Advisable or pretentious? Forum
- Deserving Porcupine
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Advisable or pretentious?
I'm probably over thinking this but am curious to get some external feedback.
When sending in a LOCI, would it be advisable to reference a graduate degree in the signature line? Would this be an OK way to make yourself stand out or hopefully spark some recollection with the adcomm as to your particular application? Or would it risk coming across as pretentious? I'm just trying to decide whether the signature line should read "Deserving Porcupine" or whether "Deserving Porcupine, PhD" might sound better.
Thoughts?
When sending in a LOCI, would it be advisable to reference a graduate degree in the signature line? Would this be an OK way to make yourself stand out or hopefully spark some recollection with the adcomm as to your particular application? Or would it risk coming across as pretentious? I'm just trying to decide whether the signature line should read "Deserving Porcupine" or whether "Deserving Porcupine, PhD" might sound better.
Thoughts?
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Re: Advisable or pretentious?
I didn't do it, but mine's only a masters so less exciting? But since I'm dual degree candidate I did do:Deserving Porcupine wrote:I'm probably over thinking this but am curious to get some external feedback.
When sending in a LOCI, would it be advisable to reference a graduate degree in the signature line? Would this be an OK way to make yourself stand out or hopefully spark some recollection with the adcomm as to your particular application? Or would it risk coming across as pretentious? I'm just trying to decide whether the signature line should read "Deserving Porcupine" or whether "Deserving Porcupine, PhD" might sound better.
Thoughts?
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- Dcc617
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Re: Advisable or pretentious?
I suspect you're overestimating how much attention they'll pay to this.
- Deserving Porcupine
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Re: Advisable or pretentious?
Dcc617 wrote:I suspect you're overestimating how much attention they'll pay to this.
Like I said, I'm probably over thinking this, but obsessing over largely irrelevant details seems to be a thing applicants do, so just bear with me.
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Re: Advisable or pretentious?
I think it looks tacky. It would draw attention to you, but not in a good way, imo.Deserving Porcupine wrote:I'm probably over thinking this but am curious to get some external feedback.
When sending in a LOCI, would it be advisable to reference a graduate degree in the signature line? Would this be an OK way to make yourself stand out or hopefully spark some recollection with the adcomm as to your particular application? Or would it risk coming across as pretentious? I'm just trying to decide whether the signature line should read "Deserving Porcupine" or whether "Deserving Porcupine, PhD" might sound better.
Thoughts?
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- A. Nony Mouse
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Re: Advisable or pretentious?
Yeah, don't do this. They're going to match up your LOCI with your application; they'll know you're the dude(ette) with the Ph.D.
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Re: Advisable or pretentious?
Thanks, folks! Seems like the consensus is no, and that's the answer I was leaning towards in the first place.
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Re: Advisable or pretentious?
I think it would be more acceptable in a science/engineering/medical field
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Re: Advisable or pretentious?
I doubt it would come across as pretentious (it could but unlikely) but I see zero value-add of having it as a signature block. So I personally wouldn't do it.Deserving Porcupine wrote:I'm probably over thinking this but am curious to get some external feedback.
When sending in a LOCI, would it be advisable to reference a graduate degree in the signature line? Would this be an OK way to make yourself stand out or hopefully spark some recollection with the adcomm as to your particular application? Or would it risk coming across as pretentious? I'm just trying to decide whether the signature line should read "Deserving Porcupine" or whether "Deserving Porcupine, PhD" might sound better.
Thoughts?
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Re: Advisable or pretentious?
Yeah, sounds countercyclicalMikeSpivey wrote:I doubt it would come across as pretentious (it could but unlikely) but I see zero value-add of having it as a signature block. So I personally wouldn't do it.Deserving Porcupine wrote:I'm probably over thinking this but am curious to get some external feedback.
When sending in a LOCI, would it be advisable to reference a graduate degree in the signature line? Would this be an OK way to make yourself stand out or hopefully spark some recollection with the adcomm as to your particular application? Or would it risk coming across as pretentious? I'm just trying to decide whether the signature line should read "Deserving Porcupine" or whether "Deserving Porcupine, PhD" might sound better.
Thoughts?
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Re: Advisable or pretentious?
Whats a counter cycle? Answer please.LHS17 wrote:Yeah, sounds countercyclicalMikeSpivey wrote:I doubt it would come across as pretentious (it could but unlikely) but I see zero value-add of having it as a signature block. So I personally wouldn't do it.Deserving Porcupine wrote:I'm probably over thinking this but am curious to get some external feedback.
When sending in a LOCI, would it be advisable to reference a graduate degree in the signature line? Would this be an OK way to make yourself stand out or hopefully spark some recollection with the adcomm as to your particular application? Or would it risk coming across as pretentious? I'm just trying to decide whether the signature line should read "Deserving Porcupine" or whether "Deserving Porcupine, PhD" might sound better.
Thoughts?
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Re: Advisable or pretentious?
What masochist gets a PhD and JD
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Re: Advisable or pretentious?
*Raises hand*Nebby wrote:What masochist gets a PhD and JD
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- A. Nony Mouse
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Re: Advisable or pretentious?
Deserving Porcupine wrote:*Raises hand*Nebby wrote:What masochist gets a PhD and JD
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Re: Advisable or pretentious?
A. Nony Mouse wrote:Deserving Porcupine wrote:*Raises hand*Nebby wrote:What masochist gets a PhD and JD
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