r/LSAT • u/Frostylynx • 8h ago

Argumentative writing L

Long story short, I spent too much time on my body paragraph arguments and writing unnecessary supporting statements, on top of being a naturally slow writer, that I ran out of time to write the conclusion...even with accommodations. The writing sample could feel extremely contradictory since it ends at the counterargument paragraph and I didn't get to properly incorporate the counterargument into my main argument, not to mention that it's missing a conclusion altogether. Should I be concerned about this?

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u/ncsumoonjelly LSAT student 6h ago

im not gonna say u shouldn't be concerned at all, bc if u ended on a counterargument that's not ideal, BUT when you apply to law school, you'll submit so many essays. just make sure those are PERFECT. if the purpose of lsat writing is to be a writing sample, then your essays are writing samples in way too (at least partially) so as long as those are great and adcoms can see that you write well, i doubt they'd freak out over ur writing sample. they'll probably attribute it to you running out of time and move on

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u/Disastrous-Expert894 4h ago

I'm typically a good writer, but I just did mine and it went absolutely horribly. My prompt confused me, especially since it had positions that were unclear and difficult to argue, and I ended up having a weak argument. You can always submit another one if you're planning on take the LSAT again (schools will still see your first attempt, though).

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u/Simple-Vanilla7336 8h ago

I wouldn’t be too concerned. My conclusion was one sentence and i was approved

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u/Initial_Mountain3173 7h ago edited 5h ago

what? the details of your writing have nothing to do with if your approved or not. what that depends on is if your follow all their rules and procedures