…edit your resume to be legible to adcomms and hone your personal statement. Regarding personal statements: the narrative is even more important for us than it is for KJDs. Every admissions rep I spoke with said that nailing our “why law” is critical. But, if you’ve been in the workforce for a while, congratulations,…
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Admitted to Yeshiva University (Cardozo)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…
…LGBTQ First-generation lawyer App Materials: I wrote my personal statement on overcoming a chronic illness diagnosis during college and how that experience shaped my professional aspirations. - Provided diversity statement to all schools. Simple, 2-page resume provided.
…work for multiple years. This culminated in a strong personal statement, resume, and letters of recommendation. While my results were slightly below my expectations, I think me making a cogent and purposeful argument for why I wanted to attend an NYC-based program helped tremendously during the scholarship…
…(to an extent), focus on outcomes over rankings, and be personable in interviews. Background: I am a highly non-traditional applicant. Although I was born in the US, I spent my entire childhood and high school abroad, followed by four years of mandatory military service as a combat officer in that country’s…
…is on the lower end like mine, EVERYTHING matters. Your Personal statement, your recommendations, your why x essay, your supplementals, your work experience, everything. Factors that help are having a gpa that’s over their median, and not being too below in terms of LSAT (1-2 points max). My law mentor told me that…
…yourself more time than you think you need to write your personal statement and essays. STAY OFF REDDIT
…(KIRA). Advice: I think I re-wrote my PS and DS statements over 20 times lol. Create a really strong and cohesive narrative. My PS and DS were on different topics, yet overlapped in so many ways and complimented each other. Have at least 3, but no more than 5 people read your essays and give solid feedback on your…
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