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quadragesimals

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A quick definition of quadragesimals:

Quadragesimals: A long time ago, daughter churches used to give special gifts to their mother church on Mid-Lent Sunday. These gifts were called quadragesimals.

Quadriennium: A long time ago in Rome, law students had to study for four years before they could study the Code or collection of imperial laws.

Quadriennium Utile: In Scotland, when a young person becomes an adult, they have four years to cancel any contracts they made when they were still a minor.

A more thorough explanation:

Quadragesimals are offerings made by daughter churches to the mother church on Mid-Lent Sunday. The name comes from the Latin word "quadragesima," which means "the fortieth."

For example, a small church might give a portion of their tithes and offerings to the larger church that oversees them on Mid-Lent Sunday as a sign of unity and support.

Quadriennium is a term from Roman law that refers to the four-year course of study required of law students before they were qualified to study the Code or collection of imperial constitutions.

For example, a law student in ancient Rome would have to complete a quadriennium of study before they could move on to more advanced legal studies.

Quadriennium utile is a term from Scots law that refers to a four-year period after the attainment of majority within which the young adult may seek to annul any contract made while the person was a minor.

For example, if a person in Scotland signed a contract when they were 17 years old, they would have four years after turning 18 to seek to have the contract annulled if they felt they were taken advantage of due to their age.

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13:34
as far as i know, that information is simply for data collection purposes
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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
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