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A quick definition of caput comitatus:

Caput Comitatus: Caput comitatus means the head of the county. In history, it referred to the sheriff who was in charge of the county.

A more thorough explanation:

CAPUT COMITATUS

Caput comitatus is a Latin term that means "head of the county." In history, it referred to the highest-ranking official in a county, who was responsible for maintaining law and order. This official was also known as a sheriff.

During medieval times, the caput comitatus was responsible for collecting taxes, enforcing laws, and maintaining order in the county. They were also responsible for organizing the local militia and defending the county against any threats.

Today, the term "sheriff" is used instead of caput comitatus, and their responsibilities have evolved to include law enforcement, maintaining jails, and serving court documents.

The examples illustrate how the caput comitatus was the highest-ranking official in a county and responsible for maintaining law and order. They were the equivalent of a modern-day sheriff, but their responsibilities were broader and included organizing the local militia and defending the county against threats.

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13:34
i don't think it has a detrimental effect on your chances of admission
13:34
but also you don't need to tell them anything so lol
Can y'all help me understand something lol. What does it mean for an app to "go complete"? Is that when the school has reviewed it and made a decision?
13:35
Na, it's when they have all the required information
Gotcha. So what would be the difference between received and completed?
Does complete entail like the app + LORs?
13:35
correct
That makes sense. Thank you!
13:36
complete basically means they've acknowledged receipt and it's ready to go under review whenever they start the deliberative process
Quillinit
13:40
I still haven't had Chicago or Cornell go complete, but I think that's just how they be
13:41
when did you submit
CaringEquableGuppy
13:42
How do you know when an application is complete? Is it on LSAC or the school's portal?
13:43
it'll be on the school-specific portal
Quillinit
13:44
when they opened
Quillinit
13:45
they both say something along the lines of "received and waiting to be processed"
13:48
anyone have good resources for revising a personal statement for reuse after applying with it last cycle?
13:49
Any guesses when Cornell and Penn CRS fee waivers will go out?
13:51
@Quillinit: from my recollection, chicago and cornell collapse complete/UR1 into a single step, so they may simply not be ready to begin reviewing applications
13:52
i think it's fair to assume, barring a handful of schools like UVA, most schools won't begin reviewing applications in earnest until the beginning of next month at the earliest, so it wouldn't be surprising to hear that applications are just sitting in the queue
13:54
@oakenrays: I was just gonna write a new one personally but I think you want to make it recognizably different from your previous PS
13:56
@baddestbunny: definitely agree that some revision and additional information is warranted but, my why law is the same... I guess just tell the same story in a different way
14:03
ugh fineeee I'll write a new stupid essay
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yeah I told my last essay about a formative experience and am trying to update it now to be about what I’ve learned since that experience
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i re-wrote my PS this cycle when I reapplied
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Quillinit
15:10
oh fun @info-man, Chicago just changed to complete today, so we'll see
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