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barley · Post by **barley** » Sun Aug 30, 2015 8:41 pm

Generally wrote: I keep holding hope that at the last minute both my outstanding lor will come in tomorrow before apps... I feel pretty confident the one TA will, because she said by Saturday, so hopefully she will feel bad and do it immediately tomorrow. Praying! Honestly it is mostly just for Duke. I want to know by the 11th! Also UVA did heaps fast turn arounds last year for people who applied super early.

I probably won't even be submitting til a little after the 11th.

Do y'all promise to still be excited for me if I (knock on wood) don't get in til the end of the month???

benwyatt · Post by **benwyatt** » Sun Aug 30, 2015 8:43 pm

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barley · Post by **barley** » Sun Aug 30, 2015 8:47 pm

benwyatt wrote:
barley wrote:
Generally wrote: I keep holding hope that at the last minute both my outstanding lor will come in tomorrow before apps... I feel pretty confident the one TA will, because she said by Saturday, so hopefully she will feel bad and do it immediately tomorrow. Praying! Honestly it is mostly just for Duke. I want to know by the 11th! Also UVA did heaps fast turn arounds last year for people who applied super early.
I probably won't even be submitting til a little after the 11th. Do y'all promise to still be excited for me if I (knock on wood) don't get in til the end of the month???
Of course!

Are you waiting on LOR? There are so many people waiting for things I'm beginning to lose track

Yep - I asked for my recommenders to get the letters in by the 11th in order to give them a full 6 weeks, which in retrospect was probably excessive.

I don't really mind waiting for them, though, with the exception of Duke PT.

benwyatt · Post by **benwyatt** » Sun Aug 30, 2015 8:53 pm

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barley · Post by **barley** » Sun Aug 30, 2015 8:59 pm

benwyatt wrote:
barley wrote:
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Are you waiting on LOR? There are so many people waiting for things I'm beginning to lose track
Yep - I asked for my recommenders to get the letters in by the 11th in order to give them a full 6 weeks, which in retrospect was probably excessive. I don't really mind waiting for them, though, with the exception of Duke PT.
You should be fine, but I get it!

I'm pretty excited for Duke PT, but if it's anything other than an acceptance I'm going to be so pessimistic about the rest of the cycle

Oof yeah that would be a huge confidence blow if that happens...

I think I might get my Duke decision while my parents are visiting me, though, so it'd be really cool if I get in and can see how excited they are.

benwyatt · Post by **benwyatt** » Sun Aug 30, 2015 9:07 pm

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Generally · Post by **Generally** » Sun Aug 30, 2015 9:17 pm

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whacka · Post by **whacka** » Sun Aug 30, 2015 9:18 pm

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barley · Post by **barley** » Sun Aug 30, 2015 9:19 pm

benwyatt wrote: That would be awesome!

For me, I just have splitter fear, forever and always.

...and now I'm singing "Splitter Fear" to this tune, whoops.

benwyatt · Post by **benwyatt** » Sun Aug 30, 2015 9:22 pm

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doublehoohopeful · Post by **doublehoohopeful** » Sun Aug 30, 2015 9:27 pm

whacka wrote:
Generally wrote:Is it consensus that if we got PT, we will probably get in, unless we did something dumb with our application, ps, or something?
I sure hope so!

Everything I've heard says that your PT chances reflect your MyLSN chances. They obviously want something you have numbers-wise, so you'll have a good shot.

barley · Post by **barley** » Sun Aug 30, 2015 10:05 pm

So my recommender (employer) just got back from vacation, so I'm sending him all of my materials now. He asked me to also include some "key points" I want him to touch on - any ideas??? I have no clue what to tell him.

benwyatt · Post by **benwyatt** » Sun Aug 30, 2015 10:07 pm

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pittsburghpirates · Post by **pittsburghpirates** » Sun Aug 30, 2015 10:22 pm

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barley · Post by **barley** » Sun Aug 30, 2015 10:23 pm

benwyatt wrote:
barley wrote:So my recommender (employer) just got back from vacation, so I'm sending him all of my materials now. He asked me to also include some "key points" I want him to touch on - any ideas??? I have no clue what to tell him.
I'd suggest just highlighting your reasons for wanting to go to law school and what, in particular, you'd like to do with your degree. I know some, if not all, of that is covered in your essays, but an easy to reference email would probably be nice for him.

Makes sense, thanks!

barley · Post by **barley** » Sun Aug 30, 2015 10:24 pm

pittsburghpirates wrote:I leave for a week, and come back to 45+ pages to sort through... I'm never gonna catch up

Solution: don't ever leave.

benwyatt · Post by **benwyatt** » Sun Aug 30, 2015 10:25 pm

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barley · Post by **barley** » Sun Aug 30, 2015 10:27 pm

benwyatt wrote:
barley wrote:
pittsburghpirates wrote:I leave for a week, and come back to 45+ pages to sort through... I'm never gonna catch up
Solution: don't ever leave.
Seconded.
Always keep a tab open and I have it bookmarked on my homescreen

I'm now realizing that maybe I should be ashamed

Own it. Though I only TLS on incognito windows b/c I have too much shame to let real life people find out

benwyatt · Post by **benwyatt** » Sun Aug 30, 2015 10:28 pm

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whacka · Post by **whacka** » Sun Aug 30, 2015 10:29 pm

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pittsburghpirates · Post by **pittsburghpirates** » Sun Aug 30, 2015 10:30 pm

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barley · Post by **barley** » Sun Aug 30, 2015 10:31 pm

benwyatt wrote:Do people usually look at your internet history?...

Nooo but it would def. pop up as my most visited webpage.

whacka wrote:
barley wrote:So my recommender (employer) just got back from vacation, so I'm sending him all of my materials now. He asked me to also include some "key points" I want him to touch on - any ideas??? I have no clue what to tell him.
I'd definitely ask him to talk about a specific time that you impressed him.

Hmm well we just had my annual review and he said lots of great/fairly specific things - so maybe ask him to put those on paper?

benwyatt · Post by **benwyatt** » Sun Aug 30, 2015 10:33 pm

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whacka · Post by **whacka** » Sun Aug 30, 2015 10:56 pm

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benwyatt · Post by **benwyatt** » Sun Aug 30, 2015 11:02 pm

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