…and was denied. NYU - Applied to RTK, but used my personal statement as my RTK essay. UPenn - Wrote Core Values Essay. Applied for Toll PI Scholarship and was denied. UVA - Nothing extra. Really considered writing a Why Virginia, but ultimately didn’t. Duke - Nothing extra. UMich - Wrote optional essay on meeting a…
Applicant wisdom
Advice applicants left on their LSD.Law profiles, searchable by topic, school, and stats.
24 entries matching "personal statement"
Admitted to Stanford UniversityYour personal statement is your gold. Also, I highly recommend doing social work or something adjacent to it prior to law school. You learn a ton about how the law interacts with vulnerable people at systemic and individual levels, and it makes for a great narrative. I think that’s what gave me the edge in…
…leadership experience (probably makes for a compelling personal statement!), and then separate from the military with 36 months of free tuition + housing and book stipends. You’d be guaranteed to graduate law school debt-free. And you’d likely learn some interesting lessons and meet some amazing people along the…
Worked hard in personal statement + supplements to create a strong why law/why now narrative. Wrote Why X’s (or each school’s equivalent) for every school outside the T6, plus optional essays for any schools that had prompts. Otherwise, very boring KJD who’s had a lot of luck this cycle :)
…organizing on campus, but nothing extraordinary. My personal statement dealt with my experiences with my family and heritage in the borderlands.
Wrote Why Michigan, Duke, WashU, Cornell, GULC. Wrote Penn Core Values, GULC Unpopular Opinion, Stanford Library Books. Updated personal statement for Columbia. work on your materials early and apply early!
Your study break just got better: follow @lawschooldata on Follow @lawschooldata on TikTok & Instagram