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Are you doing the optional creative essays for your back up schools?I'm curious if you're going the extra mile for schools that you don't really want to go to and with your stats you should be able to get in to. M…
... that you're writing one optional essay for all of your schools ... 're writing _all_ of the optional essays for each school?
optional essays. I’ll probably only write a Why X essay ... -
Are you doing the optional creative essays for your back up schools?I'm curious if you're going the extra mile for schools that you don't really want to go to and with your stats you should be able to get in to. M…
... /have written at least one optional essay for all my schools and ... -
Are you doing the optional creative essays for your back up schools?I'm curious if you're going the extra mile for schools that you don't really want to go to and with your stats you should be able to get in to. M…
... that you're writing one optional essay for all of your schools ... 're writing _all_ of the optional essays for each school?
optional essays for each school. I ... -
Georgetown Law and Pokemon?For Georgetown Law's optional responses I'm torn between doing the generic "Where do you see yourself in 10 years after graduation from Georgetown" o…
Is your PS strong? Might be best to forego the optional essay and submit earlier rather than later. -
Optional Response, really an option?Okay, so I am torn. My PS is really well written (not to toot my own horn), but anyways, Pepperdine has an optional response about your passion. I wr…
... that being said, if the optional essay is not well written or ... I couldn't write an optional essay at an excellent level because ... -
Optional Response, really an option?Okay, so I am torn. My PS is really well written (not to toot my own horn), but anyways, Pepperdine has an optional response about your passion. I wr…
Do the optional essays. For most optional essays, they are about a ... would pretty much do any optional essay/addenda that would increase my ... -
T15 Super Splitter ChancesHi all, with a < 3.0 GPA / >170 LSAT can I reasonably think about schools in the latter half of the T15 (#7-15) range? Or are those "reaches"? If the…
... every Why School X and optional essay they offer and treat them ... -
T15 Super Splitter ChancesHi all, with a < 3.0 GPA / >170 LSAT can I reasonably think about schools in the latter half of the T15 (#7-15) range? Or are those "reaches"? If the…
... every Why School X and optional essay they offer and treat them ... -
Feeling super bummed and dumbI applied to Harvard the other day. I don't have the lsat or the GPA so I anticipate a rejection. I've only told a few people that I applied because …
... majority of the time law school apps are really ... who had gotten into Duke Law and this had shocked ... got into my dream law school, Duke. I never thought that ... was that she loved Duke so much and was ... admissions counselor at a law school roundtable he/she ... -
Preemptive LOCI?Hi all, Wondering what your thoughts are on sending a preemptive LOCI. I was rejected from my first choice school (which I applied to ED 2). D…
@westcoastbestcoast thank you! This is really helpful. I only submitted on January 10, so it wasn't too long ago, but I'll at least start putting together a Why X letter/essay (I chose a different optional essay to submit with my application). -
Preemptive LOCI?Hi all, Wondering what your thoughts are on sending a preemptive LOCI. I was rejected from my first choice school (which I applied to ED 2). D…
... Why X letter/essay (I chose a different optional essay to submit with ... -
Georgetown Top 10sNow that the Georgetown deadline has passed, what did you guys do for the Top 10, if you chose that optional? I did my top 10 favorite words and I w…
I did my top 10 ways to spend a Saturday. It was pretty lighthearted, but also a chance to show my non-academic interests! Easily my favorite optional essay (honorable mention goes to Stanford-music to play while reviewing app) -
Georgetown Top 10sNow that the Georgetown deadline has passed, what did you guys do for the Top 10, if you chose that optional? I did my top 10 favorite words and I w…
... -academic interests! Easily my favorite optional essay (honorable mention goes to Stanford ... you. I loved the Stanford optional essays too - but I wouldn ... -
What are you reading? (for the sake of reading....and RCAnyone else find that the best way for them to improve RC was to actually just read more? What books are you currently reading and what do you l…
... on my plane trip to Duke Law and back for the ASW ... -
What are you reading? (for the sake of reading....and RCAnyone else find that the best way for them to improve RC was to actually just read more? What books are you currently reading and what do you l…
... on my plane trip to Duke Law and back for the ASW ... -
What are you reading? (for the sake of reading....and RCAnyone else find that the best way for them to improve RC was to actually just read more? What books are you currently reading and what do you l…
... on my plane trip to Duke Law and back for the ASW ... -
Admissions Webinar + Editing Giveaway! Weds, Jun 27 @ 9 p.m. ETHi everyone! The webinar is up here: https://7sage.com/admissions/webinar/ ---- **Update** Thank you to everyone who left a comment! The winner …
Most helpful lesson: "Why optional essay questions are a must, but not the optional Diversity Statement is a must." -
LSAT Addendum - What counts as "significant" score difference?I went to an UMich information session last week, and she raised an interesting point I hadn't previously considered regarding writing an LSAT addend…
... GPA/LSAT prompt in the optional essay section stating only write on ... -
Should i retake the LSAT-171 score on September 2018 test first attemptI am currently a junior and took the LSAT for the first time in September 2018 beginning of my Junior year of college. I got a 171 on the test.(-1 L…
... go straight from college to law school then you really are ... my godsister went straight to Duke Law right out of college and ... " once you get out of law school it is not as ... likely trying to pay off law school loans. I know the ... -
Unsolicited Why X Essays Necessary?I read somewhere that some schools like to see "why x" essays even if the topic is not specifically listed as an optional essay. I’m concerned becaus…
... , want a Why Our School essay. How do people know this ... to. I did submit the optional essay for Georgetown, but nothing about ... not submitting a Why X essay? Should I try to send ... -
What are my chances of getting into a T-20?/STEM Splitter success stories?Hello. I know there are a lot of splitter posts here, but i wanted some feedback on my particular situation. I graduated a year ago with a dual deg…
... , during an info session the Duke Law dean said that a common ... to prelaw, so I think law schools will be somewhat understanding ... -
Diversity statementas someone who is not ethnically or socioeconomically diverse is it inappropriate to write a diversity statement? either: - about having a chronic…
... have a prompt for an optional essay, you can definitely submit it ... -
Lewis and Clark InterviewInvited to an optional interview as part of the application process. First availability is 2 weeks from now, and pretty slim pickings at that. If I s…
... . Kind of like writing an optional essay. It’s optional, but generally recommended. -
Visiting Schools Before Hearing Back?Hi all! I submitted my apps late in the cycle (late Jan. and early Feb.) since I was waiting for my January LSAT score. I'm thinking of using the nex…
... about in a Why X Law School essay and/or LOCI. However ... -
Visiting Schools Before Hearing Back?Hi all! I submitted my apps late in the cycle (late Jan. and early Feb.) since I was waiting for my January LSAT score. I'm thinking of using the nex…
... about in a Why X Law School essay and/or LOCI. However ... -
Optional Essay vs Diversity EssayThis should be pretty quick to answer: is the optional essay the same thing as a diversity essay? I realize there's probably not a blanket answer for…
... have different names for -- optional statement, optional essay, diversity essay, etc. -- but that describes ... any essay which asks you to ... -
how important are optional statements, really?Knowing my own privileges, I don't want to try to pad my application with essays that falsely interpret minor difficulties and set backs as "adversit…
... I understand, however, is that optional essays are another way of ... would highly recommend writing an optional essay if the school allows it ... -
Going overboard with "Why ___ Statements"...Is anyone else feeling the tendency to try to write out a 'Why ___ Statement' for each school they apply to. I've written two unsolicited ones to ess…
I’ve heard it’s better to not force a Why statement/optional essay if it feels obligatory. Go with your gut on which schools to write it for! -
Help! Should I write "why X school" ?I heard it is a common thing to write one like writing a diversity statement together with your personal statement. Some say it might help your app b…
If the school invites you to write it as an optional essay, then it’s in your best interest to write it
