Are you sure that schools see our labels? I didn't think this was the case.everything_bagel wrote:So I just actually read the LSAC instructions about labelling recommender letters and realized I'd done it wrong: I called my letters "General" and "__-Specific" (I didn't realize that schools see our labels).
Woot, thanks for the vote of confidence, pylon and xylo. This seems to imply schools see it: on the "What is a letter designation?" question when you add a recommender, if you actually click on it, which I initially failed to do, it reads: "The letter description you enter will be printed on your Letter of Recommendation form. Law schools will receive both your LOR form and the letter, so write your description carefully. Examples: Use "for all law schools" if you want to assign the letter to multiple schools; use "for X law school" if it is intended for one specific school; use "for schools with (health) law programs" if intended for schools with specialized programs."pylon wrote:Are you sure that schools see our labels? I didn't think this was the case.everything_bagel wrote:So I just actually read the LSAC instructions about labelling recommender letters and realized I'd done it wrong: I called my letters "General" and "__-Specific" (I didn't realize that schools see our labels).
Either way though, I think 'General' as a label is totally fine.
Yeah I think that's just so you don't get mixed up for yourself. It's fine if all your LORs (or almost all) are general, but if you have tons then you could easily send the wrong one to a school (which really sucks).everything_bagel wrote:Woot, thanks for the vote of confidence, pylon and xylo. This seems to imply schools see it: on the "What is a letter designation?" question when you add a recommender, if you actually click on it, which I initially failed to do, it reads: "The letter description you enter will be printed on your Letter of Recommendation form. Law schools will receive both your LOR form and the letter, so write your description carefully. Examples: Use "for all law schools" if you want to assign the letter to multiple schools; use "for X law school" if it is intended for one specific school; use "for schools with (health) law programs" if intended for schools with specialized programs."pylon wrote:Are you sure that schools see our labels? I didn't think this was the case.everything_bagel wrote:So I just actually read the LSAC instructions about labelling recommender letters and realized I'd done it wrong: I called my letters "General" and "__-Specific" (I didn't realize that schools see our labels).
Either way though, I think 'General' as a label is totally fine.
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Wow okay, I guess I also didn't click it.everything_bagel wrote:This seems to imply schools see it: on the "What is a letter designation?" question when you add a recommender, if you actually click on it, which I initially failed to do, it reads: "The letter description you enter will be printed on your Letter of Recommendation form. Law schools will receive both your LOR form and the letter, so write your description carefully. Examples: Use "for all law schools" if you want to assign the letter to multiple schools; use "for X law school" if it is intended for one specific school; use "for schools with (health) law programs" if intended for schools with specialized programs."
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Oh awesome! I'm down for that. But my schedule is crazy so whenever y'all pick I'll try to for it in.smccgrey wrote:Tomorrow is not great for me either actually - I have to move LSAT stuff to the afternoon... Sunday?rebexness wrote:I caught up last night, holy shiz.smccgrey wrote:I officially decree this thread to be a spoiler free zone!rebexness wrote:Plz no spoilers I am two episodes behind!
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I've been done with mine for a while. Luckily writing is something I enjoy doing. I had a harder time trying to talk about myself than anything. I'm just waiting for LOR's at this point. Should get them first of Sept. and hopefully i'll have waivers by then!rebexness wrote:I have 3ish pages of TERRIBLE, which I'm hoping to turn into 2ish pages of NOTBAD this weekend.pylon wrote:Speaking of the @#$@#%@! personal statement, how many of you have written yours? I'm hoping to have a draft done by the beginning of September, but trying to find a good topic to write about will be the end of me. It's so frustrating!
I agree with the 'personal' part being the hardest part.smccgrey wrote:This is what frustrates me. I love writing. It's my passion. It's my current job. I think trouble is less with the 'statement' and more the 'personal.' If I had a genuinely compelling story to write about, it would be a breeze. I have something that works, but I have to smack it around a bit for it to really be effective, and that's where my troubles are coming from.Dream_weaver32 wrote: I've been done with mine for a while. Luckily writing is something I enjoy doing. I had a harder time trying to talk about myself than anything. I'm just waiting for LOR's at this point. Should get them first of Sept. and hopefully i'll have waivers by then!
it's kind of terrible and misleading that lsac does this imo.pylon wrote:Wow okay, I guess I also didn't click it.
On the FAQ for LOR's/Evaluations, in the "What do I write as a description for letters of recommendation?" it gives a similar response, but doesn't specify that the schools will see the description. The answer implies it is for our purposes so we don't mix up LOR's. Thanks for clearing that up!
Finishing up revising mine now. It was really hard for me to put t together--I am a really inefficient writer (lol law school) and hate writing about myself--but forcing myself to write a little bit every day, thinking about how I could tell a narrative/story about pieces of my life fitting together, and getting editing help at early stages somehow got me through. Also a big thing was not letting myself go back and edit the early parts until I had written the whole thing. That's normally where I get slowed up.pylon wrote:Speaking of the @#$@#%@! personal statement, how many of you have written yours? I'm hoping to have a draft done by the beginning of September, but trying to find a good topic to write about will be the end of me. It's so frustrating!
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How long did it take you to write it? It seems as if you wrote it quickly.xylocarp wrote:I'm also done with my PS. I had to think about my topic for ~7 months (literally) before I got to something that wasn't horrible though...
Also now working on Why X essays. I'm finding these difficult even for the schools that I legit actually do especially want to go to though? Idk why.
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