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A quick definition of recant:

Term: RECANT

Definition: When someone says something and then changes their mind and says they were wrong, that's called recanting. It means they take back what they said before and publicly say they don't believe it anymore. For example, if someone testified in court that they saw someone commit a crime, but then later said they were mistaken and didn't actually see anything, they would be recanting their testimony.

Related Word: recantation (noun) - the act of recanting or taking back what was previously said or believed.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: To formally or publicly withdraw or renounce prior statements or testimony.

Example 1: The politician was caught lying and had to recant his previous statements to avoid further consequences.

Example 2: The witness initially testified against the defendant, but later recanted their testimony, claiming they were coerced into giving false information.

Explanation: Recanting means taking back something you said or did before. It usually happens when someone realizes they were wrong or misled. In the first example, the politician had to recant their statements to avoid getting into trouble. In the second example, the witness changed their testimony because they realized they were not telling the truth before.

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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
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