candlessmellgood

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Rank	2021-2022	Result	App type	FW	Resident	Schol...	Sent	Sent raw	Received	Received raw	Complete	Complete raw	UR	UR raw	UR2	UR2 raw	II	II raw	Decision	Decision raw
45	Southern Methodist U...	Accepted, Wi...	RDregular decision			$48,000	Dec 03	2021-12-03											Mar 01	2018-03-01
20	UGeorgia	Waitlisted	RDregular decision				Dec 15	2021-12-15											Jan 06	2022-01-06
16	UTexas at Austin	Waitlisted	Unknown				Dec 15	2021-12-15
8	UVirginia	Rejected	RDregular decision				Jan 11	2022-01-11
16	Vanderbilt University	WL, Accepted...	ED➜RDearly decision deferred to regular decision			$20,000	Nov 14	2021-11-14											Mar 24	2022-03-24

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eggbagel

14:45

a massive wl wave is imminent

SeanStrickland2024

14:45

Go by day of the week not by exact date, looks like they’re behind

TwinPeacock

14:46

They’re def ramping up!

manifestT14acceptances

14:47

also i strongly recommend taking lsat advice from people in any score range not just 165+ this would help you avoid survivorship bias and get input that could be more relevant to whatever needs you specifically have

Grab-The-Lantern

14:47

Noted.

HorseyMed

14:49

I’d ask people who improved a lot

eggbagel

14:49

do schools make you withdraw from pending wl decisions or could you theoretically hop waitlists if you accepted one and then got a better offer

HorseyMed

14:50

But lsat isnt complicated and there is no secret resource. Just go with any of them and if u don’t like it try another one. Generally, 7Sage for LG, lsat lab and demon/lsatlab for LR/RC are well regarded

KnowledgeableRitzyWasp

14:50

Yeah two huge tips I can give are dial in your routine two weeks before the test. Make your caffeine/substance use normalized and get your sleep dialed in. Not sleeping before the test is a killer.

eggbagel

14:50

i regret not exploring other resources more cause i just stuck with 7sage but whatever it is what it is

manifestT14acceptances

14:50

@eggbagel: assuming you applied RD you are allowed to stay on waitlists and pending apps

KnowledgeableRitzyWasp

14:51

And the other tip is to find the volume of studying that works for you. Some people do way better on 20 hours a week than 40 hours a week and vice versa

CanadaGoose

14:51

I used LSAT Demon a few years ago, and it was the best thing for me honestly

eggbagel

14:51

yeah youd probably be wasting sm money on seat deposits though lmao

NarwhalOfLife

14:51

not wasted invested

PunyHealthyCyclops

14:51

Feel like the test requires practice more than studying. Like repetition was the most effective for me. With blind review tho

TwinPeacock

14:52

The LSAT scared me so much last yr I did the GRE instead. After LSAT demon im doing much better but would do Aug exam so I can skip LGs

AvailablePossum

14:52

GRE was so nice. Such an easy test

eggbagel

14:52

i was pting consistently in the low 170s but couldnt break 170 on the actual test :(

eggbagel

14:53

well the proctors were awful so that did not help. but whatever i never want to think about the lsat ever again

TwinPeacock

14:53

GRE wasn’t easy I did like a 9 wk class in the evenings just in case

eggbagel

14:53

gre feels much easier than the lsat

AvailablePossum

14:53

for the GRE I just did the 5lb manhatten prep book and got a 338

manifestT14acceptances

14:54

if you are the type of person to take as many practice tests as possible i recommend saving the more recent ones for closer to your test date as well. that might be obvious but some people do complain about running out of recent pts

TwinPeacock

14:54

GRE is reading, math and vocab. I had stacks of flash cards. Its all a mess lol

eggbagel

14:55

gre vocab section kinda fun lowkey

AvailablePossum

14:55

i did use the anki app on my phone for flash cards. Wife used to quiz me while I drove places. good times

KnowledgeableRitzyWasp

14:55

@eggbagel: yeah the test day honestly feels like a competition day in like a sport or chess club or something. It’s so much more about managing anxiety and dialing in your routine than the PTs.

PirateBones

14:55

@manifestT14acceptances: that is great advice. I remember burning through my PTs way faster than I anticipated.

eggbagel

14:56

yeah wasp i took it the first 2 times they used prometric so it was a complete mess

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