Payed my way through college

[neuropsyance]

Hey everyone, just another late night working on grad school applications. Question.....

I am trying to revise my statement, and cram in all the details of my successes. I have payed for my college eduction (.....well supported myself so I can escape with minimal debt). I'm having trouble fitting everything I want to into my statement, should I just skip this detail of my experiences, or do you think it will help my chances greatly?

Thanks,
Neuropsyance

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[thewesternsky]

Not all that unusual, and not very relevant. I'd skip it. Good luck!

 

[terpskins10]

Honestly, I think the majority of students payed their own way through college, so it probably wouldn't be too useful to include.

 

[zenman]

Make sure you spell check your statement before you send it in. "I paid my way through college."

 

[terpskins10]

Make sure you spell check your statement before you send it in. "I paid my way through college."

Haha wow, I can't believe I spelled it "payed." Usually, I talk real good Inglish...

 

[Wildcat06]

Honestly, I think the majority of students payed their own way through college, so it probably wouldn't be too useful to include.

I don't think this is true at all. But I also don't know if it belongs in your personal statement. I was advised to include "any job where I worked more than 15 hours a week while in school full-time" on my vita.

 

[researchgirl]

I don't think this is true at all. But I also don't know if it belongs in your personal statement. I was advised to include "any job where I worked more than 15 hours a week while in school full-time" on my vita.

It might not be true that the majority did, but I'd say it's certainly not something that makes you stand apart, nor does it really demonstrate why you would succeed as a graduate student. (If you wanted to demonstrate time management skills, you could say something the effect of, "I maintained a GPA of x.x while working x hours per week doing y...")