwww. And I thought we were a neurotic bunch. I can only imagine what we'll look/sound like if we're riding waitlists until July.

In other words, we should stay here. Stay here as long as we can!

You should have seen the HLS admissions thread in late January. There were rituals.

Scary thing is I'm certain I'm not above that. Especially when everyone else is freaking out and making freaking out appear a normal/healthy thing to do. Fully expect to resemble "Doc" Brown doing crazy calculations this time next Jan.

i doubt i'll be freaking out at any further point in the process; LSAT studying was the only freak out point. I'm only applying to three schools in one city, and I know I can get into all of them. it's more a question of how much $$$ will I get.

ew no, apply to more than 3, dont make a similar mistake I did and have little negotiation power, even if you dont plan on going somewhere apply for neg purposes

[carasrook]

So when will these 'omg I got a 140' nightmares stop...... bc I don't think I can deal with them every night until June 30th

[Smallville]

So when will these 'omg I got a 140' nightmares stop...... bc I don't think I can deal with them every night until June 30th

what were u PTing at?

[carasrook]

So when will these 'omg I got a 140' nightmares stop...... bc I don't think I can deal with them every night until June 30th

what were u PTing at?

Low 170s lol... seriously, no one else has these dreams? I also have dreams where I get like 178s, which is arguably worse because I wake up and it isn't real. My subconscious just needs to chill