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Do law school applicants send any nontraditional materials with their applications?

thayraythayray Free Trial Member

If an applicant has distinguished her/himself in, say, art, would s/he send examples of such artwork? Or only make mention, in the personal statement, of the accomplishments and/or accolades accrued from that endeavor?

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  • FixedDiceFixedDice Member
    edited October 2018 1804 karma

    "Most unsolicited materials... don't even make it into admissions officers' hands -- they're just not interested... Will these kinds of materials hurt you? Not if your submission is in good taste... [But if] a law school instructs you not to submit unsolicited materials, don't." (The Ivey Guide to Law School Admissions, 196-197.)

  • Leah M BLeah M B Alum Member
    8392 karma

    Yeah, what @Rtwrtw08 said is a good approach I think. Listing awards, accolades etc on a resume is fine and a link to an online portfolio, so if they want to view it they can. Otherwise, submitting anything beyond what they ask for is generally a no.

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