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Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 5:38 pm
by Arculease
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Re: Question About WE
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 5:50 pm
by zugzwanger
Arculease wrote:Hey everyone!
So like many on TLS, I decided to take a couple of years off from law school in order to regroup and gain some work experience. Over the past year I have been working as a retail sales representative at a major telecommunications provider (think AT&T, Verizon). I have consistently been amongst the top in sales for my region since last fall. My question is, how do you think admissions would view my time here? Especially now that WE is becoming am important soft factor, I am interested to know the perception of my current profession.
Thanks!
I wish I could say more, but they would certainly look at it favorably! How could they not?
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Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 5:54 pm
by Arculease
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Re: Question About WE
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 5:56 pm
by sundontshine
Working in retail sales won't be a super positive factor, but it won't be a super negative either. Your GPA and LSAT will be what determines where you end up, not working at Verizon for a couple years.
Re: Question About WE
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 6:02 pm
by oxie
I don't think they'll view it as a waste of time, especially if you use your resume well to to highlight your responsibilities and accomplishments. But I also wouldn't expect it to help you outperform your numbers.
Re: Question About WE
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 6:15 pm
by HorseThief
oxie wrote:I don't think they'll view it as a waste of time, especially if you use your resume well to to highlight your responsibilities and accomplishments. But I also wouldn't expect it to help you outperform your numbers.
This. It might put you ahead of k-jd's, but you're outcome will still be largely predicted by numbers/LORs/PS.
Re: Question About WE
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 6:20 pm
by rad lulz
HorseThief wrote: It might put you ahead of k-jd's, but you're outcome will still be largely predicted by numbers/LORs/PS.
Ftfy
Re: Question About WE
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2014 6:38 pm
by emkay625
I certainly don't think it will hurt you, but I don't think it will help you either. I've got 4 years of WE, 2 of which were TFA, and I did not outperform my numbers. It probably really only matters for Northwestern (which really cares about WE) and top schools where you are a borderline candidate.