…management experience at a major grocery chain. Other softs could be considered my degree, since I was playing lots of concerts as someone studying music. I think the musician route was compelling, but it wasn’t like I had a soft(s) that made people go “wow!” Although I did have numerous deans/other adcoms say that…
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Admitted to Pennsylvania State - Penn State Law…I could get substantial scholarship money from. My softs are incredibly uninteresting and largely irrelevant. I have worked as a legal assistant at an insurance defense firm for a little while, but I am still a “KJD” by most standards. I didn’t have involvement in any clubs or organizations; I got some scholarships…
…“should have” acted differently according to the numbers. Softs are important, and you never know what the admissions team is specifically drawn to in a certain app. Just try and maximize your reach and don’t get hung up on a specific school because anything could happen. You got this! Special Note for other people…
…to schools before the end of November. No extraordinary softs; Have been a private, self-employed tutor since high school and worked at a small non-profit for 2 years part-time as an administrative intern in terms of work experience. Extracurricular-wise, I was involved in a cultural club my entire time as an…
…professors anymore and taught me 9 years ago. No amazing softs. I applied with a goal of writing myself as a future public interest lawyer tangentially related to my prior profession. What i wish i knew/did before applying to ALL these schools: Look at the history of scholarships. Don’t under-estimate your stats. I…
…as you can would be my biggest recommendation. put T3 softs as I’d won a prestigious Man of the Year award at my undergraduate school, available for all students by nomination. Maybe a stretch but I felt it fit well enough there, combined with my other professional and volunteer history
Wrote optional essays when applicable Cohesive PI narrative in PS and softs Published academic in a PI field
…Plan to negotiate. 1/29-2/2 - UNC hold, which feels like a soft WL based on last year’s data. – TAMU WL… – BC WL… – IU negotiation did not work :/ 2/5-2/9 - no decisions, applied for UCI PSS. 2/19-2/23 - OSU A, scholly coming later. 2/26-3/1 - Emory A w/ $$$. 3/4-3/8 - OSU scholly ($$$) came 3/7. – UWisc II, seems…
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