Yale c/o 2018 (2014-2015 Applicants) Forum

[lawschoolplease1]

It's open!
why is there no activity on this thread?
also are you guys puttng word counts at the end of your 250 essay?

[w0w]

I haven't looked at it yet but does it ask for a word count? If not, why would you?

[xylocarp]

sorry for not living up to the gunner name but I probably won't be submitting yale for a while. gotta work on the 250

[Gray]

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[Mack.Hambleton]

theyre not rolling so it makes sense to wait

[Mack.Hambleton]

also wtf yale. the college activities and post college activities sections are annoying as hell.

are you guys responding to those in essay format?

[erictheangel]

Hey guys is there a Yale 250 swap going on? Couldn't find anything in the personal statement forum.

[Hand]

just started my application and noted that Yale, despite the absence of this information on their website, does waive their application fee if you have an LSAC fee waiver. OK I love you again Yale.

[Gray]

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[Hand]

just started my application and noted that Yale, despite the absence of this information on their website, does waive their application fee if you have an LSAC fee waiver. OK I love you again Yale.

What's your 250, hand?

Still deciding between tackling the problem of evil and the question whether there is free will, but I'm sure I'll resolve whatever issue I take up in the space allotted.

[Gray]

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[Hand]

also wtf yale. the college activities and post college activities sections are annoying as hell.

are you guys responding to those in essay format?

Not planning on it. My resume contains the highlights.

[Hand]

just started my application and noted that Yale, despite the absence of this information on their website, does waive their application fee if you have an LSAC fee waiver. OK I love you again Yale.

What's your 250, hand?

Still deciding between tackling the problem of evil and the question whether there is free will, but I'm sure I'll resolve whatever issue I take up in the space allotted.

I mean you might as well skip the BS and just 250 the meaning of life.

Yeah thinking of going meta on it; 'what are we asking for when we ask what the meaning of life is? is this even a coherent question?' and then throw in that strip of acid I was talking about.

[BillsFan9907]

just started my application and noted that Yale, despite the absence of this information on their website, does waive their application fee if you have an LSAC fee waiver. OK I love you again Yale.

What's your 250, hand?

Still deciding between tackling the problem of evil and the question whether there is free will, but I'm sure I'll resolve whatever issue I take up in the space allotted.

Are you a fan of Derk Pereboom? Galen Strawson?

[Hand]

just started my application and noted that Yale, despite the absence of this information on their website, does waive their application fee if you have an LSAC fee waiver. OK I love you again Yale.

What's your 250, hand?

Still deciding between tackling the problem of evil and the question whether there is free will, but I'm sure I'll resolve whatever issue I take up in the space allotted.

Are you a fan of Derk Pereboom? Galen Strawson?

Even though this post was pure lolzies... Which Strawson are you talking about, jr. or sr.? I used to not be impressed by Strawson's Sr.'s claim to fame, 'Freedom and Resentment', but I must say I came around on it eventually, even if I think he is mistaken regarding whether the question of having reactive attitudes or not is a 'live' one (full disclosure: I think we can, and perhaps should, do without them.) As to jr., while I gave up pretty quickly on Freedom and Belief (as it struck me as a little muddled and long-winded), Galen Strawson's 'The Impossibility of Moral Responsibility' is one of my favorite 20th century pieces on the subject. Pereboom is clearly very smart and defends a lot of claims that I find plausible, but his work also illustrates why the literature on the subject has become so tedious in the last decades.

ETA: Oh I see you already said which Strawson, nvm

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[Hand]

is this even a coherent question?

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[LoganCouture]

Is there any value in "attending" the webinar? I got an invite to the Oct 6 one but I'll be at the office unfortunately.

[antiworldly]

Well, here goes $88 on a hope and a dream. I'm a weird applicant (low end of acceptable scores, but Ph. D. in chemistry from an Ivy) so I figure it's worth a shot at least.

[smile0751]

So Yale asks for, "Please answer a, b, and c separately from any included résumé. Your application will not be considered complete unless a, b, and c are answered. Please list:

(a) Significant extracurricular activities and unpaid externships or internships in college, in order of their relative importance to you. Please estimate your time commitment for each activity.

(b) Paid employment while in college and during vacations.

(c) Other activities during college (in or out of school) that you consider relevant."

Are people just listing the activities and time commitment, or also providing details? I am also planning on submitting my formal resume.

[Toby Ziegler]

So Yale asks for, "Please answer a, b, and c separately from any included résumé. Your application will not be considered complete unless a, b, and c are answered. Please list:

(a) Significant extracurricular activities and unpaid externships or internships in college, in order of their relative importance to you. Please estimate your time commitment for each activity.

(b) Paid employment while in college and during vacations.

(c) Other activities during college (in or out of school) that you consider relevant."

Are people just listing the activities and time commitment, or also providing details? I am also planning on submitting my formal resume.

I am listing them very simply and in bullet point form. Also submitting a resume that will cover them in depth.

ETA Grammarrrrrrrr

[smile0751]

Submitted.

[Hand]

So Yale asks for, "Please answer a, b, and c separately from any included résumé. Your application will not be considered complete unless a, b, and c are answered. Please list:

(a) Significant extracurricular activities and unpaid externships or internships in college, in order of their relative importance to you. Please estimate your time commitment for each activity.

(b) Paid employment while in college and during vacations.

(c) Other activities during college (in or out of school) that you consider relevant."

Are people just listing the activities and time commitment, or also providing details? I am also planning on submitting my formal resume.

for real? shit yale, why you make me work so hard?

[bound]

I don't understand why people submit to Yale so early. They aren't rolling, and there are many things that can change on your application in the next 5 months, or even perfect on your application based on going through the process with other schools.

[BillsFan9907]

Does anyone want to swap/take a look at my Yale 250(s)?