Personal Statement Ideas

Legally_Speaking

So I'm currently debating between two wildly different ideas for my personal statement: one about the world of undergraduate moot court (I took the class for three years and it really solidified my desire to pursue law school) and another about a week long camping trip in the Grand Canyon where I had some near death experiences. Obviously, the first topic is way more directly relevant to law school, however I also feel that the second is unique and potentially more interesting. Any thoughts?

Seeking Perfection

First of all, write about the one that is more important to you.

Secondly, consider writing both as drafts and comparing them.

Finally, if I have to pick as is I'm going with the Grand Canyon for the slight novely factor.

_oshun1_

2nd what @"Seeking Perfection" said. You'll hone in on what to write once you start writing on diff topics.

Leah M B

Yeah agreed with the above. I think you’re a lot better off going for unique and interesting vs something sort of lawyer-y. You could also then save the moot court experience as something to answer the “Why law” question you’ll inevitably get in interviews.

Alex

I'm going to third @"Seeking Perfection" and say write both. I had a couple ideas myself, ended up writing both, and ended up really happy with one and jettisoning the other. Sometimes you can't tell what's going to be better until you write it.

ktvarda1

I like both ideas. If I had to choose, I’d choose the Grand Canyon one to show your personality outside of law. Try to throw in a few sentences about your moot court experience if you can pull it off.

Legally_Speaking

Great, thanks for the suggestions everyone and get out of here spam.

studyingandrestudying

Yes, I agree that combining the two topics is a good idea.

tylerdschreur10

Definitely try both. Write up a quick, super rough draft of each and i think you'll be able to tell pretty easily which is worth pursuing. I'm currently writing on my 5th topic, sometimes a good topic just refuses to cooperate and germinate a good ps.