Hi all,
I am getting ready to submit my app to my one and only dream school, and I'm at the 25th for LSAT, so I'm trying to dot every i. One problem I'm having is that I'm nearly 40 and have lived a sort of non-traditional life, even for a non-trad. I tried to be a painter for a while (supported by my my ex husband, a lawyer), I took a semester of computer courses after UG, which I totally bombed...I guess I am wondering, how many addenda should I really write for all of this? Do they expect some blips on the resumes of people my age, and do I really have to explain every year of my life to these folks? I am happy to provide the information, but I do not want my application to land with a thud. My P.S. is quite strong at this point, my LORs are great, I have a high-powered part-time job that I've had for 4 years (through 3 babies in 17 months, a kid born with problems, domestic abuse, divorce - oh, my P.S. is quite juicy). I feel like the general impression I give is of someone who had academic promise but lost their path, had kids - and then got their poo together for the common good.
So...Do I write an addendum for the semester of computer courses? The years of trying to paint landscapes? The couple years of waiting tables to support my law student husband?
Thanks for any help. I am stressed.