Optional Essays

vokraszewski

Can writing the optional essays improve my chances in getting accepted? Some of the law schools I'm applying to I have the borderline gpa and I’m still waiting for my October lsat score.

TorontoVSall

Write an optional essay if its a topic you can actually engage with. I wrote one for UofT on diversity, because I grew up as a mixed-race child in a deeply racist part of the world and ended up moving to Canada when I was 12 so I felt like I had a story to tell. I wouldn't write one just for the sake of writing one, but truth be told I believe everyone has valuable unique experiences and perspectives that they can tap into.

Woodsy_567

I think it’s a good idea. One of the admissions reps at Stanford called it a miss opportunity to not do the optional essays (aside from the diversity one, which depends on your circumstance).