…(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…
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Admitted to Loyola Marymount University—Los Angeles…in middle class white suburbia, not writing any diversity statements. Two years of work experience at a couple law firms, currently in tech finance BigLaw. Personal statement about my academic/career transition and my goals for the future, with many drafts and a lot of attention paid to developing a seamless and…
…take your time with the lsat. No matter how good your personal statement and supplementals are, there are just some schools that are going to push you to one side or the other based on your lsat score. If you really want to go to a top law school then you need to really dig in hard on the lsat… with that being said,…
Make your grade point average as high as you can. Take the LSAT at least two times. The LSAT takes work, but you can get better. Get people to proofread your personal statements.
Take your time building your applications and your resume and personal statement. Law schools say they issue admissions decisions on a rolling basis and that review takes 4-8 weeks, but this is untrue in most circumstances. The only school that got back to me within that timeframe was ASU. So it’s okay to take your…
…one. I had friends, professors, and an advisor all read my statements and be brutal with their edits. You only have so many words, so make every single one count. As you’re drafting, consider how everything fits together as one cohesive story. Don’t repeat info from your resume or other statements when you have the…
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