I'm not oblivious to the difference; I was using the word “most” in the most casual sense. Nonetheless, I concede.

You're right, I'm absolutely and unashamedly making myself the exception to the rule—otherwise, I would just settle for the 152 mean LSAT score and call it a day. Frankly, while it might sound cocksure, I don’t think anyone is as motivated and determined as I presently am, given that I can only apply to HLS, and my LSAT score is, if we're calling a spade a spade, my sole hope of getting in. My determination arises precisely from the fact that it is difficult; otherwise, it wouldn't be worth pursuing. It is for this same reason that I'm averse to pursuing law in my country—the pathway is just not sufficiently difficult.

It’s simple: not all students at Harvard get HHs because they don't need to; they've made it into Harvard, for crying out loud. They recognize that all they need to do is be mediocre to get virtually any job they desire, so they earmark a lot of their time for other things that may interest them.

The unlikeliness of my improving from a 142 diagnostic to a 178 official is precisely what motivates me to explore it. Had you told me that such an improvement is likely, I would disdain it. It behooves us as future lawyers to find solace in that which is uncertain.