New Blog Post: PS about Depression (>Stanford Law!)

David Busis

Hi everyone,

I'm excited to post one of the best personal statements I've ever worked on! This essay flies in the face of a lot of PS advice you might find in the wild, including ours. It centers on a childhood incident and talks about the author's depression. It doesn't even really tell a story. Nevertheless, I think it's PHENOMENAL, and admissions committees agreed: the author wound up going to Stanford.

If you've been tuning in to the podcast, this is the essay that I reference in the latest episode.

Check it out if you need inspiration: https://7sage.com/admissions/lesson/ps-depression/

BinghamtonDave

I have enjoyed these posts. I was wondering if it were possible to know these people’s numbers? Or at least a range that they are in: at or near the 75th percentile for lsat for instance. I’m asking kindly because I want to get to the core question here of to what effect these letters- which are very well written- had on their admissions process. Is that something covered on the podcast?

David

David Busis

@BinghamtonDave I don't have permission to share the numbers, sorry! I can tell you that Columbia was a reach for the writer of the personal statement about sexual assault, and that Stanford was a target for the writer of the depression personal statement (inasmuch as Stanford can be a target).