Michelle
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Post by Michelle on Jan 28, 2009 9:28:46 GMT -5
Advice for you Annak (if you don't mind): All personal essays are cheesy. But just make sure that it makes you unique. That's the important thing. The Dean of Admissions at my school read every essay and used them to get a diverse group of people. So if you are the only person who does something or has something, let them know it. Also, the advice I give to everyone before they take the LSAT is to take a simulated practice one before you know anything. Kaplan and Princeton Review generally offer them for free. Then you will know if you should shell out the cash for their courses or just get a book of practice exams (which is all I did).
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Post by belle on Feb 3, 2009 8:05:26 GMT -5
Jippih! I got accepted at the University of Paderborn today and soooooo I am going to study English and History to become a teacher.
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Lu
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Post by Lu on Feb 3, 2009 10:25:44 GMT -5
Congratulations belle!!
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lindsay
Collection of short stories published by an independent editor
"I think we ought to read only the kind of books that wound and stab us." - Franz Kafka
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Post by lindsay on Feb 3, 2009 15:39:15 GMT -5
It's so exciting to be going off to university! Congratulations!
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jobean
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Post by jobean on Feb 4, 2009 1:21:02 GMT -5
congratulations!
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Post by Hanna on Feb 4, 2009 5:54:48 GMT -5
Jippih! I got accepted at the University of Paderborn today and soooooo I am going to study English and History to become a teacher. Congratulations Belle! That is exactly the same as I'm doing!
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annak
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Post by annak on Feb 4, 2009 12:10:58 GMT -5
Thanks for the advice Michelle!
Yay Belle! I'm excited you're doing History. I'm so glad I picked History, it's a great subject to study and a lot more diverse than people imagine. I hope you like it as much as I do!
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Post by belle on Feb 7, 2009 6:48:26 GMT -5
Jippih! I got accepted at the University of Paderborn today and soooooo I am going to study English and History to become a teacher. Congratulations Belle! That is exactly the same as I'm doing! Maybe you can give me some advices then, Hanna. Do you like it?
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mel
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Post by mel on Feb 9, 2009 21:21:19 GMT -5
I did graduated with a B.Sc. Honours in Biochemistry, and I am in a post-grad program in Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs and Quality Operations now. I am hoping to start a Master's in Pharmacology/ Pharmacodynamics next year.
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jobean
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Post by jobean on Feb 10, 2009 2:55:33 GMT -5
wow that sounds really interesting!
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jobean
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Post by jobean on Feb 24, 2009 0:41:37 GMT -5
I wanted to ask about the kinds of jobs you may have had while at university.
Were they within the field you were studying or a job for extra cash to support yourself through your studies? I'm worried at the moment because I'm holding off on applying for jobs because I'm not sure how difficult my first semester will be (20 hours a week and for 4 days I'll be travelling for over 3 hours/day). This makes me available on weekends, and even then I feel like I should be studying.
I feel like having a job for extra cash would be beneficial to gain a sense of independence, and may help when applying for clerkships in final years of my degree (the ability to juggle work and studies) but I don't want my grades to suffer because of it.
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Post by Dominique on Feb 24, 2009 2:12:59 GMT -5
I struggled all through university to find a work/study balance. The problem is that a lot of employees in the retail/hospitality sphere are incredibly demanding and not very understanding about things like taking time off for study/exams etc at all.
Once I got a permanent position related to one of my study areas (journalism) things got a lot easier because they were a lot more understanding. But that said there are good retail jobs etc out there that will be flexible. By the sound of your schedule you want somewhere that only wants you about one day a week?
If you want to do something that might help your law career something secretarial one day a week might be good, as it sounds like you have one week day off too, these could work in your favour because then your used to an office environment if you go for work experience at a firm.
The other thing you could do is forgo looking for paid work just yet and look for work experience right away, but depending on where your area firms might be more interested after your first year. Sometimes work experience leads to paid work though so it's definately something to think about!
Oh one other thing, check out if your campus has any positions going in the library or in the help desk or something like that. They're obviously really understanding about uni commitments and often you can work it in around your classes (so I hear anyway, that could be wrong!). I know my uni pays pretty well for that sort of thing too.
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Isa
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Post by Isa on Feb 24, 2009 6:54:28 GMT -5
Once I got into the Master's program, I started working for the faculty. I did everything from marking papers to folding report cards and welcoming new students, and eventually I got a job teaching poetry to B.A. students. Loved it!
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Michelle
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Post by Michelle on Feb 24, 2009 17:01:56 GMT -5
During undergrad, I only worked at unrelated jobs (ice cream server, house painter, fundraiser, retail). During law school, I only worked at jobs related to my education (library, city attorney's office, nonprofit law firm). If you know what you want to do, it doesn't hurt to get something related to that but it can also be nice to have something else to focus on for a bit. I loved working in my law library. You might want to consider that because it's generally easy and helps with your legal research. Plus, you can work in between classes assuming they are near each other.
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Post by Hanna on Feb 24, 2009 17:13:18 GMT -5
Congratulations Belle! That is exactly the same as I'm doing! Maybe you can give me some advices then, Hanna. Do you like it? I really do! I had six weeks with teaching this fall in a high school and it was awesome. The good thing about teaching in a high school, I think, is that it challenges you, and you can have more of a dialogue with the students, which is interesting.
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