How long should your personal statement letter be?

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  DEC_LSAT Alum Member

  November 2016 edited November 2016 760 karma

  depends on if it's interesting .... if it's a lot of fluff then it's too long. If you've only included things that are clearly relevant then it's fine. is it double spaced or single spaced? how many words in total? mine is a little over 1000 words.
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  Alex Alum Member ⭐

  November 2016 23929 karma

  @BreeBree said:
  Hey! So, I was wondering is there a length requirement or suggested length for personal statement letters? mine is almost two pages long, is that too long?
  

  2 Pages is the standard. Be sure to double check the schools you're applying to though.
• Sprinkles Alum Member ⭐

  November 2016 11542 karma

  I'm not sure there's a minimum for schools, David Busis essay was only 450 words for Yale Law for example. Two is perhaps the standard but I've recently heard of a few schools saying they would like a 3-4 pg. statement (UBerkley). So it all comes down to what the schools you're applying to would like to see.
• Burt Macklin Alum Member

  November 2016 170 karma

  David Busis recommend 600-850 words. You can see the notes I took from his webinars in this thread: https://7sage.com/discussion/#/discussion/8187/notes-from-david-s-webinars