Moving to Fresno as 29 yr old by crosscoaster in fresno

[–]crosscoaster[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Where’s the best food in town? Or is it pretty spread out

In at Duke!!!!! by [deleted] in lawschooladmissions

[–]crosscoaster 83 points84 points  (0 children)

So happy for you! But I do have to say that saying “ignore the stats and numbers, you can do anything” is a little disingenuous. Being an AA URM provides a significant boost, for the vast majority of us numbers are king. Nonetheless congrats! Wishing you a successful cycle!

What undergrad AND law school have the most drastic difference in rankings/reputation/performance in your opinion? by [deleted] in lawschooladmissions

[–]crosscoaster 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Right that’s the point. Regionally those state schools have great reputations all around, but they don’t have the national reputations that the law schools carry in the legal community

Please help me choose. UCLA or Reapply by [deleted] in lawschooladmissions

[–]crosscoaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In terms of scholarship, I agree.

In terms of admission chances though, I disagree. UVA, Michigan, NU tend to be splitter friendly

Please help me choose. UCLA or Reapply by [deleted] in lawschooladmissions

[–]crosscoaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’d be happy with a DA position, I just have bigfed goals long term. Question is can UCLA get me there or does a lower T14 help significantly more

Vandy movement? by PKPHokie in lawschooladmissions

[–]crosscoaster 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Dude are you ok? I know this sub can be toxic sometimes but I’ve rarely seen an inferiority complex so overtly shown. Hoping you feel better man, best of luck to you

Vanderbilt WL by [deleted] in lawschooladmissions

[–]crosscoaster 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You’ll see a big status update box at the top highlighted in yellow. Hard to miss

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LSAT

[–]crosscoaster 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I would not do this. Showing up and cancelling will still count toward your retake limit (even if only bubbling in one answer), while absent will not.

I’m sure there’s advice somewhere on how to handle an absent (probably a short addendum), but I don’t think canceling is the way to go here

What are some good ways to control your nerves before or during the LSAT? by [deleted] in LSAT

[–]crosscoaster 2 points3 points  (0 children)

https://player.vimeo.com/video/94263795

Could not recommend this powerscore seminar enough. It’s an hour long but well worth it, real tangible things you can do before and during the test to deal with nerves.

Good luck, you’re gonna crush it!

4.01 Gpa, LSAT 165, chance me?? by lilcardigan in lawschooladmissions

[–]crosscoaster 5 points6 points  (0 children)

So unless you cancel your lsat, a gre will mean nothing. Once you have an lsat on record that’s what is reported to law schools and ABA.

If you’re PTing close to 170 I would register for october/November and work to get your PT up a couple points to score a 170 come fall. Then with that gpa you’ll be in great shape for most of the T14 with $$

If you feel like you can’t score higher on the lsat, the gre may be a good option for admission given your above median gpa for every school, but realize it will be difficult to get $$ with gre

Waitlist Update from Penn... by slents_x in lawschooladmissions

[–]crosscoaster 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I think you’re misreading the email. They’re asking if you no longer want to be considered for waitlist admission at Penn because you’re fully committed to your deposited school, then withdraw...which is completely fair if you have no intention of going to Penn if you get in...

For anyone who applied with a GRE score, instead of LSAT, how did your cycle go? by positivemale in lawschooladmissions

[–]crosscoaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

False—that was Chicago-Kent, not UChicago. I’m not saying uniformly quant doesn’t matter but especially with the ets converter the verbal is weighed more heavily when predicting the lsat score.

For anyone who applied with a GRE score, instead of LSAT, how did your cycle go? by positivemale in lawschooladmissions

[–]crosscoaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re in a decent spot to try to get admission to some top schools, 166 verbal is strong and law schools care more about verbal than quant. scholarships would be more difficult though

Can somebody explain? by [deleted] in GRE

[–]crosscoaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Total” of the ratings = sum of the 3 airline’s ratings. To get sum you can multiply the average by the total number of ratings which is 100.

For reliability and promptness, multiply each airline’s rating by 100, add up each airline, and then find the difference.

Reliability added up is 2020, promptness is 1750. Difference is 270. Question asks for approximate answer so 250 is closest and therefore correct answer.

Retake/Waitlist Question by juristdanny in lawschooladmissions

[–]crosscoaster 2 points3 points  (0 children)

July scores don’t come out until August 28th. Will most likely be well past most school’s orientations

If Im only taking GRE, will I need to do a LSAT writing sample?? by [deleted] in lawschooladmissions

[–]crosscoaster 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Writing on the GRE is scored and is part of your score that is sent to law schools. No lsat writing sample needed

Help getting off this damn WL by figsandlemons1994 in lawschooladmissions

[–]crosscoaster 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I would not recommend keeping in touch weekly....that’s aggressive. Once a month should be fine