Would this count as a soft? Forum

SoapyIllusion · Post by **SoapyIllusion** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 9:07 pm

Would being a Youtube Partner count as a decent soft? Let's say I have 10k+ subscribers and get paid by Youtube as a result. Would this help my admission chances even marginally?

phillywc · Post by **phillywc** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 9:07 pm

chizzy · Post by **chizzy** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 9:14 pm

it could. what kind of videos do you post?
yale likes those kind of extraordinary things.

03152016 · Post by **03152016** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 9:15 pm

You could always give this a shot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n20bwnG1EsY

20141023 · Post by **20141023** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 9:17 pm

dosto · Post by **dosto** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 9:21 pm

vicpin5190 · Post by **vicpin5190** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 9:24 pm

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chizzy · Post by **chizzy** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 9:28 pm

vicpin5190 wrote:
Max324 wrote:You could always give this a shot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n20bwnG1EsY

I cringed?

i actually enjoyed the video for some reason. i truly hope she got yale.

leroyjenkins6969 · Post by **leroyjenkins6969** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 9:30 pm

SoapyIllusion wrote:Would being a Youtube Partner count as a decent soft? Let's say I have 10k+ subscribers and get paid by Youtube as a result. Would this help my admission chances even marginally?

I'm not sure it will give you a boost. I suppose anything you include on a resume can be considered a "soft"...but not all softs will give you a boost. I don't think it would hurt at all, though.

vicpin5190 · Post by **vicpin5190** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 9:41 pm

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rutgers17 · Post by **rutgers17** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 9:51 pm

Max324 wrote:You could always give this a shot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n20bwnG1EsY

thank you so much. i'm dying

midwest17 · Post by **midwest17** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 10:47 pm

I doubt it'll give you a noticeable boost, but it could definitely go on a resume. Either as employment, if it's actually a substantial amount of money, or an interests section.

Lwoods1020 · Post by **Lwoods1020** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 11:44 pm

vicpin5190 wrote:
Max324 wrote:You could always give this a shot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n20bwnG1EsY

I cringed?

I can't believe she even did that. how was that a good idea to her?

FXD · Post by **FXD** » Fri Jan 10, 2014 11:55 pm

I could see this "soft" being relevant and possibly helpful if you planned on going into entertainment law

iamgeorgebush · Post by **iamgeorgebush** » Sat Jan 11, 2014 12:38 am

I think it could give you a minor boost if you frame it the right way.

Disclaimer: None of the posters here (myself included) really know what the fuck they're talking about. Welcome to the TLS hivemind.

IgosduIkana · Post by **IgosduIkana** » Sat Jan 11, 2014 12:46 am

SoapyIllusion wrote:Would being a Youtube Partner count as a decent soft? Let's say I have 10k+ subscribers and get paid by Youtube as a result. Would this help my admission chances even marginally?

Dunno if it would help but that sounds pretty cool.

FXD · Post by **FXD** » Sat Jan 11, 2014 12:49 am

iamgeorgebush wrote:Disclaimer: None of the posters here (myself included) really know what the fuck they're talking about. Welcome to the TLS hivemind.

True, but instead of the word "hivemind" I prefer the term "groupthink".

PalmBay · Post by **PalmBay** » Sat Jan 11, 2014 2:14 am

It depends what you're doing on Youtube.

If you're pulling nearly-illegal pranks on the streets to random people, then no, it won't help, it'll probably hurt.
If you're just offering commentary on the latest video games, then no, it probably won't do anything.

On the other hand if you developed your own method of learning sign-language and are offering instructional videos to help families learn sign-language, then yeah, something like that if you play it right can be a soft that might help a little.

lawschool22 · Post by **lawschool22** » Sun Jan 12, 2014 8:23 pm

Max324 wrote:You could always give this a shot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n20bwnG1EsY

Oh god.

koalacity · Post by **koalacity** » Sun Jan 12, 2014 9:03 pm

lawschool22 wrote:
Max324 wrote:You could always give this a shot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n20bwnG1EsY
Oh god.

I can't decide whether my primary response to that was fear or sympathy. I mean, I feel kinda bad for her, but if I were an adcomm, I would be terrified.

Also, why did she buy SO much Yale swag before getting accepted? Even if she had been accepted, no one needs like 40 different college shirts.

TheSpanishMain · Post by **TheSpanishMain** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 7:40 am

chizzy wrote:
vicpin5190 wrote:
Max324 wrote:You could always give this a shot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n20bwnG1EsY

I cringed?
i actually enjoyed the video for some reason. i truly hope she got yale.

You're insane. Don't know why she thought that was a good idea.

xylocarp · Post by **xylocarp** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 10:42 am

koalacity wrote:
lawschool22 wrote:
Max324 wrote:You could always give this a shot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n20bwnG1EsY
Oh god.
I can't decide whether my primary response to that was fear or sympathy. I mean, I feel kinda bad for her, but if I were an adcomm, I would be terrified.

Also, why did she buy SO much Yale swag before getting accepted? Even if she had been accepted, no one needs like 40 different college shirts.

I can't believe I wasted time looking through the comments, but I was curious. Yale shirts were her dad's (he was an alum).

She didn't get in. Ended up at Oberlin.

mist4bison · Post by **mist4bison** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 10:08 pm