[quote=@mdk]
The trick is to be the first one to apply. GMs are still nervous about whether or not anyone will show up to play, and everyone who goes after you writes around your character, so there's a hole left that only you can fill. The GM is happy you're interested and everyone else gets out of your way. You almost can't lose.
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Well, the RP’s been going for a year so that’s my first problem. 

Eh, I’m just a nervous fuck when it comes to stuff like this, especially in advanced. I’ll look over all the other character sheets and compare them to mine, taking in that somebody might have a longer or more in depth biography. 

But really if the Gm finds something they don’t like about a character, it’s most likely that they’ll go over what it was and then help you fix the problem.