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Hello guys! I am planning to apply by the end of November for this law school cycle and I am feeling very stressed about my personal statement. I think I have done at least 5 drafts and I still don't think its good enough. Is there any life changing advice you all were given that you think would help me?
For some context, my most recent draft discusses about my reason why through some experiences. I start off with the concept of what it means to be the "best" and use that throughout my essay. I use some experiences, being diagnoised with ADHD as well to show my reslience and self critisim. I make sure to connect these experiences throughout my life to larger systematic structures Ive started to notice in society. I also mentioned my internship in New Zealand, and some orgs at my college I was involved in which reflected on how I began to see how systems in law reflect and reinforce those social hierarchies. My essay focuses on how these realizations inspired me to study law to deepen my understanding of how societal systems function and how they can be changed as well.
I feel like this is too much or that I need to change something. I would greatly appreciate any support and help!
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This sounds great to me! I had an admissions advisor love my PS and it had a very similar format to yours. My first paragraph started out with a hardship I faced, it was very descriptive and read more like a story. But as I wrote on, I began to talk more about my professional endeavors, tying that into my hardship. To conclude, I just tied it into law school and what not. One thing that made my personal statement feel complete, was having my conclusion tie back to my intro. I made a very specific comment in my intro about a clock- so I was sure to reference this in my closing. Which helped it feel complete. But I also had tons of people read it and offer me corrections. Overall, I think if you have written 5 drafts, your essay is probably better than you think!