jalong (2022-2023)

congrats on the lsat. How did you study? Did you take a class?

Thanks. I didn't take a class per se, but I did sit in on a few diagnostic tests that a class was taking, and I talked to the teacher when I was having problems with something. I used the real LSAT books, and the Powerscore Games Bible, which was well-worth it. My main study strategy was to take my time, I studied for about a year, but never crammed. It was slow and steady to win the race.

I know that there are some people who claim to sit down to their first practice test and get 170+; that was not me. I improved 16 points from my first full practice test to the real LSAT. I studied A LOT. For a year I took a full test anywhere from 3 times a week to once in 2 weeks. But I took a lot. My advice is just to put the work in. Find someone who teaches or took it and ask them questions on problems you are having, they can probably give you pointers on that specific type of problem. Get every book you can and do the whole book. I really believe that the LSAT is a good indicator of how badly you want to get into a good law school. It's not an IQ test, its an elbow grease test.

if you go to H,Y, or C CUNY may plaster your face on a subway ad...

Yeah, they love it. But there has got to be something entertaining about having my face all over NYC harassing my friends. Plus, I would get the added benefit of finding out what I would look like with missing teeth, or a painted-on moustashe. I can see no negatives here.

Haha, Columbia is driving me crazy too. I'm quelling the urge to call them up by checking my email every 15 seconds to see if I'm complete yet! P.S. splitters unite!

hahahah cjs makes a great point, hope you get an ad

Congrats on NYU!!!

I'm still keeping the hope alive for CLS and Penn, but as it stands now, it's between NYU and Georgetown. I love Michigan, but I think I'm too much of a city person to live in Ann Arbor.

On the NYU accept. It seems as if Penn is bringing everyone along on a ride this year. Now it's just if H or C swing your way, but you can't go wrong with NYU.

On the NYU accept. It seems as if Penn is bringing everyone along on a ride this year. Now it's just if H or C swing your way, but you can't go wrong with NYU.

No one has been able to tell me much about the program, but it seems like it involves funding summer opportunities and loan repayment

I helped start an anti-death penalty group (it's really astonishing that my UG didn't already have one, given how lefty it is) and marched on the state house a couple times. I also volunteered for a gubernatorial primary race and helped the candidate win in our wards (though sadly he lost overall, and then the state REALLY lost by electing Mitt Romney).

And good luck, I hope you hear better news from Harvard than I did! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you :-)

Yeah, I mean, I think all things considered, it worked out pretty well for me. But the reason that I applied to the schools that I did had to do with not wanting to have to move far away from home. I'm getting married next summer, and my fiance is finishing her master's. She might be ok with me going to Boston to go to Harvard, but she wasn't about to agree to me moving to Michigan or anything that couldn't drive home to in a day. Also, at the time I was applying to law schools, I honestly believed that most schools would overlook my poor performance 7 years ago and just focus on my more recent grades (which are pretty good). I was wrong about that, but I am really excited about NYU and so I don't regret my choices at all.

kind of irrelevant - how did you get an internship with hpd (it would be my gf's dream job but they never post internships, it seems)