LOR wants to see Personal Statement

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  Sandwichelle Alum Member

  October 2020 234 karma

  Oh, that is tough. I’m sorry they’re asking for you to take that additional
  stressful step. I think the bullet point list would suffice, you could explain that you’re not done and that you’re studying and whatnot. My advice is to get these things over to your recommender ASAP! You want to get those letters in so you can proceed with your app! I had a recommender make an error, so I had to ask them to resubmit and you want to allow time
  for any hiccups! Best of luck!
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  listentothewindblow Core Member

  October 2020 127 karma

  My recommender also wanted a personal statement but explicitly said to send a draft so that is exactly what I sent. I think you should try to just take a day to pull something together and tell the recommender it's a draft. The main reason I say this is because they are doing you a favor writing the letter, so you should give them their requested materials.
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  kesmith820 Member

  October 2020 19 karma

  Yep same exact position! Instead of trying to pull something together, I told my recommender that my statement was still in draft form and needed a lot of work and instead sent her 2 things that were likely more helpful than a draft personal statement: 1) 2-4 main points you are trying to get across about yourself in your application, tailored to what your recommender knows about you; 2) a quasi-essay in bullet point form recalling highlights of the time you spent and what you did with your recommender (i.e. "If you remember, I was very torn about my essay topic, and you helped me in this way...")
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  kesmith820 Member

  October 2020 19 karma

  PS this also helped me brainstorm for my personal statement
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  jesstryingtogetintolawschool Core Member

  October 2020 33 karma

  They typically want your PS so they have an idea of what story you are trying to tell the admissions committee, it's for your benefit and really common in my experience. If you are having trouble throwing together a quick draft for them I would give them maybe like a paragraph or two about what you will be writing about with bulleted goals for your essay. Let them know that you are focusing on the LSAT right now and this is what you can give them for now. You can also send them your CV/Resume so they can more to reference.

  Also, if there is a specific reason you are asking this person be sure to tell them. For example, one of my professors who wrote my essay I asked him to bring up specific stories and ideas that lined up with other aspects of my application.

  Hope this helps!
• cat.casa Member

  October 2020 168 karma

  thank you guys so much for the helpful comments! just as a update, I ended up sending a not so great draft but hey at least its something lol