Answering a law school applicant's question about how strong a soft factor Teach For America would be:
It's always hard for me to answer "how" questions. This sort of thing isn't really quantifiable. I suspect that it definitely helps, in large part because it's so difficult to get accepted into Teach For America (so you show you passed through another "filter"), and even harder to stick with (which shows perseverance in difficult circumstances - teaching's hard!)
Softs pale in comparison to LSAT+ GPA, but Teach For America is incredible work experience and could likely provide material for a great law school personal statement.
It's always hard for me to answer "how" questions. This sort of thing isn't really quantifiable. I suspect that it definitely helps, in large part because it's so difficult to get accepted into Teach For America (so you show you passed through another "filter"), and even harder to stick with (which shows perseverance in difficult circumstances - teaching's hard!)
Softs pale in comparison to LSAT+ GPA, but Teach For America is incredible work experience and could likely provide material for a great law school personal statement.
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