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SirArthurDayne · Post by **SirArthurDayne** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:38 am

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osgiliath · Post by **osgiliath** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:38 am

branch that don't bend, break?

mist4bison · Post by **mist4bison** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:39 am

EnderWiggin wrote:For context on how accurate/inaccurate curve predictions have been in recent waiters threads for disclosed tests:

June 15 Actual: -10
15% (combined) guessed it would be -9 or less
27% guessed it would be -10
18% guessed it would be -11
29% guessed it would be -12
11% (combined) guessed it would be -13+
27% guessed it correctly. 15% guessed it would be harsher and 58% guessed it would be more generous.

Dec 14 Actual: -12
9% (combined) guessed it would be -10 or less
12% guessed it would be -11
20% guessed it would be -12
22% guessed it would be -13
9% (combined) guessed it would be -14+
23% chose "I'm a lurker"
20% guessed it correctly. 21% guessed it would be harsher and 31% guessed it would be more generous.

Sept 14 Actual: -12
12% (combined) guessed it would be -9 or less
24% guessed it would be -10
31% guessed it would be -11
20% guessed it would be -12
11% (combined) guessed it would be -13+
20% guessed it correctly. 67% guessed it would be harsher and 11% guessed it would be more generous

June 14 Actual: -13
15% guessed it would be -10 or less
9% guessed it would be -11
23% guessed it would be -12
23% guessed it would be -13
17% guessed it would be -14
14% (combined) guessed it would be -15+
23% guessed it correctly. 47% guessed it would be harsher and 31% guessed it would be more generous.

Did you just look this up? This is awesome. We should put this in the OP with the poll results.

SirArthurDayne · Post by **SirArthurDayne** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:40 am

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cheesy145 · Post by **cheesy145** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:41 am

cub1014 wrote:Question for you guys, should everybody be able to write a diversity statement or no?

I think if you're writing a DS just to write a DS its gonna come off insincere and forced but if you actually believe your experience is diverse your writing will show that and it'll sound geniuine

EnderWiggin · Post by **EnderWiggin** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:42 am

SirArthurDayne wrote:
This is great! So pretty much the thread's haven't been able to predict the curve with much accuracy.

Of the last 4 disclosed tests, 1 thread was overly optimistic (June '15), 2 were overly harsh in their assessments (June '14 and Sept '14) and one (Dec' 14) was slightly more optimistic.

Also, I know not all values add to 100. Was just going off of what was posted in the OP of the past waiter's threads. If anyone wants to verify numbers though, please do.

mist4bison · Post by **mist4bison** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:47 am

Cub,

Okay, let me backpedal. Adversity doesn't have to begin at childhood. It can begin later in life, certainly. And obviously your situation is specific to you. I suppose my harshness with whether people should write one is due to some of the DS posts I've seen recently in the PS thread. People talking about being middle class and the recession being hard because suddenly they were lower-middle rather than upper-middle. Or someone talking about going abroad and having that as their DS. That kind of shit. That isn't adversity. Every situation is different, though. Don't not write one because of my opinion. If you want to Ps and talk about it, feel free.

(Also, don't quote this please, thanks!)

SirArthurDayne · Post by **SirArthurDayne** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:48 am

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ugg · Post by **ugg** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:48 am

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McJimJam · Post by **McJimJam** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:49 am

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mist4bison · Post by **mist4bison** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:50 am

McJimJam wrote: Seriously?! That is entitled as fuck, really hope shit like that hurts them more than it helps.

Right? I always go into the PS thread and half of the posts titled "should this be a DS??" make me so angry.

mist4bison · Post by **mist4bison** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:53 am

For anyone actually in a "should I write a DS" situation, whom I have probably offended, I would suggest writing one, posting it anonymously in the PS thread, and determining whether to use it or not based on feedback. There are plenty of assholes like me that will tell you if we think you're a stuck up prick for what you consider diversity lol

flash21 · Post by **flash21** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:57 am

I feel like my personal statement is good but.. could be crap. I usually just rely on the feedback of my professors though, paranoid to post it online.

ugg · Post by **ugg** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:58 am

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SirArthurDayne · Post by **SirArthurDayne** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 12:03 pm

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cub1014 · Post by **cub1014** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 12:04 pm

Mist did you get my PM on topic? Not sure if it went through or if I accidently sent it to myself.

mist4bison · Post by **mist4bison** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 12:06 pm

cub1014 wrote:Mist did you get my PM on topic? Not sure if it went through or if I accidently sent it to myself.

I don't think it did.

cub1014 · Post by **cub1014** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 12:06 pm

SirArthurDayne wrote:Btw cub1014, congrats on your Cubs winning. Will the curse finally be broken?!?!

I sure hope so, really. My grandfather was a Cub fan his whole life and never got to see them win. So yeah, just this one win felt great. The Bartman game kept entering into my mind when the shortstop committed an error. Got really nervous there.

mist4bison · Post by **mist4bison** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 12:07 pm

theugg wrote:For example, I know a kid who made up the fact that he had formed an organization to help underprivileged children and put it in a college app essay. He was accepted to Yale undergrad. Guess they never checked.

Ridiculous shit

That's the shit I'm talking about. The human race disappoints me daily. Sigh.

SirArthurDayne · Post by **SirArthurDayne** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 12:08 pm

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mist4bison · Post by **mist4bison** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 12:09 pm

SirArthurDayne wrote:
theugg wrote:For example, I know a kid who made up the fact that he had formed an organization to help underprivileged children and put it in a college app essay. He was accepted to Yale undergrad. Guess they never checked.

Ridiculous shit
Wow, that's pathetic. I've seen people really exaggerate their work experience on resumes, and I'm sure this kind of stuff happens more often than we know. You would think though that admission officers would get good at weeding through the bullshit.

Weird coincidence, one of the partners at my firm does interviews for HLS and we actually just discussed people lying on apps yesterday. He said he'll read their resume and half the time he wants to ask "did you really do this shit. You're lying, right?" but he never does. I told him he should lol

nlee10 · Post by **nlee10** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 12:13 pm

Can I PM someone regarding my PS? There's a topic I REALLy want to talk about but not sure how to tie it to why law.

Thanks

alpha kenny body · Post by **alpha kenny body** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 12:15 pm

Struggling to finish my PS as well

ugg · Post by **ugg** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 12:16 pm

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gamerish · Post by **gamerish** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 12:17 pm

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