Am I a "Non-Traditional" Applicant? Forum

jay jay · Post by **jay jay** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 12:41 am

I've been following the TLS forums for months now and finally decided to register and ask a question:

As the child of refugees from the Middle East (non-URM), would I be considered a "non-traditional" applicant? If so, what benefit, if any, is there to being non-traditional? Or is this refugee, American dream thing just a good topic for my PS and nothing else?

THANKS

plenipotentiary · Post by **plenipotentiary** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 12:42 am

No. Non-traditional students are old people, basically.

s0ph1e2007 · Post by **s0ph1e2007** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 12:44 am

If my understanding is correct, that's not what non-traditional means. Non-traditional usually refers to people who have had careers already.
you should write a Diversity Statement though for those schools that allow it.

jay jay · Post by **jay jay** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 12:49 am

Thanks, I just wasn't clear on what non-traditional means. Also, if I'm writing about this for my PS, would adding a DS just be redundant? Or am I better off writing on a different topic for PS and then using this for DS??

thrillerjesus · Post by **thrillerjesus** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 1:01 am

plenipotentiary wrote:No. Non-traditional students are old people, basically.

We're not necessarily old. We're just not children.

Hattori Hanzo · Post by **Hattori Hanzo** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 2:32 am

jay jay wrote:Thanks, I just wasn't clear on what non-traditional means. Also, if I'm writing about this for my PS, would adding a DS just be redundant? Or am I better off writing on a different topic for PS and then using this for DS??

Yes it will be redundant. Pick a different topic for your PS if you can and save the refugee stuff for the DS.

RUQRU · Post by **RUQRU** » Wed Oct 27, 2010 2:16 pm

plenipotentiary wrote:No. Non-traditional students are old people, basically.

Actually, a non-Trad is someone who:

Has a job

Has a mortgage

may have kids

is not someone coming out of undergrad with no clue

plenipotentiary · Post by **plenipotentiary** » Wed Oct 27, 2010 2:17 pm

RUQRU wrote:
plenipotentiary wrote:No. Non-traditional students are old people, basically.
Actually, a non-Trad is someone who:
Has a job

Has a mortgage

may have kids

is not someone coming out of undergrad with no clue

Apparently, a non-trad is also someone who is humorless.

mala2 · Post by **mala2** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 3:56 am

plenipotentiary wrote:
RUQRU wrote:
plenipotentiary wrote:No. Non-traditional students are old people, basically.
Actually, a non-Trad is someone who:
Has a job

Has a mortgage

may have kids

is not someone coming out of undergrad with no clue
Apparently, a non-trad is also someone who is humorless.

hmm sounding a little insecure about your lack of experience with the snarky comments

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