Paranoia setting in: resume flub. Forum

Ragged · Post by **Ragged** » Thu Nov 04, 2010 11:56 pm

Submitted yesterday. I put WE first and education second. Now I hear everyone saying how education should be first. Otherwise the resume looks pretty good. You think that will hurt me? Should I call law schools and send in the fixed resume? Is that really a big deal or am I just paranoid?

whymeohgodno · Post by **whymeohgodno** » Fri Nov 05, 2010 12:00 am

Ragged wrote:Submitted yesterday. I put WE first and education second. Now I hear everyone saying how education should be first. Otherwise the resume looks pretty good. You think that will hurt me? Should I call law schools and send in the fixed resume? Is that really a big deal or am I just paranoid?

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hyper heart · Post by **hyper heart** » Fri Nov 05, 2010 12:01 am

Just paranoid.

That is, unless you're trying to get admitted. If so, you're fucked.

incompetentia · Post by **incompetentia** » Fri Nov 05, 2010 12:02 am

Oh shit where have you heard this before neither of us is going to be accepted anywhere

Ragged · Post by **Ragged** » Fri Nov 05, 2010 12:04 am

You guys are so mean...

hyper heart · Post by **hyper heart** » Fri Nov 05, 2010 12:07 am

Seriously, though, I'm sure it's fine. I'm not an admissions expert, but I cannot imagine someone getting docked for having an unconventionally-ordered resume. If it's still comprehensible, I'm sure you'll be OK.

JJDancer · Post by **JJDancer** » Fri Nov 05, 2010 2:51 pm

Stop the madness! This doesn't matter lol.

Anna Ivey says WE before Edu if out of UG.
I'm 1 year out of UG but my edu is more impressive than my WE so I put Edu first.

No worries!

canuck · Post by **canuck** » Fri Nov 05, 2010 3:08 pm

Auto-rejection

jonc4 · Post by **jonc4** » Fri Nov 05, 2010 3:14 pm

I've also heard work experience before education for people out of undergrad. I'm planning to do that.

czelede · Post by **czelede** » Fri Nov 05, 2010 3:16 pm

You'll be fine!

General convention is to put whatever you are in currently involved in first - so if you are out of UG, you did the right thing. If not, still not a big deal and they won't care.

s254w · Post by **s254w** » Fri Nov 05, 2010 9:53 pm

czelede wrote:You'll be fine!

General convention is to put whatever you are in currently involved in first - so if you are out of UG, you did the right thing. If not, still not a big deal and they won't care.

This. If you are working right now, it makes sense to put WE first.

Ragged · Post by **Ragged** » Fri Nov 05, 2010 10:49 pm

Thanks guys. You've calmed my fears.

bdubs · Post by **bdubs** » Fri Nov 05, 2010 11:05 pm

Based on the theory that undgraduate grades should matter less the longer you have been out of school, I also put my work experience first. My work experience also happens to be (IMO) more impressive than my undergraduate institution/performance. I would put them in the order of their relative importance to you and your application.

Fred_McGriff · Post by **Fred_McGriff** » Fri Nov 05, 2010 11:39 pm

I've been out a bit and put WE before education. I've gotten into some schools already.

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