<p>if you are involved in volunteering/campaigning for the upcoming election, should you inlcude this in your law school application? when describing your responsibilities you will no doubt give away who you are campaigning for. i know these types of things shouldnt go on a resume, but what about a law school application. i would assume that being politically involved is a good thing, but am afraid that law school admission counselours may have prejudices.</p>
<p>Unless you were campaigning for Osama Bin Laden I think it would be a plus to include it.</p>
<p>Actually, that would probably help at Yale. At least, Yale undergrad.</p>
<p>I think you should definitely include it. I've always obscured specific candidates, and haven't had a difficult time doing so, but I don't imagine that it would really hurt you to provide specifics (I figure that law schools are institutions of higher learning, but they're also training grounds for corporate lawyers...both of the major parties have to be pretty well tolerated :p).</p>
<p>If you're worried + you're still in undergrad, your school's career office or law advisor should be able to give you some advice.</p>
<p>The power elite is the power elite - doesn't matter which party (welcome to the world of law) so put it in.</p>
<p>But it's your LSAT and grades that get you into law school.</p>
<p>I'd always be afraid of super leftist schools (meaning basically all first tier colleges and universities) attempting to selectivly engineer a new generation of liberals by not accepting as many people with other political affiliations.</p>
<p>If anything, at least in terms of law school, being a conservtive is an advantage, since it makes you stand out more in the applicant pool.</p>
<p>But, remember 80% of law school admissions at top law schools is about LSAT + gpa. The % may be even higher at schools outside the top 14.</p>
<p>I don't think that it hurts to include your campaign volunteering experience, though the extent of your involvement is what will or will not make an impact on your application. If you show up for an hour or two a week to make phone calls, the reception for that experience will likely be vastly different than if your work on the campaign involves significant time and responsibility.</p>