Need Advice From China!
Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 10:22 pm
Need some advice on whether or not to pull out of the December LSAT. This is not really a numbers thing as much as a request for feedback from people who have taken the LSAT under strenuous study schedules etc…
So I graduated in May from Seton Hall with a UG GPA 3.93. I’m from Canada, went to junior college in Texas and then after 2 years transferred to SHU to play Div. 1 golf and get a better education. I didn’t have time to prepare for the LSAT during my UG because our schedule was so crazy and knew that I would have to take a year off. I wasn’t happy about that after finding that an undergrad poli sci major has no job opportunities other than Starbucks. I was pretty bummed out that I wasn’t going to get any great work experience or be able to stay in the NYC area because I couldn’t get a green card.
I moved to China to teach English right after graduation because I knew I wanted to live overseas and travel a bit. It was a perfect way to see the world and make a bit of money and allowed me ample time to study for the LSAT. The only time I could write the LSAT in Beijing was December 2nd so I had to sign up for that date.
I was passively going through the LR and LG Bibles and did two practice tests to gauge where I was at. Both around 160 with only about 7 correct answers in Logic Games both times. I suck at logic games. Among other things. Anyways I got this crazy job in the golf world in China acting as a manager for a young Chinese amateur trying to turn professional. I get to travel all over the world, live in luxury, hang out at golf courses, and get paid really well. The thing is, I have to manage so many facets of his career and work 14 hour days 6 days a week. I usually have Sunday to myself, but even that is up for grabs. I do have time to squeeze in about an hour of studying in the morning, and hour at lunch, and maybe an hour at night. I have been trying to stick with studying but it is so hard to re-group and focus on where I was at in studying when I am doing it in such short chunks of time.
I could just delay law school another year, but after my year contract is up the people I work for won’t need me anymore and I’ll be looking at dismal job options again. I couldn’t bear to think of doing something just to kill time. Just waiting for the admissions cycle to start again. I get anxious just thinking about “hanging out” for a year. I am used to having a lot on my plate and being busy and doing things that I perceive to have value, and law school could do that for me. Making mochas can’t. Also, I’m afraid I may lose any intellectual capacity I garnered during undergrad if I put this off any longer.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Even make fun of me so I can get some perspective on this decision. Should I just wait and go to law school in two years? I could apply to McGill in Canada that doesn’t require an LSAT score but would have to polish my French. I could just study my Mandarin really intensely and become fluent in the next year and a half – would that be advantageous? I would love some feedback, especially if people have tried to study on a constricted schedule!!! Thanks so much, J.
So I graduated in May from Seton Hall with a UG GPA 3.93. I’m from Canada, went to junior college in Texas and then after 2 years transferred to SHU to play Div. 1 golf and get a better education. I didn’t have time to prepare for the LSAT during my UG because our schedule was so crazy and knew that I would have to take a year off. I wasn’t happy about that after finding that an undergrad poli sci major has no job opportunities other than Starbucks. I was pretty bummed out that I wasn’t going to get any great work experience or be able to stay in the NYC area because I couldn’t get a green card.
I moved to China to teach English right after graduation because I knew I wanted to live overseas and travel a bit. It was a perfect way to see the world and make a bit of money and allowed me ample time to study for the LSAT. The only time I could write the LSAT in Beijing was December 2nd so I had to sign up for that date.
I was passively going through the LR and LG Bibles and did two practice tests to gauge where I was at. Both around 160 with only about 7 correct answers in Logic Games both times. I suck at logic games. Among other things. Anyways I got this crazy job in the golf world in China acting as a manager for a young Chinese amateur trying to turn professional. I get to travel all over the world, live in luxury, hang out at golf courses, and get paid really well. The thing is, I have to manage so many facets of his career and work 14 hour days 6 days a week. I usually have Sunday to myself, but even that is up for grabs. I do have time to squeeze in about an hour of studying in the morning, and hour at lunch, and maybe an hour at night. I have been trying to stick with studying but it is so hard to re-group and focus on where I was at in studying when I am doing it in such short chunks of time.
I could just delay law school another year, but after my year contract is up the people I work for won’t need me anymore and I’ll be looking at dismal job options again. I couldn’t bear to think of doing something just to kill time. Just waiting for the admissions cycle to start again. I get anxious just thinking about “hanging out” for a year. I am used to having a lot on my plate and being busy and doing things that I perceive to have value, and law school could do that for me. Making mochas can’t. Also, I’m afraid I may lose any intellectual capacity I garnered during undergrad if I put this off any longer.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Even make fun of me so I can get some perspective on this decision. Should I just wait and go to law school in two years? I could apply to McGill in Canada that doesn’t require an LSAT score but would have to polish my French. I could just study my Mandarin really intensely and become fluent in the next year and a half – would that be advantageous? I would love some feedback, especially if people have tried to study on a constricted schedule!!! Thanks so much, J.