TLS and adcoms Forum

drawstring · Post by **drawstring** » Thu May 15, 2014 4:29 pm

Do you think some adcoms dislike online speculation/data collection (e.g. starting a spread sheet listing applicants' numbers) to the point where it could hurt someone's application if they were able to match it with a username?

I asked Spivey but I'm curious about what others think too.

star fox · Post by **star fox** » Thu May 15, 2014 8:08 pm

I don't think schools are in much of a position to be too picky about that stuff.

iliketurtles123 · Post by **iliketurtles123** » Thu May 15, 2014 8:13 pm

drawstring wrote:Do you think some adcoms dislike online speculation/data collection (e.g. starting a spread sheet listing applicants' numbers) to the point where it could hurt someone's application if they were able to match it with a username?

I asked Spivey but I'm curious about what others think too.

Why would an adcomm care whether or not you contribute to data collection?

09042014 · Post by **09042014** » Thu May 15, 2014 8:15 pm

The Yale dean knew who I was and I didn't even apply there. Don't post your shit onlien.

SnakySalmon · Post by **SnakySalmon** » Fri May 16, 2014 1:42 am

Desert Fox wrote:The Yale dean knew who I was and I didn't even apply there. Don't post your shit onlien.

She was in the FBI though, so I doubt she's typical.

drawstring · Post by **drawstring** » Fri May 16, 2014 3:07 am

Desert Fox wrote:The Yale dean knew who I was and I didn't even apply there. Don't post your shit onlien.

lol...I looked into that.

I definitely agree with you on the typo issue. Kind of ironic given that there is a pretty bad typo on their LSAC app, even though it was apparently proofread multiple times.

rad lulz · Post by **rad lulz** » Fri May 16, 2014 9:14 am

DELG · Post by **DELG** » Fri May 16, 2014 9:26 am

rad lulz wrote:
Desert Fox wrote:The Yale dean knew who I was and I didn't even apply there. Don't post your shit onlien.
That's what you get for doing BP bro

TBF if adcoms considered how hard the TLS contingent has sold Northwestern they might decide megaposters are an asset.

Crowing · Post by **Crowing** » Sun May 18, 2014 8:54 pm

Username matching to real-life applicants is real

Whether or not that could hurt you, idk, though I can certainly imagine it being harmful

ManoftheHour · Post by **ManoftheHour** » Sun May 18, 2014 9:04 pm

Supposedly at the WUSTL ASW, the adcom was able to pinpoint a few TLSers. She got Attax and LeBrarian Booker mixed up though.

chizzy · Post by **chizzy** » Sun May 18, 2014 9:17 pm

This scares me too. I used to feel so invisible on TLS but when I found out that it is so easy to find a TLS post on google, I just knew every law student or adcomm frequent these boards.

and +1 one the usernames. Alot of people use their initials or some sort of name that could be easily matched with your real name. plus thee fact that their lsn profiles are linked to TLS...

HRomanus · Post by **HRomanus** » Sun May 18, 2014 11:46 pm

chizzy wrote:This scares me too. I used to feel so invisible on TLS but when I found out that it is so easy to find a TLS post on google, I just knew every law student or adcomm frequent these boards.

and +1 one the usernames. Alot of people use their initials or some sort of name that could be easily matched with your real name. plus thee fact that their lsn profiles are linked to TLS...

Sadly, this username is the old username of my Instagram and Twitter accounts. The accounts are no longer active, but a Google search still brings up my real name. I'm not paranoid about it; I just make sure to keep my TLS and LSN posts fairly normal. Hopefully the old links with my real name will disappear with time.

Mullens · Post by **Mullens** » Sun May 18, 2014 11:48 pm

Now literally everyone who reads that knows your real name. Congrats on outing yourself to all of TLS?

HRomanus · Post by **HRomanus** » Sun May 18, 2014 11:50 pm

Mullens wrote:Now literally everyone who reads that knows your real name. Congrats on outing yourself to all of TLS?

Literally, it's the second result on Google. If someone was interested in finding out who I am, it would take five seconds without me telling them how to do it.* I'm not too concerned.

*Unless they are computer illiterate or a complete idiot.

aboutmydaylight · Post by **aboutmydaylight** » Sun May 18, 2014 11:55 pm

Pretty sure my numbers give me away 100% so its either that or just go full anon. I don't think I've said anything bad so hopefully it doesn't come back to haunt me.

Pancakes12 · Post by **Pancakes12** » Mon May 19, 2014 12:22 am

How do adcoms find out besides people explicitly posting their numbers or name?

Mal Reynolds · Post by **Mal Reynolds** » Mon May 19, 2014 12:29 am

I wonder if my deans of admissions/students knows who I am. Someone outed another megaposter at my school to the dean of admissions. Nothing really happened.

Pneumonia · Post by **Pneumonia** » Mon May 19, 2014 12:31 am

aboutmydaylight wrote:Pretty sure my numbers give me away 100% so its either that or just go full anon. I don't think I've said anything bad so hopefully it doesn't come back to haunt me.

How would your numbers give you away they don't seem at all atypical

Mullens · Post by **Mullens** » Mon May 19, 2014 12:31 am

Pancakes12 wrote:How do adcoms find out besides people explicitly posting their numbers or name?

People post things about interviews, where they're from, where they went to UG, work experience, etc. that would be pretty easy for adcomms to figure out if they remotely cared.

Pneumonia · Post by **Pneumonia** » Mon May 19, 2014 12:32 am

Complete/submit times, scholarship decisions and amounts etc. Saying "just sent in an LOCI" combined with post history can pretty much out anyone.

HRomanus · Post by **HRomanus** » Mon May 19, 2014 12:36 am

It's the Internet. Don't tell me you've never creeped on a Tinder match on Facebook.

anyriotgirl · Post by **anyriotgirl** » Mon May 19, 2014 12:40 am

honestly much more concerned about being outed to jerbs as a tls poster than about adcomms.

HRomanus · Post by **HRomanus** » Mon May 19, 2014 12:43 am

aboutmydaylight · Post by **aboutmydaylight** » Mon May 19, 2014 1:38 am

Pneumonia wrote:
aboutmydaylight wrote:Pretty sure my numbers give me away 100% so its either that or just go full anon. I don't think I've said anything bad so hopefully it doesn't come back to haunt me.
How would your numbers give you away they don't seem at all atypical

I'm an URM.

Nova · Post by **Nova** » Mon May 19, 2014 1:52 am

HRomanus wrote:What are the repercussions on employment of being a TLS poster? In any case, I'm planning on significantly decreasing my activity here when I matriculate.

Seems extremely unlikely an empolyer will find you on TLS

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