"Today I took the LSAT in Santa Rosa. It was hard. I guess I am not as smart as I thought I was. I think it will take another year of study to get up to par with the elite of the country—meaning a score of 165 plus. In the meantime I plan on putting my mental and physical capacity to the test on the track."
"I looked in Clarence Darrow's eyes -- and I saw Fear."
This is pretty funny. Gabe is a trip. I can't imagine hiring him as a lawyer. I think it will take more than "another year of study" to unscramble and rewire his brain.
"David Boiles - I own him."
David Boies. : )
Brain trust wrote:
"I guess I am not as smart as I thought I was."
Most people would have discovered that after contracting hepatitis while trying to bicycle solo to brazil.
Gabe's life experiences would make him a better attorney than most people already practicing law.
Stiltz wrote:
Gabe's life experiences would make him a better attorney than most people already practicing law.
Please explain how.
Diverse life experiences can be helpful, but in the absence of good judgement, they're worthless.
Brain trust wrote:
http://www.nyrr.org/races/pro/usa_distance/gabejennings.aspI think it will take another year of study to get up to par with the elite of the country—meaning a score of 165 plus.
Ummmm--the "elite" scores are *175* plus.
But be of good cheer, Gabe. I too sh*t the bed when I took the LSAT the first time, even though my *SAT* had been good enough to get me into Stanford (which I turned down, but that's another, even more boring, story). I still didn't nail it on the retake, but at least that second score started with a 1 and a 7--and I really only studied a couple hundred hours for it. I'm sure that with 300-500 hours of prep, you'll be right where you need to be.
BRF, Esq. wrote:
Brain trust wrote:http://www.nyrr.org/races/pro/usa_distance/gabejennings.aspI think it will take another year of study to get up to par with the elite of the country—meaning a score of 165 plus.
Ummmm--the "elite" scores are *175* plus.
But be of good cheer, Gabe. I too sh*t the bed when I took the LSAT the first time, even though my *SAT* had been good enough to get me into Stanford (which I turned down, but that's another, even more boring, story). I still didn't nail it on the retake, but at least that second score started with a 1 and a 7--and I really only studied a couple hundred hours for it. I'm sure that with 300-500 hours of prep, you'll be right where you need to be.
Oh my god you are smart. Isn't a 170+ like really good for the LSAT?
"Oh my god you are smart. Isn't a 170+ like really good for the LSAT?"
The point is that the LSAT is a learnable test. Gabe's pretty smart already (maybe he does dumb stuff sometimes, but who doesn't?); if he commits to prepping for the LSAT, I'm sure he can get an excellent score. Besides, a couple hours of test prep, 4-7 days/week, is a nice mental break from running.