What can be used and what can't?
Posted: Sat Jul 30, 2011 2:40 am
I do qualify for URM (PR) but I've lived a sort of strange life, and I'm not sure what would give me boosts (if anything) and what would just be read as "blah blah blah..."
I have spent most of my life below the poverty line and had to move something like 3 or 4 times because of finances. Despite this, my parents chose to home school me. My dad was convicted of a crime in my teen years, was sentenced to several years and my mom was keeping as afloat financially. So I essentially taught myself. I became clinically depressed and discontinued school (I didn't exactly "drop out" because I wasn't enrolled anywhere and was older than 17.) I then went to work full time before turning 18. Around that time my mom got fired and I was the sole supporter of my family at the time of my 18th birthday. I finally completed school (teaching myself), got into a top 20 UG, and here I am today.
Not looking for sympathy or whatever... but how much of this is "blah blah blah"? You won't hurt my feelings by telling me none of it matters to law schools.
I have spent most of my life below the poverty line and had to move something like 3 or 4 times because of finances. Despite this, my parents chose to home school me. My dad was convicted of a crime in my teen years, was sentenced to several years and my mom was keeping as afloat financially. So I essentially taught myself. I became clinically depressed and discontinued school (I didn't exactly "drop out" because I wasn't enrolled anywhere and was older than 17.) I then went to work full time before turning 18. Around that time my mom got fired and I was the sole supporter of my family at the time of my 18th birthday. I finally completed school (teaching myself), got into a top 20 UG, and here I am today.
Not looking for sympathy or whatever... but how much of this is "blah blah blah"? You won't hurt my feelings by telling me none of it matters to law schools.