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alwayssunnyinfl wrote:I wonder how adverse an effect something like your LSN account could have on your application once you've been identified. I doubt adcomms care if you're into low-carb diets or like House of Cards, but they probably would take note if you applied to 15 different schools.

alwayssunnyinfl wrote:I wonder how adverse an effect something like your LSN account could have on your application once you've been identified. I doubt adcomms care if you're into low-carb diets or like House of Cards, but they probably would take note if you applied to 15 different schools.

wannabelawstudent wrote:

Steve2207 wrote:

wannabelawstudent wrote:Just curious....do you feel different if employers did it?(cause they definitely do)

I actually recently read in the news a couple weeks ago, that a particular state made it illegal for employers to review facebook pages before making decisions to hire (I can’t remember which state this was though). But yes, I think for any employer or school to look at a forum where someone is, for the most part anonymous (or presumes they are anonymous), is unfair. I suppose this is really just a matter of opinion though.

But, what if they're talking about that particular school or business? (Like what occurs here). I mean surely you realize there's a limit.

Steve2207 wrote:
Well, if they are under what is presumed to be an anonymous name, I still am having a hard time accepting that they should be exposed. That said, of course there is a limit, because even someone who post anonymously should reasonably expect that their post will draw attention if they are extremely negative, and harmful to the school/ business’ reputation. Seriously though, how many people are stupid enough to say seriously negative things against a school or business that they have applied to while awaiting a decision? I am not saying that it does not happen, and I can even see a little frustration while awaiting a decision, but to publicly bash an institution repeatedly to me sounds stupid, especially if you are hoping to be a part of them.

Still, you are actually bringing up a lot of points that I didn’t think of before posting this thread, and I will be man enough to admit that you have me rethinking my position a little. But not entirely.

NDJ wrote:wow - i never put serious thought into this until now. i just edited out all of my posts that could identify me/show school preferences. maybe this would explain why i got waitlisted at UVA and duke with a 174. i should probably even edit that sentence out.

cusenation wrote:lol @ kids posting their personal statements and LOCI's on TLS.

John_rizzy_rawls wrote:Just don't be stupid or needlessly be an asshole/troll - then there really isn't too much to be afraid of either way.

talesofyore wrote:How come people don't just use the Office of Career Services at their schools for helping with personal statements and LOCI etc? By posting it there is always the risk of someone stealing enough of it for you to look like you plagiarized a TLS personal statement and made it your own.

alwayssunnyinfl wrote:

talesofyore wrote:How come people don't just use the Office of Career Services at their schools for helping with personal statements and LOCI etc? By posting it there is always the risk of someone stealing enough of it for you to look like you plagiarized a TLS personal statement and made it your own.

Because most giant undergrads have no idea what they're doing in regards to law school applications. Mine told me 4-6 pages is standard, even if the schools specifically say 2.

loisaida wrote:I only browsed some of these responses, but I actually completely forgot that this happened until now- I must have totally blacked it out. Obviously this doesn't happen at a lot of schools, so take it as you will. TL;DR: yes, adcoms read the site and occasionally try to figure out who people are.

Last year, I was waitlisted at a school. I visited, toured, chatted with an adcom. Sent a follow-up e-mail and thanked them and reiterated my interest in the school, got a nice response. The next morning I wake up and I'm cc'd on an e-mail from that same adcom to a fellow adcom at that school with a post from TLS and my 'thank you' email- they were speculating if I was the same person who talked about going on a tour in the TLS "applicants to X school" thread. (I wasn't, I barely post, as evidenced by my profile.) It was clear that the person had hit the wrong button: instead of forward, she hit reply all and included me.

I sent some e-mail back in response... can't remember what I even said but asked if they needed any more information from me, was super polite and I think asked if they perhaps accidentally included me on an e-mail?

It was probably one of the strangest things ever during my whole admissions process and obviously I couldn't post on TLS about it, since they were actively monitoring threads. (I actually think this is my first post since then, since I was so freaked out I quit reading TLS for a little while.) Anyways, I didn't get off the wait list there. Wah wah.

cusenation wrote:Excuse me while I go edit out everything i've ever posted ever.