Diversity Statement - Military?

LSATcantwinLSATcantwin Alum Member Sage ⭐
edited November 2017 in Law School Admissions 13286 karma

I am having a really hard time figuring out how my time in the military falls into my law school application process. I'm not sure if I should focus on it in my personal statement, or to write a diversity statement for it, or maybe both. I'm not sure if being in the military makes me "diverse" in the sense the schools want. Obviously the military makes me different than a lot of other applicants, but I'm just not sure how.

I also don't want to use the veteran card to heavily. I do want schools to consider me on my merits, and for whatever reason, saying I'm a vet feels like I'm using the "easy way out". I'm not sure if I can explain this better. I'm sure my fellow vets will get it.

So is a diversity statement a proper place to address my military experience?

Where to address it
  1. Where should I address my military experience?14 votes
    1. Resume Only
      14.29%
    2. Personal Statement Only
        7.14%
    3. Diversity Statement Only
      21.43%
    4. Personal & Diversity Statment
      57.14%

Comments

  • Trust But VerifyTrust But Verify Alum Member
    432 karma
    1. Happy Veteran's Day
    2. My Opinion would be DS if you have a good PS as well
  • LawSchoolClassof_2022LawSchoolClassof_2022 Alum Member
    82 karma

    Thanks for your service. It depends on your other application parts. If you are an URM, probably save it for personal statement and reserve diversity statement for your ethnicity. Don’t worry about “using it too heavily” though as that is important for them to know about and the impact it had on you.

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