Applied for another law school...

Well, I felt kinda confident after coming off my LSAT with a 156, so I decided to toss a free app into Case Western Reserve. Sounds like a wine company or something doesn't it? Anyway, they are a top 50 school that I have roughly a 35-50% chance of getting into. It'd be nice if I did get in, but I likely wouldn't be able to afford it even if I did. I'm really beginning to consider trying for med school instead. I could probably ace the MCAT after I get my prereqs out of the way. I guess I'll wait to see what the law schools say first and what kind of money they offer.

My Score is In...

The wait is over and it's official. My LSAT score is.... ..... a 156. That's the 68th percentile and is about what I expected. It should hopefully be enough to get me into Wayne or get me some $$$ at U of D. I won't know for sure until I start getting letters. Now the real wait begins, waiting for application results. Thanks to those of you who have stood by me all this time and put up with my general grumpiness for the last couple months. I really appreciate it. Shouts out to my friends at LSD who have also gotten their results. Hopefully they are all satisfied as well.

Happy Valentine's Day everyone...

Well, I'm lonely and depressed, but there's no reason all you couples have to be. To everyone that has someone they love more than anything in the world, I hope you realize how lucky and privileged you are. Maybe my ex's and my breakup was a good thing, maybe it was a bad thing. Who knows? I've made my decision to go to law school and maybe it will cost me my happiness in the long run, but it's a chance I have to take for what I believe in. I'm doing this on principle, not on convenience. My decision to go to law school has cost me so much, but I feel that in the end it will be worth it. There are other women out there and I will do my best to find one that is well suited to me and to whom I am well-suited, but ultimately I leave that in the hands of the almighty. To all of you who have love, congratulations. To all of you who don't, I know how you feel.

I thought about it and...

I'm not going to cancel my score on the LSAT. After looking long and hard at my performance, the way the test was presented, and my reaction to it, it makes no sense for me to cancel the score because in all likelihood, I'd simply repeat the mistake or make matters worse next time. I had plenty of preparation and there was nothing that happened that day that was out of my control. I did my level best and I stand by that effort. Even if it wasn't great, it was the best I could do, and I am not ashamed no matter what the outcome. That being said, I really hope the outcome is a 158.

I must now commit seppuku to regain my honor...

Well, ok, so it wasn't that bad, but it was a nightmare. The test went very poorly. I completely bombed the logic games section, and didn't do so hot on the reading comprehension section either. Logical reasoning was about average by my estimates. If things went as I think they did, then I'll definitely do no better than a 159. The low end will hopefully be no lower than a 154, but I can't even be sure of that anymore. Point to be made: this was a really really bad test, probably the worst I've ever taken, and I really regret not having taken the December 2005 test instead. I could have gotten a 163-165 on that and now I'm stuck with what I'm certain will be a horrible test score. I should have tried for med school instead. ::shrugs:: Oh well, nothing I can do about it now except wait.

Last practice LSAT results...

I don't know how or why it happened, but I have to assume it's a fluke in a major way. I scored a 167 on the December 2005 LSAT, the test so many people said ruined their scores. 167 is way higher than my normal scores, so I have to assume it's an outlier, and as such, I'm discarding it from my average. Still, it makes me feel good because it gives me a theoretical best score to look forward to if God himself decides to step in and perform a miracle.

In any case, I'm as ready as I'm going to get for the LSAT. Tonight I sleep, tomorrow I relax and watch some DS9, enjoy the day, and pretend there's nothing to worry about. Saturday, it's crunch time. Shouts again to all the people at LSD who read this blog. Best of luck to all you February test takers. May all your law school dreams come true.