Personal statement confusion

futurelawyer22 Alum Member

October 2019 in Law School Admissions 69 karma

Originally thought that the personal statement was generic and applied to every school... but recently I've seen a couple specific prompts from individual schools (e.g., CU Boulder). Do I assume the school accepts a school-agnostic letter unless otherwise specified?

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Personal Statement/Diversity Statement QuestionShould the PS and the DS be clearly distinct, or is overlap ok? I want to hone in on my adverse experiences and how they have shaped me in my PS, but…

Personal Statement/Diversity Statement Combo SwapHey! Does anyone want to swap personal statements and/or diversity statements for some feedback? If so pm me for my email!

Does personal insecuirty have to be "explained" in a personal statement?My essay is about how I overcame insecure instincts that tried to keep me from a volunteering experience. The experience ended up being worthwhile an…

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