<p>I didn't mean to merely read periodicals; just in general read what you like but read a lot and try to challenge yourself. I wouldn't kill myself, if you're not meant for harvard law or somethign its not a big deal.</p>
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<p>Nevertheless, I fail to see how speaking to somebody anonymously on a public forum would affect my school preferences.
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<p>How are you going to transfer to Stanford without having taken the SATs? (You are the student at Arizona?)</p>
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<p>Luckily, that's not my top choice school. The ones in New York are. ;) However, the LSATs for those are still basically quite high. We'll see what happens. Let's just say, I have to try harder for the LSATs than I have ever tried in my life. I didn't take high school exams like SATs or APs seriously, and now I have to change this attitude or else it might bite me in the ass.</p>
<p>Ie) I did my school work, got 4.0 GPAs, but never liked to think outside of class. I am pretty lethargic and do the bare minimum to get straight A's. I need to change this attitude and be more like you: the "active" learning process.</p>
<p>"How are you going to transfer to Stanford without having taken the SATs? (You are the student at Arizona?)"</p>
<p>I never said I was planning to transfer to Stanford; I simply said that, "Stanford captivates me." LOL. Pay attention ;).</p>
<p>I am not the student from Arizona either...so, I am guessing the SAT comment is not about me. See you in NY someday. Have a great year:D.</p>
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<p>Wildflower: To clarify then, where do you attend college? And have you taken the LSAT yet?</p>
<p>I took the SAT a single time, without studying for it, when I was in high school. There was an "expected LSAT score conversion formula" floating around at the time (which I have forgotten, and which would be obsolete now, in light of changes to the scaling system). I did study for the LSAT, and scored more than fifty points higher on the actual test than my predicted score.</p>
<p>The LSAT is worth two or three months of part-time study.</p>
<p>Fifty points? You mean fifty percentile points or what?</p>
<p>The LSAT was graded on a scale of 200 to 800 at the time.</p>
<p>In regards to my early typo, I make a lot of errors because I think faster than I can type and I'm lazy.</p>
<p>In regards to my advice, I think reading a lot is a good way to "study" because when you take the test for the LSAT you will be very nervous (I know I was). Its best if when you do the test you act intuitively and on instinct without thinking about it. Reading a lot will get your speed and comprehension up without you even thinking about it. Its also more likely to make law a good fit because you apparently have to read a lot in law school and as a lawyer. Go figure. </p>
<p>Also realize, only about half of all the people who take the bar in california passed this year. I would bet serious money its more a consequence of too many people trying to be lawyers becacuse they see it as a safe thing to do after college. Studying more slowly, rather than just spiking up your performance on a test in the short-run, will improve your long-term abilities and make you better at being a lawyer in the long-term.</p>
<p>As such, I would definitely not suggest studying or cramming over 2-3 months. If you need that much work to do well on the lsat, you might spike your score up in the short run, but in the long-run you will probably forget everything and not know if law really reflects your natural ability and talents. Realize also you only get to take it once (well you should at least), so you should probably prepare for it slowly anyways/</p>
<p>You sound to me very street-wise, and I use to get by just trying to get just the bare-minimum A too, until I realized law was right for me and reflected my natural abilities as a very prolific reader, writer, and polemicist. If you can't be sure that being a lawyer reflects your natural abilities (and consequently interests), you won't be able to work hard in the long-run for law, I believe you'll end up as one of those peopel failing the bar exam continuallly.</p>
<p>Let me clarify my suggestion that the LSAT is worthy of "two or three months of part-time study": I was talking about studying specifically for the LSAT (gaining familiarity with the types of questions asked, and taking practice tests). That stage of preparation should ideally come after a couple of decades of developing reading comprehension skills and general reasoning ability.</p>
<p>Sorry, I didn't mean that you crammed Greybeard, but from what the original poster said he seemed like the crammer who tried to just get enough to get the good grade (no offense, I usually am one too) and so tried to impart a little wisdom.</p>
<p>Also, you have a ton of time to study for the LSAT, you can even take it like 2 or 3 years after leaving college or anytime you want. There's no rush to just cram, though it is a good idea to definitely spend the grunt-work familiarizing yourself with a test.</p>
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<p>Despite my mediocre verbal score on the SAT I, I was actually quite good at writing in high school (if 5's in APs even count for anything, and an 800 on the essay section of the SAT II writing exam (the multiple choice bit was lower)), and I've done decently in Cal writing courses. Besides that, I don't really know if I'm good enough regarding the other aspects of law. (I must say though, when I was an intern in high school at a law firm, rather a paper-pusher, an attorney could not even spell "prosecutor," so it really makes me wonder about the caliber of some lawyers.) </p>
<p>Moving on though: I did Mock Trial and "worked" at a law firm in high school. Of course that firm dealt with civil law, and that's not something I'm really interested in. I basically filed. Regarding MT, that dealt with obviously criminal law, and I was originally interested in that, but then I realized the pay is pretty crappy. </p>
<p>My parents are suggesting I head to law school immediately after university graduation, and not take a couple years off as they feel that it would put me in a lethargic mode. </p>
<p>If I were to take a year off, or two, I'd work abroad hopefully in a financial firm. I'm not really sure tbh. I would prefer not to take a year off and head straight to law school. I really don't feel like being 30 by the time I graduate. </p>
<p>Regarding the LSAT, I'd try not to cram for it in just a couple months, because heck, I know I wouldn't do it for 2 hours a day or whatnot--I don't have the patience-- so I'd need a longer period of time. </p>
<p>Regarding cramming for exams, yes, I generally study for midterms the night before--math-related ones too,which isn't exactly a good idea. I just feel that a lot of the crap we learn in school is generally useless and will be forgotten in the long run anyway. Of course, law school would have to be different. </p>
<p>My passions and my talents however lie probably in the less lucrative "careers" in the entertainment industry. If I were to truly follow my real talent, I'd probably be broke on the street. </p>
<p>So what is one to do when your primary talent is not exactly profitable or even sustainable? I just feel that I need to be realistic in my aspirations, and perhaps settle to a certain degree regarding my future occupation.</p>
<p>Edit: My posts are not accurate reflections of my essays. Don't worry. ;)</p>
<p>OK Im def really stressed out about the LSATs......My SAT wasn't very high at all (only in the 1200s), however my High School GPA was good and I got into a top-notch business school (Tepper at Carnegie Mellon)....I really really want to get into Georgetown for law school but know that I am going to need a high LSAT...I studied for the SATs alot and still could only come out in the 1200s, should I lose all hope now or is there a chance that I actually might do better on the LSATS?</p>
<p>Stop worrying about it. If you spend a reasonable amount of time studying for the LSAT, you'll likely get a score that reflects your abilities. Once you get your score, you'll have a better idea of where you should be applying. Worrying about where you'll get into a particular school someday is pointless.</p>