3.4/168, will under-employment drag me down? Forum

[Gitaroo_Dude]

I'm 28 and prepping for the 2017 admissions cycle after missing out on this one due to needing a Feb. retake to hit my target LSAT score. I've already gone ahead and run my numbers through myLSN, possibly too many times to count in the last four days. I have a pretty good chance at getting into my top targets (UDub, lower tier UCs, and a few East Coast schools like W&M) going by the admittedly small sample size myLSN provides. At this point I'm mostly just concerned if my softs will negatively impact me.

I've had a nagging concern for a while that my resume won't be up to snuff against these hotshot youngsters with their fancy law-related jobs who boast similar GPA/LSAT slash lines. I graduated in 2010, struggled to find work at first after realizing my degree alone didn't guarantee me employment, and settled on a local job at a card processing company. All the horror stories about law school scared me off initially and I didn't want to make the plunge until I was certain it was the right move to make. Plus I needed to work on myself, so I kept working at the same job, moving up incrementally, while deciding what to do and saving up money to pay off future loans. I'll have strong to stellar recommendations from my supervisors and managers there, but it's not exactly the most relevant work experience

Is my anxiety misplaced, or could this cost me during the admissions process? Mostly curious if this will play a sizable role at all, or if it's minor in the grand scheme of things and simply being gainfully employed during the last few years will matter the most. Is it something I should address in the Personal Statement or an Addendum? Thanks in advance.

[totesTheGoat]

Is my anxiety misplaced,

Yes.

/thread

[BigZuck]

What's a fancy law related job? You mean like a paralegal?

I don't know what your job was but whatever it was employers will probably look more favorably on you than someone who worked as a paralegal for a year and then applied to law school.

[BigZuck]

But yeah basically all admissions cares about are your numbers

[Gitaroo_Dude]

Is my anxiety misplaced,

Yes.

/thread

I could kiss you. Thanks.

What's a fancy law related job? You mean like a paralegal?

I don't know what your job was but whatever it was employers will probably look more favorably on you than someone who worked as a paralegal for a year and then applied to law school.

Oh, just being tongue-in-cheek about the fancy job. But yeah, something like a paralegal, law assistant, or whatever else a lot of new grads get after coming out of school.

That's good to know though; my softs are somewhere between weak and non-existent, so I was worried that would hurt my apps. As long as softs just help, not hurt (barring fitness issues) I think I'll be fine.