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A quick definition of half-mark:

A half-mark is a type of money that was used in the past. It was equal to six shillings and eight pence. In legal cases, a half-mark had to be given to force the person making the claim to prove that they had the right to do so. This was called a writ of right.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Half-mark is a term used in historical legal documents. It refers to a sum of money equal to six shillings and eight pence. In a writ of right, the demandant was required to tender half-mark to force them to prove seisin.

Example: In medieval England, if someone wanted to claim ownership of a piece of land, they would have to file a writ of right. To do so, they had to pay half-mark to the court. This payment was meant to ensure that the claimant had a legitimate right to the land and was not making a false claim.

Explanation: The example illustrates how half-mark was used in a legal context. It was a form of payment required to initiate legal proceedings and ensure that the claimant had a legitimate claim. The use of half-mark helped prevent false claims and ensured that only those with a valid claim could pursue legal action.

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depends on which type of urm you are plus how the schools feel about urm that given cycle
12:10
lol so are the constant index values -169.98 to 267.167 variance
12:10
range*
12:11
also, idk who needs to hear this but working with 2+ monitors is suck a game changer
12:16
i love my 2 monitors at work
12:16
such* fuck my fat fingers
12:17
if i was Tex I wouldn’t worry about index numbers. they’re just LSAT and GPA reformulated into an index. you’re above them. end of story
texaslawhopefully
12:17
Yeah, that’s fair. And clearly being above them is meaningless
texaslawhopefully
12:18
I just want Chicago to accept me at this point. I feel like it’s such a good fit, my whole narrative is free expression and whatnot
12:20
the index seems applicable for splitters or low score ppl.
12:20
to assess their value to each school
12:20
Index numbers seem useful mostly to help you see how soon your app might be reviewed after submitting, since admissions officers are incentivized to make decisions on high performers early. But I’m not actually sure how useful that is in reality lol. It could also give some hints on how much a school weighs gpa vs lsat
12:20
yeah tldr mathy astrology for admissions lmfao
12:21
but but but correlation within the data set always is causation. -155 scorer be like
12:22
I definitely made a copy of that sheet out of curiosity. I love how it’s formatted
12:24
does the status "File under review" or "Review In Progress" count as UR?
12:24
I’d count both of those as UR
12:24
ok tyyy
There is a guy an admitted students group chat plugging his book and offering to send signed copies, like fuck bro this is not the place and I now know who I want to avoid
12:50
she split on my median
JumpySubsequentDolphin
12:55
omg bunny
JumpySubsequentDolphin
12:55
did you end up liking the curve love jeans from Abercrombie
killjoyace
13:12
@llama: i think the user index (column R) formula for columbia is wrong (mistyped probably) but other than that this is a spectacular spreadsheet
killjoyace
13:13
SORRY stanford
killjoyace
13:13
not columbia
13:28
@killjoyace: yep u were 100% correct thankya
killjoyace
13:30
no problem!! really really great work with the spreadsheet btw it's amazing
14:48
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I hate writing LOCIs
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