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Would this count as a soft?

Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2014 9:07 pm
by SoapyIllusion
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?

Re: Would this count as a soft?

Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2014 9:07 pm
by phillywc
No.

Re: Would this count as a soft?

Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2014 9:14 pm
by chizzy
it could. what kind of videos do you post?
yale likes those kind of extraordinary things.

Re: Would this count as a soft?

Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2014 9:15 pm
by 03152016
You could always give this a shot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n20bwnG1EsY

Re: Would this count as a soft?

Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2014 9:17 pm
by 20141023
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Re: Would this count as a soft?

Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2014 9:21 pm
by dosto
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Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2014 9:24 pm
by vicpin5190
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Re: Would this count as a soft?

Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2014 9:28 pm
by chizzy
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.

Re: Would this count as a soft?

Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2014 9:30 pm
by leroyjenkins6969
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.

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Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2014 9:41 pm
by vicpin5190
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Re: Would this count as a soft?

Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2014 9:51 pm
by rutgers17
Max324 wrote:You could always give this a shot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n20bwnG1EsY
thank you so much. i'm dying :lol: :shock:

Re: Would this count as a soft?

Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2014 10:47 pm
by midwest17
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.

Re: Would this count as a soft?

Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2014 11:44 pm
by Lwoods1020
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?

Re: Would this count as a soft?

Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2014 11:55 pm
by FXD
I could see this "soft" being relevant and possibly helpful if you planned on going into entertainment law

Re: Would this count as a soft?

Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2014 12:38 am
by iamgeorgebush
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.

Re: Would this count as a soft?

Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2014 12:46 am
by IgosduIkana
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.

Re: Would this count as a soft?

Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2014 12:49 am
by FXD
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".

Re: Would this count as a soft?

Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2014 2:14 am
by PalmBay
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.

Re: Would this count as a soft?

Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2014 8:23 pm
by lawschool22
Max324 wrote:You could always give this a shot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n20bwnG1EsY
Oh god.

Re: Would this count as a soft?

Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2014 9:03 pm
by koalacity
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.

Re: Would this count as a soft?

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 7:40 am
by TheSpanishMain
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.

Re: Would this count as a soft?

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 10:42 am
by xylocarp
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.

Re: Would this count as a soft?

Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2014 10:08 pm
by mist4bison
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