Best soft factor Forum

[BeerMaker]

You have ever heard of?

[rinkrat19]

Olympic gold medal
Writing a bestseller
Being an actual refugee (not just an immigrant)
Founding a successful startup
Having a building at the law school built by and named after your family.

[jackattack17]

nobel prize

[Larry David]

sleeping with entire admissions committee and filming it

[rinkrat19]

A disability resulting from a combat injury, especially Special Forces or something really badass.

[ggibelli]

sleeping with entire admissions committee and filming it

[BeerMaker]

If I were a hot female, I would surely do the same thing

[JamMasterJ]

AA male and D1 athlete. For pure points boost, that's the best. There are more unique softs, but IDK if any gets a bigger boost

[BeerMaker]

You are probably close. Although I think a Jewish, bisexual, female AA/pacific Islander with 5 yrs WE would get you in to HYS with a 1.8 gpa and a 130 LSAT.

[Flips88]

AA male and D1 athlete. For pure points boost, that's the best. There are more unique softs, but IDK if any gets a bigger boost

AA, D1 Athlete, Rhodes Scholar

[JamMasterJ]

AA male and D1 athlete. For pure points boost, that's the best. There are more unique softs, but IDK if any gets a bigger boost

AA, D1 Athlete, Rhodes Scholar

Didn't he go to the NFL?

Also, there was an actual person who came on here with those softs, along with an LSAT in the 170s and a mid 3s gpa. He was really cool and a nice guy.

You are probably close. Although I think a Jewish, bisexual, female AA/pacific Islander with 5 yrs WE would get you in to HYS with a 1.8 gpa and a 130 LSAT.

No, bisexual isn't a big boost, and usually this person would just be seen as AA female which is weaker than AA male. Also, D1 athlete is way better than 5 yrs WE

[Flips88]

AA male and D1 athlete. For pure points boost, that's the best. There are more unique softs, but IDK if any gets a bigger boost

AA, D1 Athlete, Rhodes Scholar

Didn't he go to the NFL?

He got his M.Sc in Medical Anthro first then got drafted by the Titans but was released.

[JamMasterJ]

AA male and D1 athlete. For pure points boost, that's the best. There are more unique softs, but IDK if any gets a bigger boost

AA, D1 Athlete, Rhodes Scholar

Didn't he go to the NFL?

He got his M.Sc in Medical Anthro first then got drafted by the Titans but was released.

that's too bad. I remember the bio ESPN did on him when he was at FSU. He seems like a really great guy.

[20130312]

You are probably close. Although I think a Jewish, bisexual, female AA/pacific Islander with 5 yrs WE would get you in to HYS with a 1.8 gpa and a 130 LSAT.

No, bisexual isn't a big boost, and usually this person would just be seen as AA female which is weaker than AA male. Also, D1 athlete is way better than 5 yrs WE

But just think of the PS / DS she could write!

[JamMasterJ]

You are probably close. Although I think a Jewish, bisexual, female AA/pacific Islander with 5 yrs WE would get you in to HYS with a 1.8 gpa and a 130 LSAT.

No, bisexual isn't a big boost, and usually this person would just be seen as AA female which is weaker than AA male. Also, D1 athlete is way better than 5 yrs WE

But just think of the PS / DS she could write!

maybe. Then again, that person could have a completely normal life, and also, PSs and DSs aren't a very large part of admissions

[BeerMaker]

How do you figure an athlete is better than work experience? That is ridiculous!

[AlanShore]

How do you figure an athlete is better than work experience? That is ridiculous!

I have both now. Being a D1 athlete and maintaining a very high gpa was much more time consuming and difficult than working. Some work is very difficult, much of it is not.

[wildhaggis]

http://www.law.yale.edu/admissions/profile.htm

HTH

[rinkrat19]

How do you figure an athlete is better than work experience? That is ridiculous!

I have both now. Being a D1 athlete and maintaining a very high gpa was much more time consuming and difficult than working. Some work is very difficult, much of it is not.

Also have both, and concur.

Consider that most people will eventually have a job of some sort. Most people will never be D1 athletes.

[5ky]

Of "realistic" softs, I would think military officer would probably be the best.

[Ernert]

http://www.law.yale.edu/admissions/profile.htm

HTH

Probably the only school that doesn't just list 25th/75th, but absolute bottom and top as well... being under their GPA 0th FTL.

[03121202698008]

Of "realistic" softs, I would think military officer would probably be the best.

? Why only an officer? I actually think i had more relevant experience enlisted. Do you have any clue what most officers do? More suited to an MBA than a JD.

[5ky]

Of "realistic" softs, I would think military officer would probably be the best.

? Why only an officer? I actually think i had more relevant experience enlisted. Do you have any clue what most officers do? More suited to an MBA than a JD.

Sorry, my terminology isn't great. I meant like what you saw with that Yale link, where they had a platoon leader. I just meant something with leadership experience.

[JamMasterJ]

How do you figure an athlete is better than work experience? That is ridiculous!

how many D1 athletes are in law school? How many ppl with WE are in law school?

[03121202698008]

Of "realistic" softs, I would think military officer would probably be the best.

? Why only an officer? I actually think i had more relevant experience enlisted. Do you have any clue what most officers do? More suited to an MBA than a JD.

Sorry, my terminology isn't great. I meant like what you saw with that Yale link, where they had a platoon leader.

My point though. That guy was a ranger and I'm sure a badass. Most PL/Flight commanders are 2nd/1st lieutenants...the lowest two officer ranks. In general, they spend their days apprenticing an older non-commissioned officer (enlisted) learning how to lead.