Law School Discussion

I've made my final selections:

Sleeve-
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This sleeve fits my Thinkpad 14.1" T43 perfectly!  I had originally ordered the Sumdex ImpactGuard sleeve, but it was really ill-fitting, and not padded on the corners.  I returned it for this, which is much better and cuter!  I'm thinking of getting the asterisk one in blue too.

Backpack-
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This backpack is so awesome.  It's really well-made.  The straps are so padded and spongy.  There's a special padded section for a laptop, and a special section for an mp3 player.  I couldn't decide between this one and another model called "Oleander," so I ordered them both.  They were both good, but I like this one better.

Cord Organizer-
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This is so cool!  The large one is big enough for a power cable, a lock, and a network cable.  It's perforated so the heat can dissipate.  And stylish!

Sarcastic,

I saw your post to me in another thread.  I'll summarize my LSAT experience.  I took Kaplan because I need a structured class.  I didn't want to do any of the other classes because they have way too much in-class time.  I work full time, and Kaplan was only one night a week, so it was perfect.  I'm good at standardized tests, so I just needed the class to keep me on schedule and teach me about the test.

I took the first diagnostic cold, knowing nothing about the LSAT.  I got a 166, and I gradually saw improvement over the course of the class, with my last few diagnostics being 178/180.  So, I did pretty much how I expected on the actual test - 179.

At this point, the test is so close, I would focus on what you can do test day to reduce your stress.  Pack a lot of food.  The day is really long.  I brought crackers, grapes, a sandwich, some energy bars...  A lot of food.  And I ate all of it.  You don't get out of there until after 5pm.  And I remember getting there at like 10:30 or something.  I brought a book to read, which helped with all the waiting.

Also, definitely use a timer on the test.  You can buy a kitchen timer at Target for like $4.99.  You can remove the beeper - just unscrew the back, pull it off, and look for a metal disk about the size of a quarter.  It will have a couple of wires attached to it.  Cut those, and put the back on.  Voila, a silent timer! 

Get a lot of sleep the night before the night before your test.  (Monday test = Saturday night sleep v. important)  Don't drink alcohol for a week before the test if you can.  In addition to just being helpful on its own, this also helps you by cutting down your staying out late.

Just try to stay relaxed, keep your energy up, and don't worry about a section once you've finished it.  That's the best you can do at this point.  Also don't freak out and try to take all the diagnostics the weekend before.

right before Christmas.   

If I keep the number I have now, I'll be the only person I know with my area code.  My boyfriend will be in a different area code, my parents are somewhere else, I'll be living somewhere completely different in the summers.  I can't decide which area code to pick, so I think I'll go with my law school's area code, just because.

The violence is really graphic, but like an earlier poster said, it's cartoony.  Like, there's a scene where someone's arms and legs get cut off and he's tied to a tree with the oozing stumps hanging out and then someone sics a dog on him to eat the rest of him alive.  And yet, somehow it wasn't so gross, because it's not very real-lifey.  I'm not a Tarantino fan, but I liked Sin City.  There were parts where I had to cover my eyes, but overall it was fun.