…on a website called Wyzant. I would suggest only getting a personalized tutor at the end, when you are in need of fine polishing. This option is not as systematic as a formal program, and not as comprehensive as 7Sage. Tutors can also be very expensive. By the time I finished with my tutor, I was consistently in the…
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Admitted to Tulane University…applications, make sure you brainstorm ideas for your personal statement and maybe talk about instances in your life where you overcame an obstacle and how that translates to either your inspiration to become a lawyer or your capability to succeed in law school. Personally, I found writing my personal statement, as…
…law in my PS/resume/supplemental essays. #1 Make your personal statement PERSONAL. If you are regular, do not make up something to sob about. I promise, it will not make them sob. I wrote about a 23 day long backpacking trip with my friends that was a life changing experience in friendship and trust. It had…
…it really changed my trajectory since I was receiving more personalized, mindful guidance. She also assisted me in navigating my ADHD diagnosis that I received while working with her. I had 3 LORs, 2 from academic professors from my undergraduate degree and 1 from the current attorney I work with. I don’t really…
…application send your recommenders a packet with your personal statement, diversity statement, and resume so they can help add to your application’s narrative apply to a range of schools so you can negotiate shot your shoot!
…more time than you think you need to on crafting your personal statement and essays. I submitted Why X, Optional Essays, etc at every school I applied to with the exception of TAMU and ASU (which coincidentally were two WL). I’m convinced my PS and essays carried my cycle as I feel I had really compelling topics and…
Good luck! If you are a reverse splitter really try to have a memorable personal statement! I think taking a bit of a risk there paid off for me.
-Reverse Splitter -Late applicant due to personal circumstances -Relatively unknown state school undergraduate -Took some graduate classes with a 4.0 grad GPA -Wrote why x for some but not all schools -Included diversity statement in all possible applications -Applied to schools in every tier because this cycle left…
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