on common app: include (parent) has a JD?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Among kid's peers, those students interested in medicine and have a parent or both in the field have listed their mom or dad has a MD, or a PhD in sciences or health field. It's a long and difficult area of study, having parents to guide them should be seen as a plus. But yes, as a PP, does listing pre-med seem uncreative?

Honestly, it’s about setting yourself apart from your peers. If you’re applying to competitive schools, be a little bit more niche than just premed? That’s a dime a dozen. How does your kids stand out?

[Anonymous]

All of you are insane. Just answer the questions truthfully.

[Anonymous]

If I know someone's parent is a lawyer, I assume this person has a lot of social capital and there strengths were cultivated. I don't think this about other professions to the same extent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Among kid's peers, those students interested in medicine and have a parent or both in the field have listed their mom or dad has a MD, or a PhD in sciences or health field. It's a long and difficult area of study, having parents to guide them should be seen as a plus. But yes, as a PP, does listing pre-med seem uncreative?

Honestly, it’s about setting yourself apart from your peers. If you’re applying to competitive schools, be a little bit more niche than just premed? That’s a dime a dozen. How does your kids stand out?

Of course they have to stand out. But hard to believe the dime a dozen theory for pre med

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If I know someone's parent is a lawyer, I assume this person has a lot of social capital and there strengths were cultivated. I don't think this about other professions to the same extent.

Why not can you share?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Among kid's peers, those students interested in medicine and have a parent or both in the field have listed their mom or dad has a MD, or a PhD in sciences or health field. It's a long and difficult area of study, having parents to guide them should be seen as a plus. But yes, as a PP, does listing pre-med seem uncreative?

Honestly, it’s about setting yourself apart from your peers. If you’re applying to competitive schools, be a little bit more niche than just premed? That’s a dime a dozen. How does your kids stand out?

Of course they have to stand out. But hard to believe the dime a dozen theory for pre med

A large percentage of bio/science kids start off as premed at the most selective schools. They don’t end up premed - but their applications definitely state that at the beginning.

Take a look at Reddit. Especially So Asian kids.

If that’s your kid and the parents are also doctors read the pdf final application with a critical eye. Remember T25 admissions officers are looking for passion, creativity, courage, collaboration, and curiosity. Does your kid have all of that oozing out of the application?

[Anonymous]

Lawyer parents are a dime a dozen. You are thinking too hard about this OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If I know someone's parent is a lawyer, I assume this person has a lot of social capital and there strengths were cultivated. I don't think this about other professions to the same extent.

Agree. There was a Dartmouth podcast recently, where the main admissions officer, Lee coffin, said that when he read one of the applicant’s essays, he thought it was an oddly specific topic and then he went to look at the mother‘s profession and the profession corroborated that topic so he automatically discounted the essay.

I think that happens a lot with lawyer parents. From what we have seen at our private, the kids that tend to go as far away from their professional parent’s careers as possible - with their passions and academic interests - tend to have the best outcomes, all other things being equal.

Why? I just think these kids look interesting and interested? They look passionate about topics that their parents presumably have a little background in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If I know someone's parent is a lawyer, I assume this person has a lot of social capital and there strengths were cultivated. I don't think this about other professions to the same extent.

Agree. There was a Dartmouth podcast recently, where the main admissions officer, Lee coffin, said that when he read one of the applicant’s essays, he thought it was an oddly specific topic and then he went to look at the mother‘s profession and the profession corroborated that topic so he automatically discounted the essay.

I think that happens a lot with lawyer parents. From what we have seen at our private, the kids that tend to go as far away from their professional parent’s careers as possible - with their passions and academic interests - tend to have the best outcomes, all other things being equal.

Why? I just think these kids look interesting and interested? They look passionate about topics that their parents presumably have a little background in.

Most parents have other interests that's not their day job. If a kid is into juggling, how do you know their parent is not a trained juggler (or whatever you call them) and kid learned from them and is "following in their parent's path?" Idea of doing something the same as parent doesn't show much creativity tho the act of juggling can be seen as creative. Admissions doesn't know that the parent was into juggling unless applicant shares that info

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If I know someone's parent is a lawyer, I assume this person has a lot of social capital and there strengths were cultivated. I don't think this about other professions to the same extent.

Agree. There was a Dartmouth podcast recently, where the main admissions officer, Lee coffin, said that when he read one of the applicant’s essays, he thought it was an oddly specific topic and then he went to look at the mother‘s profession and the profession corroborated that topic so he automatically discounted the essay.

I think that happens a lot with lawyer parents. From what we have seen at our private, the kids that tend to go as far away from their professional parent’s careers as possible - with their passions and academic interests - tend to have the best outcomes, all other things being equal.

Why? I just think these kids look interesting and interested? They look passionate about topics that their parents presumably have a little background in.

Most parents have other interests that's not their day job. If a kid is into juggling, how do you know their parent is not a trained juggler (or whatever you call them) and kid learned from them and is "following in their parent's path?" Idea of doing something the same as parent doesn't show much creativity tho the act of juggling can be seen as creative. Admissions doesn't know that the parent was into juggling unless applicant shares that info

Right. But AO aren't actually that interested in going deep. They have 3-5 minutes.
Show your best side. Its all a marketing pitch.

[Anonymous]

Here's the answer:
for lawyer parents, kids should be pre-med or want to be bankers/small business owners.

for doctors, the kids should be pre-law.

For bankers, the kids should be Entreprenurial.

solved.

[Anonymous]

Either this is a troll post or OP is really overthinking the minutiae.

[Anonymous]

I posted the Lee coffin anecdote.

It's actually not minutiae if your kid seems to just be following in parents' footsteps. That's a recipe for a rejection.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here's the answer:
for lawyer parents, kids should be pre-med or want to be bankers/small business owners.

for doctors, the kids should be pre-law.

For bankers, the kids should be Entreprenurial.

solved.

Those "pre-law" applicants sure have a lot of bio /sciencey activities, experiences and courses on their app, lol

[Anonymous]

We figure it signals “full pay” along with our address.