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A quick definition of pretextus:

Term: PRETEXTUS

Definition: Pretextus means a reason or excuse that someone gives to hide their true intentions or actions. It is often used to cover up something that is not acceptable or to justify an action that may be questionable. For example, someone might use the pretextus of being sick to skip school when they really just want to stay home and play video games.

A more thorough explanation:

PRETEXTUS

Pretextus is a Latin word that means a pretext or an excuse used to hide the real reason for doing something.

He used the pretextus of a doctor's appointment to leave work early.
She used the pretextus of a family emergency to skip the meeting.

The examples illustrate how pretextus can be used to cover up the true reason for an action. In both cases, the person used a false excuse to avoid doing something or to leave a situation. Pretextus can be used in various situations, such as in politics, business, or personal relationships.

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steelrift99

23:19

@NemoPropheta: from the anemone to the penthouse

BigUzumakiGuy

0:28

June LSAT Today was easy as heck

globalcitizen

5:38

163

NosyBeagle

9:48

ayo should i have taken june then? what if august is crazy hard im scared

OldLivelyAnt

10:26

Stop being a pussy

OldLivelyAnt

10:26

Can’t change that now, it’s in the past

OldLivelyAnt

10:27

Two people on Reddit saying it was insanely hard

OldLivelyAnt

10:29

Although a couple saying it was easy…

NemoPropheta

10:37

all the tests are the same difficulty

NemoPropheta

10:37

everyone just thinks they’re different cause everyone is different levels of stupid

NosyBeagle

10:40

alright

NemoPropheta

11:02

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/06/michigan-university-gaza-surveillance

steelrift99

11:06

Took the test and it felt alright, except proproctor interrupted me for 20 minutes on the real rc and I lost memory of the passage

NemoPropheta

11:07

in person is the move

NosyBeagle

11:08

im an in person truther

llama

11:35

@steelrift99: same. bruh wat a joke

llama

11:35

srry

steelrift99

11:48

honestly have no idea how I did compared to last LSAT.

ParallelAgreeableOrangutan

12:28

Wait y'all both got stopped mid-RC? That's so crummy

NemoPropheta

12:29

I have a writing sample on file but it’s the old format, should I do argumentative writing?

ParallelAgreeableOrangutan

12:30

I think format is less important than demonstrating that you can write well unassisted

NemoPropheta

12:37

i’ll probably retake it since i have no idea how good it was

NemoPropheta

12:37

it was probably bad cause i was working full time on the hill and smoking way too much weed to handle all the stress

ParallelAgreeableOrangutan

12:40

My understanding is that they basically want to make sure you can string sentences together unassisted—not even good arguments, flow, etc.—but I figure better safe than sorry

NemoPropheta

12:43

i no speak good

c0bra1

12:47

i think i wrote my writing sample in like 20 mins or something i blocked it out of my memory

c0bra1

12:47

i doubt it holds that much weight anyways

llama

13:08

Feom

llama

13:09

From my limited understanding, writing sample is to ensure English proficiency. But I am sure it is one of 100 things that is not a make or break, but has the potential to be a “red flag” to adcommies

carbonoxygenneon

13:14

I don’t think writing sample is meaningful unless it makes it clear your essays are not written by yoy

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