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nlee10 · Post by **nlee10** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 3:27 pm

gamerish wrote:
RZ5646 wrote:
flash21 wrote:one thing I really noticed is that if you place "reading" on your resume, you'll get called out for it. You need to at the least be a good faker or truly read books.
That's a perfect example of an interest that might as well be breathing: "You're a college-educated person applying to one of the world's greatest academic institutions, and you read books?? Wow, that's seriously amazing! Congratulations, you are at least as cultured and knowledgeable as the average 10 year old."
Well it's a fair bit better than putting SVU marathons and Doritos. If you're going to have an interests section, put your interests. Reading is hardly so awful an interest to have, just make it clear you're not talking about Green Eggs and Ham and Twilight. I doubt anyone reading your resume is expecting deep sea diving in the Arabian peninsula or something.

I'm putting down powerlifting under interests because it is.

RZ5646 · Post by **RZ5646** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 3:29 pm

Just to be clear, specific, interesting, and non-off-putting reading interests are fine. The guy I quoted just said "putting 'reading' on your resume", and "reading" by itself is undeniably an awful resume interest item.

mist4bison · Post by **mist4bison** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 3:30 pm

pleadthafif wrote:
mist4bison wrote:
pleadthafif wrote:Is it ok for your PS to be about an influential person in your life?
I think this depends on how you write it. You want your PS to be about you, which I think can be done while writing about an influential person, but I could also see you getting lost in the PS, you know? Just got to be careful to make sure you're still present in the PS.
Well I want to write about someone I know who was wronged and the perp was never brought to justice, and how that combined with a personal inclination towards service and wanting a career that impacts others and isn't self-serving, lead me to consider the criminal justice system as a career path. I'm concerned it would sound kind of vindictive though, which I'm not at all. Thoughts?

I think you could be more neutral and avoid sounding vindictive. If you keep the other person's story more narrow and focus broadly on yourself, it'll be alright. Try writing a draft and then posting it on the PS thread. People will be very honest about how they feel, especially if you're a new poster or post anonymously lol

flash21 · Post by **flash21** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 3:30 pm

RZ5646 wrote:Just to be clear, specific, interesting, and non-off-putting reading interests are fine. The guy I quoted just said "putting 'reading' on your resume", and "reading" by itself is undeniably an awful resume interest item.

100% agree. I think vagueness in general though is really bad for a resume.

mist4bison · Post by **mist4bison** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 3:31 pm

RZ5646 wrote:Just to be clear, specific, interesting, and non-off-putting reading interests are fine. The guy I quoted just said "putting 'reading' on your resume", and "reading" by itself is undeniably an awful resume interest item.

No, that's fair. I get what you're saying. Whenever I read an interests section with "reading," I always fuck with the person because I assume they just used that interest to fill up space.

ffamran · Post by **ffamran** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 3:31 pm

mist4bison wrote:
ffamran wrote:
mist4bison wrote:
ffamran wrote:
flash21 wrote:
RZ5646 wrote:A generic interests section is a waste of space because it does not add any new information. Saying that you like sports, music, cooking, working out, running, volunteering, the outdoors, etc., is pointless because those sorts of things are already expected of you. You might as well say "breathing."
I don't know if this is true.

One of my friends worked at a prestigious big law firm and he said all of them asked him about things from his interest section (one thing specifically he said came up, but won't mention it explicitly). It wasn't anything ridiculous, either. I think it gives a better idea of you as a person, but I agree if its insanely generic things it may be useless.
Uhhhhh okay there's something in my interests/hobbies that I actually know nothing about lol
Lol, then why is it there?
Well one of my legit interests is improv comedy, and listing that fake interest right afterwards has a humorous effect
Oh that's awesome. Can I ask what the fake interest is?

It's pretty specific and I feel that it might get me identified. :-/

gamerish · Post by **gamerish** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 3:32 pm

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ffamran · Post by **ffamran** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 3:35 pm

It really sucks when your main interests are playing video games or watching TV. Can't put those on a resume...

Mint-Berry_Crunch · Post by **Mint-Berry_Crunch** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 3:39 pm

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ugg · Post by **ugg** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 3:44 pm

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mist4bison · Post by **mist4bison** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 3:44 pm

Mint-Berry_Crunch wrote:tls is an interest right

Interests: reading, outdoors, kind of giving people law school advice, Shitpoasting

cub1014 · Post by **cub1014** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 3:48 pm

Mint-Berry_Crunch wrote:tls is an interest right

I love reading... TLS forums. Ha

RZ5646 · Post by **RZ5646** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 3:53 pm

Mint-Berry_Crunch wrote:tls is an interest right

"Two-time TLS LSAT study thread OP" shows admirable initiative and leadership skills, right? I did make some pretty great polls.

Mint-Berry_Crunch · Post by **Mint-Berry_Crunch** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 3:58 pm

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Danimals18 · Post by **Danimals18** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 3:59 pm

how have so few of you voted for president numero uno george washington?

there must be redcoats among us.

flash21 · Post by **flash21** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 3:59 pm

how much do you guys think volunteering helps for law school, grad school and simply applying for jobs? This seems so debated. As a recent UG grad, I defiantly have been volunteering a lot but I am not really sure how much it helps applications for these three things.

SirArthurDayne · Post by **SirArthurDayne** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 4:02 pm

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nlee10 · Post by **nlee10** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 4:04 pm

new poll plz

RZ5646 · Post by **RZ5646** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 4:05 pm

flash21 wrote:how much do you guys think volunteering helps for law school, grad school and simply applying for jobs? This seems so debated. As a recent UG grad, I defiantly have been volunteering a lot but I am not really sure how much it helps applications for these three things.

Volunteering is like very low-level work experience. So it's slightly useful for getting a job and probably meaningless for LS admissions.

flash21 · Post by **flash21** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 4:06 pm

RZ5646 wrote:
flash21 wrote:how much do you guys think volunteering helps for law school, grad school and simply applying for jobs? This seems so debated. As a recent UG grad, I defiantly have been volunteering a lot but I am not really sure how much it helps applications for these three things.
Volunteering is like very low-level work experience. So it's slightly useful for getting a job and probably meaningless for LS admissions.

What about these holistic LS's ? Is it all a lie ? I was always skeptical.

TheProdigal · Post by **TheProdigal** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 4:07 pm

Interests: Video games, buying books I don't have time for, inventing headcanon for my kid's shows, cooking (10+ years professionally).

RZ5646 · Post by **RZ5646** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 4:08 pm

flash21 wrote:
RZ5646 wrote:
flash21 wrote:how much do you guys think volunteering helps for law school, grad school and simply applying for jobs? This seems so debated. As a recent UG grad, I defiantly have been volunteering a lot but I am not really sure how much it helps applications for these three things.
Volunteering is like very low-level work experience. So it's slightly useful for getting a job and probably meaningless for LS admissions.
What about these holistic LS's ? Is it all a lie ? I was always skeptical.

Not sure. B and YS might think it's cool, but then again many of your competitors will have it too.

flash21 · Post by **flash21** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 4:10 pm

RZ5646 wrote:
flash21 wrote:
RZ5646 wrote:
flash21 wrote:how much do you guys think volunteering helps for law school, grad school and simply applying for jobs? This seems so debated. As a recent UG grad, I defiantly have been volunteering a lot but I am not really sure how much it helps applications for these three things.
Volunteering is like very low-level work experience. So it's slightly useful for getting a job and probably meaningless for LS admissions.
What about these holistic LS's ? Is it all a lie ? I was always skeptical.
Not sure. B and YS might think it's cool, but then again many of your competitors will have it too.

What is B and YS?

I am Canadian btw, if those refer to American schools I don't know much about their requirements

3pianists · Post by **3pianists** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 4:10 pm

nlee10 wrote:new poll plz

ugg · Post by **ugg** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 4:12 pm

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