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A quick definition of free:

Free: When something is free, it means you can have it without paying any money. It can also mean that you have the right to make your own choices and do what you want without someone else telling you what to do. For example, a free person is someone who is not a slave and can make their own decisions. Free can also mean that something is not held back or restricted, like a bird that is free to fly in the sky.

A more thorough explanation:

Free is an adjective that can mean:

  1. Having legal and political rights, such as a free citizen or a free populace.
  2. Not being controlled or dominated by another person or group, such as a free person who is emancipated.
  3. Being able to make choices without being forced or constrained, such as having free will.
  4. Not being burdened or encumbered, such as land that is free of any obstacles.
  5. Not being confined or restrained, such as being free from prison.
  6. Not being restricted or regulated, such as having free trade.
  7. Costing nothing, such as free tickets to a game.

Free can also be used as a verb, meaning to liberate or remove a person or animal from a constraint or burden.

  • A free citizen has the legal and political rights to vote and express their opinions.
  • After being emancipated, the slave was finally a free person who could make their own choices.
  • Having free will means that you can choose what you want to do without being forced or coerced.
  • The land was free of any encumbrances, which made it easier to build on.
  • After serving their sentence, the prisoner was finally free from confinement.
  • Free trade allows businesses to operate without being restricted or regulated by the government.
  • The concert tickets were free, so we didn't have to pay anything to attend.

These examples illustrate the different meanings of free, such as having legal and political rights, being able to make choices, and not being confined or restrained. The verb form of free is also shown in the example of liberating a person or animal from a constraint or burden.

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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
14:07
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
recently wrapped up interview
i re-wrote my PS this cycle when I reapplied
fire drill at work
so lit
Quillinit
15:10
oh fun @info-man, Chicago just changed to complete today, so we'll see
boglue
15:23
do you have to have lawhub advantage for the lsd status checker to work
lawhub kind of a freaky ass name now that i think about it
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