Are you finishing up or fiddling around? Wrap it up!

David Busis

This is for those of you who haven't applied yet because you're still trying to make your essays just right—at the cost of being just written.

We believe in revising. Writing IS rewriting. But there's a fine line between revision and fiddling around. Revision usually entails some kind of re-envisioning. Fiddling usually entails faffing about and idling.

Revision is driven by understanding: you see how your essay falls short. Fiddling is driven by fear—you worry that your story and your voice and your language are too plain, too generic, too undistinguished.

Your story is your story. It won't get you into law school if you ornament it with fancy language. The best thing you can do is tell it clearly.

The other best thing you can do is finish it and apply already.