…worked while doing apps (WE ~1 year) fairly strong personal statement (spent a LOT of time on it), avg supplementary essays, bad yale 250 (despite all the anxiety over it woops) apps: for CLS, added brief connection to the school/NYC in personal statement applied to NYU Furman Academic Program, got rejected but got…
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Bachelor’s and master’s from a top school, and five years of work experience in big tech, which feeds into my why law (personal statement). Wrote why Berkeley, two optional essays for Stanford (moon vs. travel and three books). Didn’t write a separate Why Columbia or Why Duke, but worked it into the end of my…
Application Components: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1PKETmeTic01VbUu0nRdaOcLqXJbejtd8?usp=sharing Finding any examples of personal statements, addenda or scholarship applications were like gold to me during this process so I’ll try and pay it forward. Anyone who knows me will be able to fully tell so…uh,…
Things I learned: Additional essays probably help. I didn’t write anything besides my resume and personal statement. - Studying for the LSAT for a month isn’t enough to get full potential, take it before November and start studying earlier Submit applications early or you are at a disadvantage when applying (do it…
Softs: Engineer, ~3 years of unique work experience, graduate degree, significant time spent volunteering Personal statement: described the series of events that led me to pursuing law school School specific optional essays I wrote: Stanford: “Would you rather travel to the Moon or travel the Earth?” Harvard: None…
…got a lot stronger, though, as I kept on tweaking my personal statement and got better at writing supplemental essays. I was lucky enough to get off the waitlist at Michigan soon after the deposit deadline, but I can’t help but think I could’ve saved myself a lot of anxiety and stress by just waiting a few more…
…around my niche professional interest. This included my personal statement, which briefly discussed how my upbringing influenced my interest in the subject. In all of my writing, my prose was not effusive or very emotive, but I think I told my unique stories well and revealed my thought process. I erred on of the…
…I wrote every single optional essay and tailored my personal statement to every school. I also worked with an admissions consultant (1 Source Prep) who helped me really refine my writing. I truly believe that your stats get your foot in the door and your essays are what get you admitted. Give yourself lots of time…
…time to retake if necessary. Start working on your personal statement. Get as many eyes as possible on your essays. In undergrad, try to take multiple classes with professors if you think you can do well in those classes. This will make it easier for you to get recommendations that aren’t boilerplate. While in…
…(2 academic, 1 professional). I touched on Why Law in my personal statement. I did not submit a GPA addendum but I did have an upward trend in my GPA. Be realistic and apply to a range of schools. Work hard on the components you can control and try not to stress over the components you can’t control. Also, email…
…a good chance they want you at their school -Make your personal statement personal. Talk about your life, your favorite music, art, game but make sure you can tie it back to the school you want to attend (key)
…and a georgetown optional. i also modified my personal statement for columbia, nyu, and umn, and think i could have/should have written a why uchicago. your written materials are the part of your app, maybe your only part, that you have control over. use it to show them why they should take YOU for THEIR school, say…
LGBTQ+ (nonbinary and queer/bisexual), first gen, low income background (wrote abt gender/sexuality stuff in a conservative workplace for my diversity statement). English, Italian, & German speaker. Latin/ancient Greek knower (can’t really “speak” these lol) I stuck with NYC area schools only because my partner’s…
…holistic application that tells a narrative, an excellent personal statement, and a decent Kira interview (I talked until I got cut off in one of the Q’s lol), anything is possible! I was not very confident in my ED acceptance likelihood, so I kept studying for the LSAT and planned on retaking it in January if I did…
…some breaks and free time > obsession. People who say your personal statement doesn’t matter don’t know what they’re talking about. If you’re above median for both GPA and LSAT at your target school it may not make as much of a difference, but you still need to prove you’re a good writer. Write your first draft, let…
…in December)- Felt that I had a really strong Diversity Statement, solid Personal Statement, and good LORs I have a misdemeanor from within the past year, which definitely tanked my chances Couple this with some minor disciplinary undergraduate warnings (e.g. room violation warning) and it was not a great look…
…Only applied to schools I would realistically go to Personalized mostly all my resumes based on little things I know each school preferred (exp. I sent a long, comprehensive 3 page resume to Duke/UChicago/Penn, while keeping YLS 1 page) Applied to schools in waves from late September to mid October based on how much…
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