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A quick definition of agnatio:

Agnatio is a way of being related to someone through the male side of a family, even if you're not actually related by blood. This can happen if someone is adopted or if their family tree is traced only through the male side. In ancient Rome, the senior living male had power over all the free people in his agnatio, including both men and women. This power was called patria potestas and it gave the father a lot of control over his family, including the power of life and death. Over time, this power became more about taking care of family members.

A more thorough explanation:

Agnatio

Agnatio is a term from Roman law that refers to kinship through the male line, which may or may not involve blood ties. It is an affiliation of free persons of either sex in the power of the senior living male or of a male who would be in his power if he were living. This relationship can be created either by adoption or by a blood relationship traced solely through the male side of a family.

An example of agnatio is when a man adopts a child and that child becomes part of his family's agnatic line. Another example is when a family traces their ancestry through their male ancestors only, and their kinship is based on this agnatic line.

These examples illustrate how agnatio is a way of establishing kinship through the male line, regardless of blood ties. It shows how adoption and tracing ancestry through male ancestors can create an agnatic relationship.

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probably my WE and softs. Do reapplicants have lower chances at admissions? I've read few negative things but I dont wanna like poison my brain with those lol.
Also, do i have to write new personal statements if i reapply?
hi jack :)
calling dean cooper as we speak to get you an A
you do have to write new personal statements but applicants aren’t disfavored
especially if you’re reapplying with a higher lsat
@KnowledgeableRitzyWasp: i just looked at your stats and do not take this the wrong way in any way but how the hell did nyu or cls not take you. this is insane
178 lsat is a crazy work dude
i had a silly guy era and had two years of withdrawn classes. like 15 total, so a lot of schools were not willing to take a chance on me
soap
13:55
If you're already on the WL when you get a higher LSAT, are you already cooked?
their loss lol. any tips for LSAT LR? I used 7sage and kinda hated it. I have Loophole that I plan on using whenever I retake lsat probably in summer
@soap: you are more cooked than if you were not already waitlisted, but you are not completely cooked and raising your lsat is the strongest thing you can do for a WL
soap
13:58
Volatile, I always do the hardest ones first, so that you get the most challenging questions out of the way and make it get easier as you proceed. Also, read the answer choices before reading the question.
soap
13:58
Man if I get above 175 and end up not getting into any t14s I'll laugh
@VolatileClumsyAcolyte: biggest tip that will get you a few points is that the LSAT doesn’t actually use “most correct” like it claims. there’s actually only ever one right answer and every other answer will be excluded by one rule of logic or another. so only one answer will ever be completely correct
is there like a cheat sheet or a study guide type of thing for specific forms of questions? I remember I struggled the most with NA/SA/PSA
@soap: if you get above a 175 you should just reapply because you’d probably be competitive for penn nyu and cls at that point with scholly money
I scored 156 on my first LSAT in August, I cancelled that and retook it immediately in September and got 163. Do yall think I can cross into 170's if I start studying from like january to summer
because i've heard that any score increase after 165 is just as hard as from 145 to 160
soap
14:01
I've been told by my parents that I cannot reapply because I have the full ride to UMN and so I better take whatever I can get lol
texaslawhopefully
14:01
I’m going to have to disagree with soap on the point of doing the hardest questions first. I think it’s just a general waste of time to over complicate your strategy. You’re going to have do all the questions anyone. Ignore the clock and focus on one question at a time.
@VolatileClumsyAcolyte: it gets harder to increase your score as you go up, but if you work hard and consistently work on your mistakes it’s entirely possible you break 170
got it thank u guys
@soap: lol oh well just get top 10% a umn and then transfer to harvard because you come from a grade deflated undergrad and law school will be easy for you
soap
14:02
I think the order in which you do questions is a matter of personal preference. In PTs I've always scored better doing the hardest ones first, but that's just because it reduces the stress personally lol
soap
14:02
I guess since I'm paying for all this anyhow I could just wait and reapply lmao
texaslawhopefully
14:03
Yeah soap if you get a 175+, I would 100 percent reapply
hahahahah sure if you’re set on t14 it’s entirely attainable for you
texaslawhopefully
14:03
If your parents aren’t helping at all, they don’t have much of a say
14:08
^valid pt
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