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A quick definition of chivalry:

Chivalry is a type of land ownership where a person holds land in exchange for being a knight and serving in the military. It's a special kind of service that is very important and requires a lot of bravery and skill. In the past, people who owned land had to do this kind of service to keep their land. There are two types of service: chivalry, which is for knights, and soccage, which is for regular people.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Chivalry refers to a type of land tenure where a person holds land in exchange for military service of the highest order. It is a tenure held by knight-service.

For better understanding, it is important to know that all land is held either directly or indirectly from the crown by some form of service. Free-holds that are held by us and our heirs are called fees, which are granted by the king for a small yearly rent and the performance of services that were originally imposed upon the land at the time of granting.

These services are divided into two types: chivalry and soccage. Chivalry is martial and military, while soccage is rustic and agricultural.

Example: A knight is granted a piece of land by the king in exchange for his military service. The knight is expected to provide the highest level of military service, including fighting in battles and protecting the king and his kingdom. In return, the knight is allowed to keep the land and pass it on to his heirs.

Explanation: This example illustrates chivalry as a type of land tenure where a knight holds land in exchange for his military service. The knight is expected to provide the highest level of military service, which is the hallmark of chivalry. In return, the knight is allowed to keep the land and pass it on to his heirs, which is the essence of the feudal system.

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KnowledgeableRitzyWasp

13:55

i had a silly guy era and had two years of withdrawn classes.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?

VolatileClumsyAcolyte

13:56

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

KnowledgeableRitzyWasp

13:58

@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

KnowledgeableRitzyWasp

13:59

@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

VolatileClumsyAcolyte

13:59

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

KnowledgeableRitzyWasp

13:59

@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

VolatileClumsyAcolyte

14:00

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

VolatileClumsyAcolyte

14:00

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.

KnowledgeableRitzyWasp

14:01

@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

VolatileClumsyAcolyte

14:01

got it thank u guys

KnowledgeableRitzyWasp

14:01

@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

KnowledgeableRitzyWasp

14:03

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

llama

14:08

^valid pt

VolatileClumsyAcolyte

14:21

my mom is so involved in my application proccess she wanted to cater my personal statement to what she believed would make most impact on adcom.

VolatileClumsyAcolyte

14:21

she is helping pay for it but even if so, they shouldnt be too involved

VolatileClumsyAcolyte

14:22

shes a war veteran so she wanted me to spend significant portion of my ps talking about how much her journey affected and inspired me so i ignored her to the fullest by simply saying "ps is about me not you"

VolatileClumsyAcolyte

14:24

speaking of test prep, any 7sage alternatives that include explanations without "youre dumb if u dont get this"

i-need-top

14:25

twitter is making me so mad i may have to get rid of it

texaslawhopefully

14:25

I’m going to get dogged on for saying this, but LSAT Demon has fairly good explanations

i-need-top

14:25

i had demon for a month and they have flushed out written explanations that helpo

i-need-top

14:26

7sage explanations are so sucky i gotta watch a vid of a dude eliminiating an answer choice with 2 seconds of explainaing why

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