So, apparently I have nothing better to do today than play "Things I will linger on, but cannot possibly change," and I came up with a question.
In my PS, which has already been submitted, I discuss the fact that I have a daughter who had developmental delays as a toddler. This was not the sole focus of my PS, and I will not bore anyone with a summary of it, but basically it tied into my work experience and graduate background in special education/developmental therapy.
So, I am now wondering if Admission Powers possibly see applicants (particularly women) with children as risks. In other words, might they consider that having children increases the risk of a law school student doing poorly in school?
Any insight? Theories?
Mentioning that you have children in the PS Forum
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- hiromoto45
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Re: Mentioning that you have children in the PS
I think its more of a positive than a negative. You succeed thus far with a kid why would that change?
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Re: Mentioning that you have children in the PS
Fact: Many women in law school have children of all ages, shapes, and sizes.
Fact: If you have the numbers they're looking for, you're golden.
Fact: It finally stopped raining last night.
Fact: If you have the numbers they're looking for, you're golden.
Fact: It finally stopped raining last night.
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Re: Mentioning that you have children in the PS
I mentioned it, but chose not to focus on that. If you had kids while in UG, you've probably already proven your ability to manage both, but I agree that the numbers are really the key factor anyway. I was accepted to all the schools I applied to, so the kids didn't seem to both anyone.
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