[blue_rain]

well.....
wt i've leard.....(although i've never seen the actual exam)

lsat is a logic exam. there're many logical reasoning/critical thinking Qs. i think the test is out of 180. to get into one of the top schools, u need at least 170. if u r aiming for harvard, u need 175+.

other admission aspects are probably very similar to grad school. i'll list them in the order of importance:

1) GPA (4.00 scale) and the difficulty of your degree program (commerce is not considered as a very difficult degree )
2) standardized test scores (GRE/GMAT/LSAT)
3) letter of recommendations (these are valued GREATLY!)
4) admission essay/statement of purpose
5) LUCK! you always need it!

here is a good forum if you plan to do some research about LSAT/Law Schools.

http://www.testmagic.com/forums/

hope these help :)

thanks!! you're so thorough! :)

[vvn1217]

lsat score for ubc.. i think it's not just 170...
hm are you sure they rate you according to the difficulty of your faculty!? cuz i emailed them before and they said they dun care about your faculty as long as you have a high gpa..! they said their students come from a variety of faculties.. and she listed like 10...

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im kinda thinking abou tgoing to the uni. of washington.. cuz it's CLOSER. and it's easier to get in. and it's a US university.. im not sure how it's rated though compared to say ubc or queens...

you sound like an ambitious woman you know..blue_rain..~ i envy you ><
im just thinking either way, i might regret. if i go somewhere else and the relationshpi falls apart... or if i stay here but regret not going to somewhere else -.-
but another thing is that im really dependent. and im the only child. i hate being alone. last sumemr i went back to hk alone..and lived at my aunt's. she's great and everything.. but i missed my parents and my bf so much i almost cried everyday for the 2 months =(...
im not even sure if i can concentrate on school if i really go somewhere else alone...

oh and about queens. it's just far away from the city... it felt like a good place to study. not so much distractions.. in comparison to like U of T...
i dun really remember anything else.

[blue_rain]

lsat score for ubc.. i think it's not just 170...
hm are you sure they rate you according to the difficulty of your faculty!? cuz i emailed them before and they said they dun care about your faculty as long as you have a high gpa..! they said their students come from a variety of faculties.. and she listed like 10...

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im kinda thinking abou tgoing to the uni. of washington.. cuz it's CLOSER. and it's easier to get in. and it's a US university.. im not sure how it's rated though compared to say ubc or queens...

you sound like an ambitious woman you know..blue_rain..~ i envy you ><
im just thinking either way, i might regret. if i go somewhere else and the relationshpi falls apart... or if i stay here but regret not going to somewhere else -.-
but another thing is that im really dependent. and im the only child. i hate being alone. last sumemr i went back to hk alone..and lived at my aunt's. she's great and everything.. but i missed my parents and my bf so much i almost cried everyday for the 2 months =(...
im not even sure if i can concentrate on school if i really go somewhere else alone...

oh and about queens. it's just far away from the city... it felt like a good place to study. not so much distractions.. in comparison to like U of T...
i dun really remember anything else.

actually that's what i heard too! but that was when i was in gr 12.
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washington option does sound quite good. gotta do some reserach tho...if u find out anything lemme know and i'll do the same. :)

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i'm not sure i'm ambitious...haha i'd happily settle for a half-decent (but somewhat challenging) job and just live life like a normal person. i don't need to have too much money or anything... but u just gotta do something you're passionate about, you know?

yeah..i see what u mean. does sound like a lose-lose situation..heh.
.....but i guess u just gotta make that decision. what's the worse that can happen? ....when one door closes, another openz right? :)

hey i'm the only child too...sucks doesn't it?
but i'm the opposite of you....i'm actually really independant. and i get really excited, esp. if i get to go alone and discover stuff on my own. *lol* maybe i'm just a loner....

[CK]

lsat score for ubc.. i think it's not just 170...
hm are you sure they rate you according to the difficulty of your faculty!? cuz i emailed them before and they said they dun care about your faculty as long as you have a high gpa..! they said their students come from a variety of faculties.. and she listed like 10...

---

im kinda thinking abou tgoing to the uni. of washington.. cuz it's CLOSER. and it's easier to get in. and it's a US university.. im not sure how it's rated though compared to say ubc or queens...

you sound like an ambitious woman you know..blue_rain..~ i envy you ><
im just thinking either way, i might regret. if i go somewhere else and the relationshpi falls apart... or if i stay here but regret not going to somewhere else -.-
but another thing is that im really dependent. and im the only child. i hate being alone. last sumemr i went back to hk alone..and lived at my aunt's. she's great and everything.. but i missed my parents and my bf so much i almost cried everyday for the 2 months =(...
im not even sure if i can concentrate on school if i really go somewhere else alone...

oh and about queens. it's just far away from the city... it felt like a good place to study. not so much distractions.. in comparison to like U of T...
i dun really remember anything else.

i don't think grad schools will admit they prefer a major over another.

however, if u put urself in the shoe of an admission officer, you see two students with the identical GPA/LSAT/Recommendations....et cetc BUT with the following difference...

1) one has an engineering/CPSC/math degree
2) one has a less technical degree (sorry i don't want to stereotype)

which will you offer admission?

a thing also shocked me recently when i was talking to several classmates in my math classes. one of them is a math major, and the other one is a cpsc major. both of them are intending to go for law. this sounds really odd to me because their major and law don't have any correlation AT ALL, they said law schools really like them. after talking to some of my law friends and doing some research by myself, it's indeed true. law schools like them better because they have better critical thinking and logical reasoning abilities.

odd eh??

[blue_rain]

i don't think grad schools will admit they prefer a major over another.

however, if u put urself in the shoe of an admission officer, you see two students with the identical GPA/LSAT/Recommendations....et cetc BUT with the following difference...

1) one has an engineering/CPSC/math degree
2) one has a less technical degree (sorry i don't want to stereotype)

which will you offer admission?

a thing also shocked me recently when i was talking to several classmates in my math classes. one of them is a math major, and the other one is a cpsc major. both of them are intending to go for law. this sounds really odd to me because their major and law don't have any correlation AT ALL, they said law schools really like them. after talking to some of my law friends and doing some research by myself, it's indeed true. law schools like them better because they have better critical thinking and logical reasoning abilities.

odd eh??

my friends ahve always said i'm tooo logical...does that count? lol

[CK]

my friends ahve always said i'm tooo logical...does that count? lol

haha....
i'm just sharing the info i've found during these weeks of research. i'm pretty frustrated after i've found out too coz after working so hard trying to get into one of the hardest faculty in ubc, i'm not valued as much as other majors. :cry:

but i think every person is unique. this is where our recommendations and essays come in. we got to somehow show that we're the best of the best! :spin:

[vvn1217]

oh great. im not sure im a logical person...especially not when it comes to lvoe and relationshpi.. and my emotions -.-

and im not so passionate about law actually. i just think it's one of the more suitable careers for me...

hey so would you wanna work even if you eventually get married...
i think im too dependent..
cuz i like to be 成功男人背後的女人 @_@...
that doesnt sound like a lawyer doesnt it -_-

[blue_rain]

oh great. im not sure im a logical person...especially not when it comes to lvoe and relationshpi.. and my emotions -.-

and im not so passionate about law actually. i just think it's one of the more suitable careers for me...

hey so would you wanna work even if you eventually get married...
i think im too dependent..
cuz i like to be 成功男人背後的女人 @_@...
that doesnt sound like a lawyer doesnt it -_-

yeah i'm not sure i'm passionate about law either. i really like it. have always liked it...but what's passion anyways? i think the only thing i'm 'passionate' about is (was) singing...but not even that anymore.

oh...i would defintiely wanna work after i get married.
actually i'm somewhat of a feminist...i think things should be equal and i don't like stereotypical roles of what woman should be or should do. of course, if it's by choice, as in in your case...then it's great! ppl should always do what makes them happy.

you never know tho, maybe after u grad with ur law degre and actually practice law...u might enjoy it so much u'll wanna work. or...maybe u'll hate it and enjoy being "成功男人背後的女人" :spin:

btw, did u see my msg bout msn?

[vvn1217]

about msn? where? the private msgs? no ><!!!

i was actually thinking about asking for your msn you know...........

my msn is the same as my username here.. so ^^~ add me if you want~

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but i dun erally even "like" law...
dun hate it, dun like it, no feelings
but i dun hate anything and i dun like anything really.. (as for a career)..
so i dunno i feel lost sometimes

[blue_rain]

about msn? where? the private msgs? no ><!!!

i was actually thinking about asking for your msn you know...........

my msn is the same as my username here.. so ^^~ add me if you want~

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but i dun erally even "like" law...
dun hate it, dun like it, no feelings
but i dun hate anything and i dun like anything really.. (as for a career)..
so i dunno i feel lost sometimes

actually i thought i was sending you a private msg....but somehow i think i posted on some 筆記本?? donno what that is....

i've added u i think.....lemme know if it worked.

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how did u decide that law's suitable for you?

hey, did u ever do those career test things in hs? i remember doing those...