I am currently considering whether or not to accept a TFA offer. I understand the time commitment, stress, and negative views of many. I have a strong interest in education and am considering teaching long term.
Would a master's degree provide a boost to my law school app? I am able to obtain one through a LMU/TFA partnership. I wouldn't obtain the degree just for an app boost (but a boost would be an added plus).
Thank you for taking the time to read the post. I appreciate all help and info.
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eav1277
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ph14
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Re: TFA, URM, Master's Degree Question
It won't boost your app. If you do it, do it because you want to do it for reasons wholly independent of its (non)effect on your law school application.eav1277 wrote:I am currently accepting a TFA offer. I understand the time commitment, stress, and negative views of many. I have a strong interest in education and am considering teaching long term.
Would a master's degree provide a boost to my law school app? I am able to obtain one through a LMU/TFA partnership. I wouldn't obtain the degree just for an app boost (but a boost would be an added plus).
Thank you for taking the time to read the post. I appreciate all help and info.
Background info:
URM (MA)
UC
3.66 GPA (should be near 3.7 after this quarter)
159 LSAT (retaking)
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twenty
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Re: TFA, URM, Master's Degree Question
Go do TFA. Law school will be here when you get back, if you get back.eav1277 wrote:I am currently considering whether or not to accept a TFA offer. I understand the time commitment, stress, and negative views of many. I have a strong interest in education and am considering teaching long term.
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ph14
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Re: TFA, URM, Master's Degree Question
Great reasoning there.twentypercentmore wrote:Go do TFA. Law school will be here when you get back, if you get back.eav1277 wrote:I am currently considering whether or not to accept a TFA offer. I understand the time commitment, stress, and negative views of many. I have a strong interest in education and am considering teaching long term.
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dixon02
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Re: TFA, URM, Master's Degree Question
Doing TFA will help you more than the master's.
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blackandstrong
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Re: TFA, URM, Master's Degree Question
LOL. I feel you on that -- I'm in TFA now.twentypercentmore wrote:Go do TFA. Law school will be here when you get back, if you get back.eav1277 wrote:I am currently considering whether or not to accept a TFA offer. I understand the time commitment, stress, and negative views of many. I have a strong interest in education and am considering teaching long term.
To your original question, TFA is a great soft. Do TFA and then come back and apply for law school. Don't worry about the boost, but you'll get a pretty big one because of URM status and TFA combined.
Master's degree doesn't count.
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eav1277
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Re: TFA, URM, Master's Degree Question
Thanks for all the replies.
