Hello Alyssa! My name is Alyssa too =] I saw your post about your LSAT results & I felt compelled to message you. I’m actually a 1L, and I received a 147 the first time I took the LSAT [october 2010]. I had studied my butt off for the test, but come test day, I completely choked. I had built the test up so much that I freaked out and ran out of time on my best section [Reading Comp] .. getting that 147 was devastating, but I learned a valuable lesson. It showed me that life still went on, the sun still came up. It was just a score on a stupid test. I retook the test in December and I got a 153, and guess what. I got into all of the law schools that I applied, minus one. Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that getting a below average score isn’t the end of the world, while it may seem so. If you want to pursue law school, I have no doubt in my mind that you can be successful in doing so. Feel free to message me anytime! Keep your head up, you can achieve anything you desire, I promise <3
Well golly, that was sure nice of you to come share your story. I mean when I look at my life and what makes me happy, Law School isn’t the definite answer. I’m probably still going to pursue it. I don’t feel limited by my score anymore.
Hello Alyssa! My name is Alyssa too =] I saw your post about your LSAT results & I felt compelled to message you. I’m actually a 1L, and I received a 147 the first time I took the LSAT [october 2010]. I had studied my butt off for the test, but come test day, I completely choked. I had built the test up so much that I freaked out and ran out of time on my best section [Reading Comp] .. getting that 147 was devastating, but I learned a valuable lesson. It showed me that life still went on, the sun still came up. It was just a score on a stupid test. I retook the test in December and I got a 153, and guess what. I got into all of the law schools that I applied, minus one. Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that getting a below average score isn’t the end of the world, while it may seem so. If you want to pursue law school, I have no doubt in my mind that you can be successful in doing so. Feel free to message me anytime! Keep your head up, you can achieve anything you desire, I promise <3
I think the hardest part of getting back the LSATs score was facing the fact that for once in my life I was below average. I got a 148. The average is 152, which was 10 correct answers from my score.
It’s devastating. Everything used to be so effortless for me. I have never studied so hard for a test.
So my options are to regroup, decide if I want to take the test again, decide if I even need to take the test again and continue looking for jobs and paid internships in the areas that I’m interested in.
Who knows. Maybe I don’t need law school.
So the first rule of LSATs isn’t “Don’t talk about the LSATs,” but it is “Don’t bring your cellphone.”
I have never taken a test so committed to preventing espionage. I was wearing my Otterbein hoodie for good luck and I had to turn my hood inside out. My coat had to be stored under my seat. All of my possessions were to be in a gallon-sized clear Ziploc bag.
No purses.
No snacks permitted unless it’s the break.
No sips of water.
No gum.
No digital watches.
I feel it went well. My brain didn’t turn to mush. So hopefully I did do well. I want to go to Law School and either do Copyright Law or Advocacy.
My mom paid for it as punishment for the five Christmas cards I received that congratulated me on deciding to be a lawyer before I decided to be a lawyer. I am planned on applying to Case and CSU and really want to work with Autism Awareness, LGBT rights or Media Law. This is what you can do after your journalism degree.
So this story, was educational for three reasons. First, I have always said don’t troll trolls. The reason is no one likes trolls. Dwelling on trolls turns you into a troll. Ignore them. Especially if they are 18-year-old twerpy teenage girls. (If you don’t know what a troll is. A troll is someone who purposely intends to start drama by making a dramatic statement)
Second, monitoring social media is an arduous task of filtering through the monotonous, infuriating and exciting. Most things fall in the monotonous category. Things that fall in the the infuriating category are left up to interpretation.
Three, you cannot censor what people say on the internet. You can’t take away an American’s right to criticize a government. So I’m glad their demands had no teeth.
PRSA is undergoing a campaign to redefine the actual definition of public relations. The definition hasn’t been updated since the 80s. And professors look at me like I’m insane because I blank out on an answer to “What is the definition of PR?” The answer is outdated.
NY Times Article
Don’t go into Public Relations. I recently came across an article in the PR Daily News about how 20- to 30-year-old women in PR are already starting to burnout.
“First there’s the normal work routine. Add the 24-hour news cycle, then throw in the social media duties and emails that won’t…
I don’t know if I agree with this whole-heartedly. Like they said burnout affects women and men in all professions. I could easily rewrite this to say don’t go into teaching. Conversely, if it’s a job your love, you should feel burned out. And just in case you are narrow your field in PR. I’m positive you can find a place between content and burned out.
So for those who know me I am a major foodie. I like food. I like the way it smells and tastes. There is very little I dislike about food.
My cousin is a chef and he’d really like to be on one of those shows like Hell’s Kitchen or Top Chef. He recently tried out for MasterChef, but didn’t make it.
However, I will be helping him put together his online portfolio and making him a media kit. So…I’m very excited. It’s going to take awhile, but I think it will give me a chance to do what I love and perhaps what I’d like to focus on in the future.
So let’s see what happens.
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