…it paid off. My biggest pro was my GPA imo. In my personal statement and diversity statements I dug into being LGBT, working in a law firm as a legal assistant/paralegal, and my immigrant, Spanish-speaking girlfriend.
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Admitted to Indiana University - Bloomington…prompt instead of generally thinking about a “personal statement or diversity statement”. polish your materials as much as you can. apply early if possible. but if you can’t do 5 and 6 perfectly for some reason (just like me), I want to let you know you will be fine :) take information/facts (but not ppl’s emotions)…
…language. Member of the LGBTQ+ community (bisexual). My Diversity statement was on family adversity (most of my family members have chronic conditions and while mine is minor theirs are NOT) and I tied these conditions and my understanding of them to how I can contribute to a diverse and uplifting community. My…
Wrote optional essays for Duke, UMich, Notre Dame, UC Berkeley, and Cornell, including Why X and diversity statement.
…a consultant from spivey on all my materials. also had a diversity statement. takeaways: i mean my gpa wrecked me. i went to a school where my gpa was 80-85th percentile (small, private liberal arts school, but that’s really not taken into account in most app readings.) lsat performance is crucial. 5 times with…
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