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A quick definition of sententia:

Sententia: A word that means sense or meaning. It can also refer to an opinion, especially a legal one, or a decision made by a judge.

A more thorough explanation:

Term: Sententia
Definition: Sententia is a Latin word that means sense or meaning. In Roman and civil law, it refers to an opinion, especially a legal opinion, or a judicial decision.
Examples: In a court case, the judge's sententia is the final decision on the matter. A lawyer may give their sententia on a legal issue to their client. The sententia of a contract is the intended meaning of the agreement.
Explanation: Sententia can refer to the meaning of words or the opinion of a person. In law, it is often used to describe a judge's decision or a lawyer's advice. The examples show how sententia can be used in different legal contexts.

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Nostradumbass

10:45

Expecting a lot of rejections though

ChowieBean

11:07

I'm sure you'll get a full ride to a few schools :P

HowlEngineer

11:11

The impression I get is most schools try not to judge based on the political implications of what you write about. They probably care more that you saw a problem and tried to fix it. That seems like a great thing to write a PS about @chowie

HowlEngineer

11:18

Besides, if a school didn’t let you in for trying to fix a problem you saw in your community, that doesn’t say great things about your school’s culture (assuming the thing you did showed good common sense judgment ofc)

HowlEngineer

11:19

That school’s* culture

ChowieBean

11:23

Thanks Howl you're right :D I def talked about solving problems in my PS

ChowieBean

12:03

@HowlEngineer: what's your dream school

MildChiller

12:08

"Have you applied for admission to [school] in a prior year" I applied in Oct. of the 23-24 cycle, should I put 23 or 24 as the year I applied?

MildChiller

12:09

Bcuz 2023 is when I technically applied but I applied for admissions in 2024

ChowieBean

12:14

2024 cuz that's when you would've been admitted

ErraticFearlessGecko

12:17

I agree with Howl

ChowieBean

12:19

Gecko what's ur dream school

ErraticFearlessGecko

12:20

Hard to say. I'm pretty firmly committed to the philly area so probably temple or villanova

ErraticFearlessGecko

12:20

Also relatively debt averse so I'd have to get a good scholarship from BC or Fordham to want to go but that's not very likely for me

ErraticFearlessGecko

12:21

Any advice? lol

[] baddestbunny

12:25

what’s a good scholarship for you? what would make BC or Fordham worth it?

ChowieBean

12:25

Hmmmm let me think

[] baddestbunny

12:25

fordham’s max aid they give is 45k per year

ErraticFearlessGecko

12:29

Bunny I can possibly get a 75%+ scholarship from villanova or temple, and I'd be moving back in with my parents if I went there so I'd have near-zero COL. It'd be really hard to beat that

ErraticFearlessGecko

12:29

I would prefer BC over Fordham just because I like boston more, but I'm expecting a WL there tbh

ErraticFearlessGecko

12:31

I would maybe consider BC with $ but I don't know how to decide if a better biglaw chance is worth the COL + higher tuition

Law01

12:50

How do I know if my status checkers are properly linked

HowlEngineer

12:59

@ChowieBean: right now, Michigan, but there are several that come close. How about you?

HowlEngineer

13:05

@Law01: I haven't gotten the status checkers to work at all. When I sent an email to the LSData folks the other week, they said they were working on fixing them

HowlEngineer

13:10

but I think "Last Checked" would change from "Never" to something else

ChowieBean

13:30

@HowlEngineer: I'll get more specific once I get my LSAT score, but NYU, Berk, GTown, UCLA

ChowieBean

13:30

Anywhere that's top for PI

ChowieBean

14:54

What do people typically write in the 'Optional Statement' for Georgetown

ChowieBean

15:25

Yale application is wayyy too much work

ChowieBean

15:28

So many apps want 'post-college activities' time to get a fuckin job

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