bogey
10-28-2004, 09:32 PM
First off I'll start with I'm not really sure where this should go, but I figured I can't go wrong in this forum.
So anyways here's my dilemma.
I graduated college in December 2002 with intentions of taking that winter to go skiing in Tahoe and then starting law school in the fall. To make a long story short I ended up deferring law school for another year and stayed in Tahoe.
During this year and a half, I worked for the casino for the first 2 months as a Blackjack Dealer, then switched to Surveillance for 2 months. I then realized I could make more money, develop a skill, and make my own hours playing poker so I quit and supported myself solely from poker for a little over a year before starting law school this past September.
So now I'm in the quandary of how to fill in my resume for that year and a half. I am proud and don't shy away from telling people I supported myself from poker and am paying for most of law school with it but I'm not exactly sure this is the best thing for a first year law student to put on their resume or how to put it down.
Overall I don't feel this will be a huge hurdle in the long run since I'm at a great school and job placement is very good, but I still would like to be able to fill in my resume gap and/or stand out from the crowd a little bit.
Has anyone been in a similar situation and how was it looked at?
Any advice is appreciated.
Also any lawyers out there need a summer intern? /images/graemlins/laugh.gif
So anyways here's my dilemma.
I graduated college in December 2002 with intentions of taking that winter to go skiing in Tahoe and then starting law school in the fall. To make a long story short I ended up deferring law school for another year and stayed in Tahoe.
During this year and a half, I worked for the casino for the first 2 months as a Blackjack Dealer, then switched to Surveillance for 2 months. I then realized I could make more money, develop a skill, and make my own hours playing poker so I quit and supported myself solely from poker for a little over a year before starting law school this past September.
So now I'm in the quandary of how to fill in my resume for that year and a half. I am proud and don't shy away from telling people I supported myself from poker and am paying for most of law school with it but I'm not exactly sure this is the best thing for a first year law student to put on their resume or how to put it down.
Overall I don't feel this will be a huge hurdle in the long run since I'm at a great school and job placement is very good, but I still would like to be able to fill in my resume gap and/or stand out from the crowd a little bit.
Has anyone been in a similar situation and how was it looked at?
Any advice is appreciated.
Also any lawyers out there need a summer intern? /images/graemlins/laugh.gif