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Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 2:12 pm
by warandpeace
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Re: random question about internet celebrity

Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 2:14 pm
by nickb285
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Re: random question about internet celebrity

Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 2:15 pm
by ColtsFan88
Sounds like someone is Twitterfamous.

Re: random question about internet celebrity

Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 2:17 pm
by warandpeace
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Re: random question about internet celebrity

Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 2:17 pm
by warandpeace
ColtsFan88 wrote:Sounds like someone is Twitterfamous.
no, read what I posted above

Re: random question about internet celebrity

Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 2:19 pm
by rinkrat19
I think it might be an interesting soft factor (and a good PS topic), but it's not going to add 0.3 to your GPA or anything.

Just trying to blindly rank soft factors by prestige, I think it'd be somewhere around being a non-famous DI athlete, still well below witing a NYT bestselling novel or winning Olympic gold.

Re: random question about internet celebrity

Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 2:20 pm
by warandpeace
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Re: random question about internet celebrity

Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 2:22 pm
by dr123
Are you some youtube celeb or something?

Re: random question about internet celebrity

Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 2:23 pm
by warandpeace
dr123 wrote:Are you some youtube celeb or something?
no. I have been asked to start youtubing but it is something I want to put off until after applications and lsat.

Re: random question about internet celebrity

Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 2:33 pm
by nickb285
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Re: random question about internet celebrity

Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 2:45 pm
by warandpeace
nickb285 wrote:Yeah, go ahead and PM me. If it's legit health stuff it's probably a solid soft; if you write an unresearched blog about how vaccines cause autism and diet soda gives you cancer and Monsanto secretly puts mind-control chips in their corn, less so.
I pm'd you, thanks for offering to help.

Re: random question about internet celebrity

Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 2:50 pm
by warandpeace
If anyone else has experience with good softs and getting into Berkeley/or knows someone with a similar experience, please let me know. It would help tremendously.

Re: random question about internet celebrity

Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 3:40 pm
by Vincent
(Warning, 0L here) Feel free to PM me though.

Dean Tom likes crafting his class. Your background sounds really interesting, so it will definitely help you (I daresay at Berkeley more than other schools) if you present this well.

Re: random question about internet celebrity

Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 3:40 pm
by jbagelboy
Why would you toss away 3 yrs in law school if you could be a health "celebrity" and mae bank helping people in an industry you are passionate about? How will a JD help?

Re: random question about internet celebrity

Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 3:58 pm
by jselson
jbagelboy wrote:Why would you toss away 3 yrs in law school if you could be a health "celebrity" and mae bank helping people in an industry you are passionate about? How will a JD help?
Isn't healthcare law gonna be bonkers soon as long as the ACA isn't gutted?

Re: random question about internet celebrity

Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 5:37 pm
by warandpeace
jbagelboy wrote:Why would you toss away 3 yrs in law school if you could be a health "celebrity" and mae bank helping people in an industry you are passionate about? How will a JD help?
I figure this is something I can continue to build while I'm in law school, as a JD is something I really want to obtain for myself.

Re: random question about internet celebrity

Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 5:38 pm
by warandpeace
Vincent wrote:(Warning, 0L here) Feel free to PM me though.

Dean Tom likes crafting his class. Your background sounds really interesting, so it will definitely help you (I daresay at Berkeley more than other schools) if you present this well.
Thank you, I'll PM you when I find the time later

Re: random question about internet celebrity

Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 7:52 pm
by Happy Gilmore
It's going to be 100% about how you present it. I wouldn't start with I'm an internet celebrity with a 50k following. Talk about how its who you are and how its something your passionate about. Tell a story, as long as it ties together with who you are, then it will be a great soft. A well crafted PS will take effort to write, but if you present it in the right way, it will stand out. It's something that makes you unique.

I'm just starting to write my PS, so my advice might not even be worth its full 2 cents.

Re: random question about internet celebrity

Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 8:15 pm
by criminaltheory
Use that twitter following to get 50,000 LORs emailed right at admissions....

Re: random question about internet celebrity

Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 8:48 pm
by John_rizzy_rawls
criminaltheory wrote:Use that twitter following to get 50,000 LORs emailed right at admissions....
I wonder if this is a great or shitty idea.

Re: random question about internet celebrity

Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 8:52 pm
by sinfiery
I'm just very curious. Pm me details if you don't mind!


Also, I got into Berkeley but likely from my numbers and applying early.


Applying early is a hugeeeeeeeeeee (note all the es) boost for Berkeley

Re: random question about internet celebrity

Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 8:53 pm
by Happy Gilmore
John_rizzy_rawls wrote:
criminaltheory wrote:Use that twitter following to get 50,000 LORs emailed right at admissions....
I wonder if this is a great or shitty idea.
I support 100%. Let us know how it goes.

Re: random question about internet celebrity

Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2013 8:57 pm
by sinfiery
Is it related to IIFYM? If so, let's be friends