Advice on Job Situation Forum

[oceanmd]

Will it hurt my chances of law school admission if I quit my job after a month working with the company? I am retaking LSAT in September. It is a 50 hours a week job, I was promised 35 hours lately , but in reality it interferes with my studies and I am not making enough improvement on my PTs. My plan is to volunteer for 10 hours a week and study the rest of the time. And after the test, in October I will start looking for another job. If I quit, I believe that I do not have to list this job on my resume, as long as I can demonstrate that I was doing something productive with my time, like volunteering.
Please, I need advice. I feel like I need to get my priorities straight.
Thank you in advance

[ManoftheHour]

LSAT + GPA >>>>>>>>>>> Everything else. That is all.

[oceanmd]

ManoftheHour,

It was quick. Thank you. I hope I do not have to include this job on my resume, to disclose that I had this job.

[redsox]

You don't need to put it on your resume. But a lot of the applications ask explicitly for "all employment" in the application. I imagine that there's room for not writing down a paper route you had when you were 10, but with something so recent...it seems pretty explicitly dishonest.

[oceanmd]

I am not planning on doing anything dishonest, this is why I am asking this question. I will answer on the application that I had this job for a month. My question is whether it will hurt me that I quit after a month. Admissions people will see that it was due to LSAT preparation. Thank you for your reply

[ManoftheHour]

Writing it down will NOT impact your admission.

Browse the forum a bit. Apps and school medians are declining. A high LSAT and GPA will conquer all.

[oceanmd]

Thank you, ManoftheHour

[redsox]

I am not planning on doing anything dishonest, this is why I am asking this question. I will answer on the application that I had this job for a month. My question is whether it will hurt me that I quit after a month. Admissions people will see that it was due to LSAT preparation. Thank you for your reply

Not saying you were, just trying to let you know you probably can't avoid them knowing about it. Don't know if LSAT prep as a reason (applications ask why you left) would help or hurt. Not sure whether they see extensive LSAT prep as a sign of commitment to law school or an indication that your score is more indicative of learning the test than of aptitude.

[hdunlop]

If you've quit several jobs in a month it makes you look weird and could be a tie breaker. Probably that's your worst case.

Re. Above comment, put something more clever than Lsat study as reason for leaving. Something about hours not as promised or equally vague.

[middlebear]

If you've quit several jobs in a month it makes you look weird and could be a tie breaker. Probably that's your worst case.

Re. Above comment, put something more clever than Lsat study as reason for leaving. Something about hours not as promised or equally vague.

It definitely sounds 100% valid to say that they way the position was represented to you wasn't how it turned out to be--the hours weren't as promised, and (I'm assuming, given that you're having this problem) the higher-ups probably aren't very flexible/supportive.

[oceanmd]

Thank you, everybody. I will have to think more about it.