Yale 250 Words - Edit?

Paul CaintPaul Caint Alum Member ⭐
in General 3521 karma

Hey everyone,

For those of you applying to Yale, how did you approach the 250 word essay? What was your thought process when devising a topic?

Also does anyone wanna read mine and give thoughts :smile:?

Best,

Paul

Comments

  • just.jaubsjust.jaubs Alum Member
    38 karma

    I would be happy to read yours if you like

  • Paul CaintPaul Caint Alum Member ⭐
    3521 karma

    @just.jaubs Awesome! PM me your e-mail address and I'll send it over :smile:

  • pioneer321pioneer321 Free Trial Member
    edited February 2018 328 karma

    I'm applying next Fall, so mine's still a (reallly)rough draft, but the topic is fairly serious: related to some political and legal issues in my country of birth. I settled on my topic because: it is something that relates well to my overall application but is pretty different from everything I have in ps and ds; I am able to argue make an interesting and meaningful point (as far it's possible to do in under 250 words); and finally because I figured it that this specific issue/angle I'm taking will be pretty different from other's essays.

    You might have seen this already, but in case you didn't, there is a nice thread on TLS that compiles many successful Y250s from other applicants. It's an informative read.
    http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=68738

  • PearsonSpecterLittUpPearsonSpecterLittUp Alum Member
    588 karma

    I'm happy to look yours over :)

  • Mitchell-1Mitchell-1 Member
    edited February 2018 756 karma

    I went in with a few ideas I liked, and thought were impressive, but always ended up at a dead end trying to force one of those topics. So I switched to just thinking up a bunch of ideas and for each if after 10-15 minutes nothing was coming to me, I switched to a new topic. Eventually one hit.

    It was completely random and not something I would have thought interesting beforehand, but because I was clearly in to the idea, it read really well.

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