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Personal Statement Question...Do we have to talk about why we are applying to a particular law school in our personal statements? Some of the schools I'm applying to do not ask fo…
... law school in our personal statements? Some of the schools I'm ... talk about that in the personal statements even if it's ... not asked of us in the prompts? -
Personal Statement/Optional Essay overlap?Hi! I'm finishing up my PS and optional essay, and I'm realizing the two are pretty connected. My PS (on the topic of why I want to go to law scho…
... . My PS (on the topic of why I want to go ... and isn't a reiteration of a question that's been ... before! Any advice on overlapping personal statements/optional essays would be ... -
Posting Personal StatementsThe potential free personal statement edit for the webinar got me wondering. What are the potential drawbacks of posting your personal statement onli…
The potential free personal statement edit for the webinar ... are the potential drawbacks of posting your personal statement online to get ... all that worried about my personal statement being exposed as mine, ... merit some slight censorship of any details about my ... -
Personal Statement Brainstorming QuestionsWhat kind of questions are you asking yourself to get the creative process started? How are you going about crafting your personal statements?
What kind of questions are you asking yourself to get the creative process started? How are you going about crafting your personal statements? -
Nontraditional student and personal essay.Hi everyone, I'm looking for some advice. I'm a non-traditional student who has wide variety of life experience. I'm having a tough time narrowin…
... student who has wide variety of life experience. I'm having ... tough time narrowing down a personal statement category. Here's the run ... my degree from the University of Colorado online when I was ... -
Essay LengthI feel like I'm overwriting simply because I have so much to say (even though a majority might just be me ranting LOL). As of now my Personal Stateme…
... ranting LOL). As of now my Personal Statement and Diversity Statement are both 5 ... , roughly how long should the Personal Statement & Diversity Statement be? -
Contraction in personal statement??Hey @"David.Busis" and @"micah.bateman" , what's the word on contractions in personal statements? I've noticed that many of the sample PS's in the es…
Hey @"David.Busis" and @"micah.bateman" , what's the word on contractions in personal statements? I've noticed that many of the sample PS's in the essay bank contain them, but I can't decide if they're right for my essay?
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Should I include major works of research on my resume?Hello all. Perhaps this was a question that was touched upon in the recent resume webinar, which I wasn't able to attend (it didn't begin until 1 am …
... 'm looking for another way of padding my application. This is ... be incorporating it into my personal statement? Or am I missing something ... -
Personal StatementFor those that are currently applying to law schools, I was wondering how much you guys tweaked your PS for each application. My generic statement is…
... for each application. My generic statement is two, double-spaced, pages ... , but some of the schools I'm applying ... -
I think this would be helpful to all of us working on our Personal Statements and RésumésIf you have the admissions program for 7sage then you are going to recognize the name Anna Ivey, or at least the book Ivey's guide to Law School Admi…
... officer took every part of our applications into consideration ... former admissions officer for University of Chicago Law School (i ... statements go, what types of personal statements tend to catch admission ... do which was have a 'personal section'. I didn't ... -
Letters of RecommendationI graduated from my online undergraduate program roughly 5 months ago and have been in the process of finishing up my personal statement, addendum, a…
... been in the process of finishing up my personal statement, addendum, and resume ... in regards to getting one of those precious LOR. Just seems ... -
I wanna send out a round of applications before the December ExamHey all, I was wondering what you all thought of this. My GPA and LSAT makes me competitive at a few schools - not a shoe-in but pretty dang compe…
... wondering what you all thought of this. My GPA and LSAT ... , I'm thinking of sending a round of applications out to Georgetown ... as soon as my letters of rec are completed (in 1 ... in my letters and my personal statement. I'm slated to take ... -
Diversity Statement - Military?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 …
... focus on it in my personal statement, or to write a diversity ... statement for it, or maybe both. ... me different than a lot of other applicants, but I'm ... />
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Diversity Statement orrrr?Hey 7Sage fam, I had a quick question regarding a Diversity Statement. So as a little background, I had a really hard time deciding between writi…
... time deciding between writing my personal statement on a specific moment that ... />
However, a big part of the 2nd essay was that ... as opposed to expensive out of state). I was also ... enough characteristic to write a personal statement about? I know that ... -
Personal Statement and AddendumI have a very atypical background and many personal reasons for studying law. From junior high school through getting my undergraduate degree my fami…
... very atypical background and many personal reasons for studying law. From ... average after about five months of part time study.
< ... otherwise be a poor reflection of my abilities and spark all ... kinds of questions. I'm also afraid ... -
Diversity Statement - Quotes (Military)I know the general advice for a personal statement, and essays in general, is to avoid quotes. When writng my diversity statement should I continue t…
... the general advice for a personal statement, and essays in general, is ... quotes. When writng my diversity statement should I continue to do ... famous quotes about our branch of the military. It's a ... part of our 242 year history. There ... -
Statement & Supplemental - helpHi, In the midst of studying, I take some time to draft multiple versions of personal statements so I am not rushed later when I am looking to app…
... time to draft multiple versions of personal statements so I am not ... , I am torn on the statement vs supplement strategy. I have ... to write a very direct statement that focuses on my legal ... some more metaphor than the statement).
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Statement reviewHi, folks! It's been a while. I was on vacation and took a much needed break from studying - now I'm trying to find the motivation to jump back in…
... 3 folks writing my letters of rec (2 academic, 1 ... of this.
I have a Personal Statement, GPA Addendum and Diversity Statement ... . Would anyone be willing to read through any/all of ... to those writing my letters of rec.
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Reaching Out to Exchange/Review Personal Statements With Another IndividualGood evening everyone, Been a lurker/silent member of 7sage for quite sometime as I had been fortunate enough to come across the logic games expl…
... Been a lurker/silent member of 7sage for quite sometime as ... well with the clear goal of raising my previous score. ... personal statement over time, but have always found a second set of ... exchange and review my personal statement with another individual with ... -
Timeline? - Letters of RecommendationHi everyone, I am taking the September and November LSATS and applying to law school this cycle. I have already asked my professors in person for …
... updated resume, a copy of my personal statement and at least two months ... my Personal Statement and send it to them by the end of ... on my Personal statement but will send a preliminary copy of it ... just gather the necessary pieces of my application together and ... -
Diversity statement?I don't feel so good about my diversity statement though I did make an effort. Everywhere i'm reading I see it's encouraged to write a diversity stat…
... so good about my diversity statement though I did make an ... a diversity statement, especially for me since I'm of a different ... get in with just a personal statement or do most people make ... not such a great diversity statement -
Cheaper Personal Statement revising services?Anyone ever heard of Kibin? Just randomly came across it a few minutes ago. Not sure if it's any good (please comment if you know), but thought I'd p…
Anyone ever heard of Kibin? Just randomly came across ... point it out for those of us who can't afford ... post links; try Googling "Kibin personal statements" -
PS Question and General AdmissionsHello fellow 7sagers! I have a PS question that falls into a general admissions question. Apologies in advance for the length. The majority o…
... advance for the length.
The majority of schools I am ... study law. However, a couple of schools I am applying to ... I have a few years of experience working in the environmental ... on a specific type of law in my personal statement? Or do admissions ... -
Law School Personal Statements that Worked!Hi everyone, I've been working on this post for a while and it's finally ready: six of the best essays we've ever worked on. All of the writers to…
... s finally ready: six of the best essays we' ... ever worked on. All of the writers took different ... their stories, and all of them got into T14 ... we've published two of them before. Four are ... write your own law school personal statement, take a look!
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Personal statement topics: good or meh?Hi all! I wanted to get this wisdom of my peers on whether either of these is a good choice, and the potential pitfall I see with each. 1) A tale …
... to get this wisdom of my peers on whether ...
1) A tale of two births. I wanted to ... the contrast between the entries of my first & second ... changes of perspective, and it's a very personal and passionate ... most amazing three years of my life, my first ... -
Re: Berkeley Law Diversity StatementHi All, Does anyone have experience crafting a 350 word statement about contributing diversity to a law school? Berkeley's prompt is: How will yo…
... experience crafting a 350 word statement about contributing diversity to a ... at length about my minority/first-gen/immigrant background in my personal statement. -
Finally Accepted After Two Years of Plugging Away - AMAI dreamed of one day being able to make one of these posts... In mid 2016, I quit my job, moved back home and began pursuing my path to getting i…
... career opportunities in my field of research.
... wrote an exceptional letter of recommendation about the work we ... together since 2016. My personal statement was now clearly worded and ... admission to the University of Ottawa for next September. ... -
Question about addendum - interruption of education - need adviceI am struggling with whether to attach addendum to several applications in order to explain a break in my education. Several schools ask for that inf…
... overcoming this obstacle in my personal statement but I do not go ... attaching a very brief explanation of the specific times I left ... considering attaching this to? My personal statement and applications are pretty brief ... -
Someone help me with my Personal StatementI don't know where to start. Most of the schools I am applying to state that the PS is optional but I obviously plan to write one. That being said, t…
... know where to start. Most of the schools I am applying ... or anything to write said statement on and I was wondering ... -
Importance of LSAT written portion?How important is the written portion of the LSAT? Considering admissions boards will have a personal statement, essays you've written, and so forth, …
... portion of the LSAT? Considering admissions boards will have a personal statement, essays ... really consider the written part of the LSAT? I did the ... 've heard the written part of the LSAT is nearly ignored ...
