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MiracleNeeded wrote:I'm a republican, and very pro second amendment. In recent years I've helped organize a local progun rally, and was a key player in the recent rally in my state capital. I've worked with the NRA-ILA, one of my letters of recommendation will come from a retired Air Force Colonel I worked closely with in organizing a prepper's convention.

These are all great "softs" in a way, but re they useless due to the fact that they are very right wing? Academia is not exactly the most accepting place when it comes to people who have politics such as mine. S is it best to shut up about it?

Desert Fox wrote: Softs don't matter.

Desert Fox wrote: Softs don't matter.

Dr. Dre wrote: Law schools is a numbers game

Dany wrote: No problems

dkb17xzx wrote:

Desert Fox wrote: Softs don't matter.

Dr. Dre wrote: Law schools is a numbers game

Dany wrote: No problems

MiracleNeeded wrote:one of my letters of recommendation will come from a retired Air Force Colonel I worked closely with in organizing a prepper's convention.

MiracleNeeded wrote:one of my letters of recommendation will come from a retired Air Force Colonel I worked closely with in organizing a prepper's convention.

bp shinners wrote:

MiracleNeeded wrote:one of my letters of recommendation will come from a retired Air Force Colonel I worked closely with in organizing a prepper's convention.

While a common belief, being a conservative won't negatively affect your admissions cycle since law schools really do value ideological diversity, and every school has conservative faculty that wants students to do research with them. However, you want to be careful with toeing the line between conservative and radical conservative. I'm not saying that organizing a prepper's convention makes you a radical conservative, but some people definitely would. I would probably advise dropping that LoR and any specifics about the convention. It's not impressive enough to risk someone viewing you in a negative light because of it.

Desert Fox wrote:I wrote my PS about fighting to impeach the Kenyian Dictator and I got into many law schools.

Dr. Dre wrote:

Desert Fox wrote:I wrote my PS about fighting to impeach the Kenyian Dictator and I got into many law schools.

correlation does not mean causation.

there could be alternate causes, like ur high LSAT score.

sublime12089 wrote:A prepper's convention? Seriously? I would consider leaving that out or spinning it a certain way. I disagree with your view on gun control, but that is a useful, although not very strong soft. Organizing people preparing for the "coming" apocalypse, nuclear attack, UN invasion, or disarming of the United States is quite a bit radical. I say this as someone whose political and social views are considered "radical" in this country, albeit the other way. I mentioned some civic service work I did and working on Obama's campaign, but left out anything that would indicate that I am approximately where Senator Bernie Sanders(I-VT) is politically.

Like mine, your softs are not impressive enough to make a difference. There is too much risk associated with talking about a "prepper convention" and seeming like a loon compared to the possible reward (which is close to none). I would leave it out, and seek out another LOR if needed.

sublime12089 wrote:

eric922 wrote:Also, I'd like to point something out. I think it is a myth that academia discriminates against conservatives. I've met plenty of right-wing professors in my undergrad years. Hell, I've never met a single liberal in the economics department of my college and I had one professor who openly attacked FDR and things as moderate as Keynesian Economics.

It varies by field. In mine, sociology was completely very liberal (obviously), poli sci had a decent mix, but tilted liberal, although very slightly. Economics/business are usually conservative. It is likely the same way with law. The business law prof is likely conservative, at least fiscally, while the civil rights law prof is liberal.