a little more....

definitely been more than a minute since i last updated. my studying is going pretty well 165, 167, 167 timed on my last practice tests, i'm about to kick it into full gear. i haven't been talking to anyone nor going into my social networking sites (except last nite) for two weeks. i don't plan on doing anything with people until after my test. i know this puts me in a spot because i will be missing some folks' graduation as well as birthdays, but i trust they'll understand. it's the second most important standardized test after the bar that i'll ever take and i'm legally allowed to have only one more retake for the next two years.

while i haven't gotten a perfect in any one section, i have gotten close with a -1 in each different type of section before; so i know that it's possible for me. i'm still battling with issues of both time management and handling mental fatigue and surprisingly, the public library is a very noisy place to be, especially after school. my goal is to get a 170+ out of 180, and if i can consistently get 5-6 more questions right, i'll be within reach.

so

now it's like may soon. that's crazy, long time no write would most definitely be an understatement. i've been doing a lot of studying to get me back to where i was previously for the lsat, and now i've got a little over a month to surpass that, i finally once again hit the 165 score. i feel like i can do better i'm feeling i can more accurately and quickly analyze arguments, but the problem is i've run out of ink on my printer to print up more copies of practice tests!

using up my 3 "10 actual LSAT" books has showed me why i should practice on copies rather than the original tests, cause i can't take them over again without having to look at marked up passages, greatly disrupting my thought processes for good or for better O_O

ugh

well that shows me to over zealously train. the miles caught up on me and i ended up injuring either my calf or my Achilles tendon. i've been out of commission for like 2 weeks. and i stupidly tried to run on my leg too early just because i felt no pain in any of my muscles. what i think ended up happening is that my muscles gave way and stopped absorbing shock diverting the shock into my tibia causing a stress fracture. i started getting pain in my leg yesterday, but not from my muscle.

seeing as how i'm uninsured at the moment i can't exactly have it checked out...so at the very minimum i have to stop running for two months...MINIMUM. better to have it heal up than be out for a year.

anyways studying for the lsat still. i haven't done a timed test since the december lsat. i am seeing some gains as my most recent untimed was at 173. hopefully i can consistently get very close to 180 and start doing my timed test. i've got 1 month to do it, ganbatte!

been a while

definitely. cranking up the lsat restudying to 4-8 hours a day. i've taken up my folks' offer to work for them and in return they handle my loans. i'm able to get quite a bit of studyin done but the residents definitely are actually quite a handful.

the japanese studyin has taken a back seat, but the running is still going as you can see from my handy dandy nike+ mini. still gotta work on my personal statement as well as getting those letters in. seriously my brother is a fucking dumbass he's trying to argue that it would be beneficial for China to assassinate the Dalai Lama

two weeks have passed, while a lot has happened i definitely still have quite a bit of loose ends to string up.

i've started up my studying for the lsat again as well as japanese, and i started writing for bakitwhy.com again in addition to marathon training. the latter two of which i hadn't even planed on doing recently. i've called up the registrar for UCI and they still haven't gotten my diplomas ready, they told me last week of january which would be next week. the thing is i planned to be heading up to irvine this week for birthdays as well as get some tai chi training by my friend.

in terms of running, this past week i've done three days of 3 mile runs and just today i ran 6 miles for my long run. which i consider pretty outstanding, seeing as how prior to this the most i've ran were those 1 mile PT runs for JROTC.

i'm definitely trying to get myself more organized again, though i've yet to start writing in my planner to block my hours. hopefully it'll be sooner more so than later. maybe trying to regularly write in this blog will help that come along. a couple weeks ago i did start writing spoken word again, so i've been practicing those new pieces every now and then. i just did so a couple hours again and i'm a little unsatisfied with my work so yes i definitely will be working on that as well.

がんばります！

so i got my lsat results a couple of days ago, and found out they were released last week actually. didn't do too swell from what i wanted i got 156 out of 180, wanted at least 160. it gives me a fair shot at the lower end tier 1 schools if i could do a bang up job with my personal statements and my addendum to explain a few irregularities in my application. but my pride and greed are telling me to not settle for a tier 3 school and just put in more elbow grease and study for the june lsat.

after the initial disappointment, i think considering the circumstances i did pretty well. casually self studying (probably like 10-20 hours in a month for 3 months) then 3 weeks of 4-6 hour daily study right before the test even while doing crazy prep work for black friday. looking at this seems like i didn't properly prepare which leads me to the conclusion i can do better. prior to the oct test, which i decided to postpone on, i was pre testing in the 150-157 range then right before the test i was getting scores of 159-165. so more time and a few adjustments to my study methodology and i think i should be alright.

in a string of low end karma i found out that i'm also not going to be considered for part-time work at best buy after the season ends, which is a good and bad thing i guess. bad in that i need to search for a new source of income, good that i was actually getting tired of it. while the protection plans they offer i think are pretty good only two people were really good at selling em and one of them was really fucking annoying with his sales pitches and boarded on begging and harrasment in my opinion.

anyway i've got to buy a planner so i can start getting my tasks organized. at the moment this is what i'm lookin to do:

-find a new job
-start studying for the lsat again
-write my personal statement
-get my letters of rec sent
-get my last transcript sent
-look for a good place to study chen style tai chi
-study japanese, still working on my kana
-take care of my ticket
-pick up my diplomas

another year come and goes

probably the most stress filled year i've had since....senior year of high school. maybe it's the prospect of failing in a class you need to graduate hanging over your head. but with high school, that was just one single class, this time round i had to contend with that like 3 quarters in a row coupled with the me bearing the full brunt of rent AND tuition costs seeing as how i did not take the parent loan in order to reduce my folks' debt (which i plan on repaying) as well as to hide the fact that i was still in school to my folks. which completes a long run on paragraph with no focus what so ever.

school, close to full time work status, and failing issues of love and the heart in multiple instances makes for a pretty busy year i feel. a good exercise in character building i believe. though at the end of the day/year i ask myself: what happened to that vibrant idealistic youth that wanted to set out and change the world? while i'm not to old at all i do feel a little bit older, but am i the wiser for it? i've no clue.

i'm currently working at best buy, and a good majority of my co-workers are like high school college aged folk, as well as folks either in their late 20s or family people. so i'm caught in an odd position. i'm only a seasonal employee, and with the current job market i am lucky to have a job; but the job itself is already beginning to wear on me. i definitely feel i am lucky to have the job and i know lots of folks can't even land a retail position, but i really do want something with a little higher salary seeing as how those college loans are just on the horizon.

yes i'm applying to law school, but i don't know if my gpa and test scores are good enough to land me into a tier 1 school this coming fall so i've got this inkling that i need a more higher paying career. while i do enjoy the company of my co-workers, the main reason i took the job over jamba juice was to improve my hustling skills, and well don't really feel that they're up to snuff.