Category: LSAT/Admissions

No, I am not Dead :)

Ryan
Jan 17 |08:57

Welcome to 2011, everyone. It has been quite awhile (read: six months?) since my last post and quite a lot has happened since that time. A brief update:

  • Finished my degree
  • Received a Gold Record (soon to be Platinum) for my work on an album
  • Took the LSAT
  • Took the LSAT, again
  • Went to Europe for vacation
  • Went to Europe, again (I’m there now)
  • Visited a few Law Schools

I still have applications to finish as I am immensely behind on turning them in and deadlines are approaching — this is horrible for a few reasons, chiefly fiscal and acceptance related in nature.

Speaking of fiscal matters, the plethora of articles about law school graduates facing insurmountable debt with no employment options is nothing short of frightening. While I think the employment numbers that law school provide are somewhat misleading, I think that the employment situations of many graduates is also a bit misleading. I am quite well connected and have respectable credentials; with that in mind, I know that I can be gainfully employed after law school.

The New York Times article, though, has me really making sure that it is the route I want to go. I’m trying to decide whether to apply this year or take a shot at working for myself for a year to see what I can do and apply after that if things are not going well. I’ve really enjoyed my work with the LSAT Proctor on the iPhone and working with the iOS system. I think I can do a lot more with it and I’m considering giving it a shot.

I visited Stetson University in Florida to check out the facilities and faculty and it has been a long time since I was that excited. The aforementioned disjunct and jumbled logic you’ve seen out of the past few paragraphs only goes to show my flux in the decision field, right now. I’m currently moving forward on all fronts. I’m applying to law school, working on new apps for the iOS/iPhone/iTouch/iPad system and am taking things day-to-day.

Some people have asked me if I have any plans of making the LSAT Proctor pay-based and the answer is an emphatic “no.” I have gotten a lot of feedback from people saying that it has helped them immensely and the amount of downloads per day on the iPhone and Bandwidth used per day on the website show that it is a resounding success. I’m glad that it helps you guys – I’m glad that it is one of the few tools for you that doesn’t cost you money – I don’t plan to take that away from you.

I’m in Nottingham, UK right now working on a few things and trying to sort out some decisions — I’ll be in touch soon. If there is anyone out there still reading these… I’ve missed writing for you all.

 

LSAT Proctor App for iPhone and iPod Touch!

Ryan
Jun 22 |06:32

Well, it took long enough but I promised that I would get an app into the iTunes app store and it is now complete. The LSAT Proctor app for iPhones and iPod Touches is now available for free! The app does require you to upgrade to iOS 4.0, though.

It features all five sections for the LSAT with vocal prompts for “Start, 5-Minutes, and Stop.” It also contains a break in the appropriate placement as well. The app has built in distractions to help you acclimate your studies to potential testing day conditions. If you are already confident in your abilities to tune  out distractions and what to focus on timing conditions, the distractions can be turned off in the settings menu.

Direct Link to download the App: http://tinyurl.com/iphonelsat

 

Good Luck, June2010ers!

Ryan
Jun 7 |08:09

After talking it over with a few people, I decided that it just makes more sense to take the October exam; I know, I know… I am sure you will all miss me at the exam (read: I know that you will not miss me at all).

Sincerely, though, best of luck to all of you out there taking the exam today. No reason to stress out anymore. It won’t change anything. You are either ready or you aren’t. Have a good breakfast and tackle the tasks that come your way one at a time. From the 40 gigabytes of bandwidth you guys used last month on the LSAT Cacophony, you have practiced more than enough and I am sure you are ready for the test!

Let us know  how you did and/or what you thought about the test.

 

Decision Time

Ryan
Jun 1 |08:28

Well considering I still have four books to read this week and a paper to write in addition to work, I need to make a decision about the June LSAT. To make it short: I’m not ready. I’m not where I would have liked to be and I have just had too much on my plate. I have a hotel booked on Sunday next to the testing center, it’s too late to postpone the date… so, I either need to take the test and let the score stick, take the test and cancel it, show up and immediately cancel it or not show up at all.

I will see how the rest of the week goes, but I’m starting to think that taking the absence is the best route to go as it does not count against my “three attempts in a two-year period.” I am quite depressed about the idea of pushing back applications until October, though. I will be completely done with undergrad as of July, so it would give me July, August and September to study for the exam, which is a much better prospect than taking the exam when I am not ready and bombing it.

It’s not even that I am scoring poorly on the practice exams, but I’m not scoring how I would like to be scoring. Better yet, I’m not scoring how I know I could be scoring if I could actually focus on studying for the LSAT. Also, too much time is passing between one opportunity to study for the test and the next opportunity to study for it. I’m having to do too much mental backtracking and it just is not efficient.

It also saddens me to know that I will be forfeiting my LSAT fee and my hotel reservation. Maybe I’ll just go to the hotel and try to relax… who knows.

I’m not sure what I am going to do, yet; I will attest that I am in a pretty severe state of panic at this point.

 

LSAT Cacophony: iPhone App

Ryan
May 25 |09:11

I know I have been absentee as of recent but that is because I am going a little insane from all that I am doing. As a “mea culpa,” here is a sneak preview into the iPhone App that I have been working on.

Notice the “LSAT Proctor” App on the home screen!

The Loading Screen!

A Clean and Simple Interface: Click Play to Start Studying.

Section 1 is currently playing; it will proceed through the sections/break until completion.

Noises driving you crazy? Turn them off. Love the noises? Hear them forever.

Share you study success with friends. Note: The Share Screen is only accessible after you have finished studying; we do not endorse further distractions.

That’s about it as of right now. I’m just working on cleaning up a few bugs and playing run around with Apple. I have no estimation as to when it will be in the App Store, but I can tell you that it will not be available before the June 2010 LSAT (sorry). The price will be: free. So if you are looking to steal the idea… it’s probably not worth the investment.

 
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