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Optional Essays

vokraszewskivokraszewski Free Trial Member
in Law School Admissions 32 karma

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.

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  • TorontoVSallTorontoVSall Alum Member
    104 karma

    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_567Woodsy_567 Member
    257 karma

    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).

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