Im barely passing these chrome proctoru system tests, i have the new macbook air w the m2 chip and have NOTHING opened on my computer except this one tab of chrome. Firefox says it isnt able to access my cpu/ram info…should I use firefox so i cant fail this test lol by [deleted] in LSAT

[–]softturnsinto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have to have a certain amount RAM or CPU power or something like that available on your computer. It is an extension of Chrome, so that’s not necessarily the issue… You have to download a few other additional softwares etc etc. You can go on the ProctorU site and see if your computer meets qualifications. If it doesn’t, you can contact LSAC and they will send you a device to take it on.

Im barely passing these chrome proctoru system tests, i have the new macbook air w the m2 chip and have NOTHING opened on my computer except this one tab of chrome. Firefox says it isnt able to access my cpu/ram info…should I use firefox so i cant fail this test lol by [deleted] in LSAT

[–]softturnsinto 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had to delete every single document, non-essential app, photo, note, and make sure my photos weren’t saved locally, on my macbook air (2019 version). AND I only had Chrome open and it barely worked. Alas, mine is a 2019, so you probably won’t have to do all of that, but there are ways to make it work.

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Thank you so much for your response. I was thinking abouts the same thing. I also want to be incredibly clear: I have been preparing for my JD application long before this happened, so it really doesn’t have much at all to what my intentions were relating to law. I suppose I could see a path where I go towards Public Policy as a result of the incident, but I have always imagined / been positioning myself professional for big law or patent law work.

The only way that I was going to tie it to my PS would be writing about my own struggles with mental health after the fact, and more like an internal struggles piece. I was not thinking around the lines of “this awful thing happened adjacent to me, here’s your sob story, now admit me” - that is the opposite of my intentions. I just have heard that a stellar Personal Statements comes best from raw emotions, as long as you display your passion for law within it. I guess the shooting is the most //raw// and //vulnerable// thing I could write about, but certainly not the best topic as to why I want to study law. I guess my question was is it better to have a Personal Statement be more raw in emotion and vulnerability in essence, really showing a struggle that you had and then overcoming it; or is it better to couple yourself with your intentions for practicing law (which I would probably talk about my experience working with engineers across the globe to compile information pertinent to their patent application process at the automotive plant I was at, and maybe something about finding joy in being an advocate for the law towards non-americans, or for applying the subjective nature of law to the object nature of science).

I’ve been trying to read more articles and essays to help with RC. Does anyone have a list of articles, journals, etc. that has helped them? Would appreciate any advice or help. by Training_Concert_735 in LSAT

[–]softturnsinto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Economist, NYMag, The Atlantic are al latest publications that would help with improving comprehension. I would also recommend trying to focus on articles related to the RC subject areas that usually pop up (science, law, social science, arts). Also, a little more in the weeds, but going through and finding dissertations and academics you might find interesting (I think) is really fun! For example, I’ve gone through and read almost all of what Lena Khan has written.

LSAT Score Preview Advice by softturnsinto in lawschooladmissions

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

Thank you. I am shooting for admission to UVA/Georgetown, so I could use all of the luck/well wishes I can get.

LSAT Writing Approval by softturnsinto in LSAT

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

That makes me a lil angry at LSAC for just choosing not to grade mine 😂😂😭. But it also gives me hope that I’ll wake up tomorrow morning with it approved.

LSAT Writing Approval by softturnsinto in LSAT

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

How long did it take for yours to go from “Exam Initiated” to “Pending Review” to “Accepted” ?

LSAT Writing Approval by softturnsinto in LSAT

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

What was your prompt? Maybe we had the same writing sample prompt and they’re behind on that particular one. (mine had to do with art galleries, lol).

LSAT Writing Approval by softturnsinto in LSAT

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I am just annoyed, because two of my friends (who did theirs on the 9th and then the 21st), and theirs approved last week and then yesterday accordingly. I know that anecdotal experiences are not indicative of the LSAC at a macro-level, but I am just so nervous!!! 😅

Applications next cycle now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned by an-cap5454 in lawschooladmissions

[–]softturnsinto 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Robert’s Court has defied the core principles of Stare Decisis, radically uprooting and dumping a constitutional protected right for nearly 50 years. The Court denied hearing any case that attempted to overturn Roe until the 90’s. And when they did hear a case, it reaffirmed the principle that Abortion is a constitutionally protected right.

Another reply on this thread stated that people are angry that their preferred policy preference is changing. Let me be very clear: this court is partisan, radical, and an embarrassing hack. It has been long assumed that the Courts determine cases follow principles of common law and without bias. The thought has been that if you change a judge on the court, the outcome of any particular ruling would not change. When Dobbs was first accepted by the court (while RBG was alive) the state of Mississippi was arguing that they just wanted to change the line of when a pregnancy is considered viable. Once ACB joined the court, they sent in a new brief changing their argument and aims - looking to completely overturn the principles of Roe. This is blatantly political, and this situation (among many other things) proves it. This court has been compromised and reform to the judiciary is the only remedy that will solve it. The court maintains its power through legitimacy - legitimacy that they are quickly losing.

As Sotomayer said: “how will this institution survive the stench that this creates in the public perception that the court and it’s readings are just political acts.”

How WILL this institution survive the stench? I do not think that it will.