LSAT

(Yes, since I've terribly neglected my blog in the past couple months, I'm going to bang out 4 posts in one shot.)

To achieve my dream (see previous post), I've been studying for the LSAT. It's actually kind of fun. Especially when the authors of your LSAT prep book have a sense of humor and are real with you about the LSAT/ law school admissions process.

Excerpt from Princeton Review's Cracking the LSAT:

"How Much Will My Essay Affect My LSAT Score?

Not one bit. ...

"Who Will Read My Essay?

Possibly no one. ...

"Then Why Do Law Schools Require It?

Law schools feel guilty about not being interested in anything about you other than your grades and LSAT scores. Knowing that you have spent 35 minutes writing an essay for them makes them feel better about having no interest in reading what you have written.

"What Are They Looking For?

...essay organization, vocabulary, and writing mechanics...

"What They Are Really Looking For

Researchers at Educational Testing Service ... once did a study of essay-grading behavior. The researchers discovered that the most important characteristic, other than 'overall organization,' is 'essay length.' Also high correlated with good essay scores are the number of paragraphs, average sentence length, and average word length. The bottom line? Students who filled in all the lines, indented frequently, and used big words earned higher scores than students who didn't."

Elle: "I'm reading about the LSAT's."

Serena: My cousin had that once. Apparently you get a really bad rash on your-"

-Legally Blond

Georgetown

This is where I'm going to be in the near future:

Washington, D.C.: Day at the Museums

The Natural History Museum

Can you imagine this running around during the Night at the Museum movie?

(Then again, they did fly a plane around the Air and Space Museum...)

Don't see many museums with signs like this

Nevertheless, the Hope Diamond is still enclosed in a glass case.

"1958

Winston presented the Hope Diamond to the Smithsonian Institution. As part of the Smithsonian's collection, it now belongs to the people of the United States of America.

"Cursed?

Around the time Mrs. McLean acquired the Hope Diamond, tales of a curse arose. The diamond was rumored to bring its owners ill luck - even death."

Damn, we're all screwed.

National Gallery of Art

Washington Monument at night

Seeing old friends. :)

Happy New Year!

New Year's is actually my least favorite holiday and usually it's a big letdown after Christmas but anyway... here's to 2010!

Oh and here's the Christmas card I sent out to people in case I deliberately forgot about you:

Hope everyone had a Merry Holiday and Happy New Year!