Re: should I declare a former law suit against my school in PS?
Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 3:12 am
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wert3813 wrote:This was my thought before I read his post. See if you can outperform you numbers somewhere. I wouldn't present it as facts like you did above. I would present it as here was a time I was taken advantage of and the law helped me. (maybe you don't even have to mention that you sued. Just that he was terminated thanks to the help of a great lawyer who saved you. Now you want to be just like him). Reach schools only.izha wrote:You should put it in your PS statement only for "reach" schools. Then it works as low risk (you would probably miss on those schools anyway) high reward (someone might get really interested in your story) try.Ineedapillow wrote:I talked to my lawyer again, and he said I should not put this in my personal statement, he wasn't worried about the agreement too much, he just said no school wants a student sued other school before.
I guess the case settled here, thanks for all your advice and kind help.
One thing about PS don't be afraid to write a whole PS and then throw it away if it doesn't work. Part of the process.