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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…
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Writing Optional Essays vs. Submitting EarlyHey everyone, I need advice. I was planning on using the next two weeks to write the optional essays for the schools I'm applying to, thinking tha…
... encourage you to write those essays (Of course, unless it ... important). Although they are "optional", these essays give you an edge because ... who don't complete the optional essays are more likely to be ... is no such that as optional. :) I believe that you can ... -
Grammar Issue for App EssayHELP! Not sure if this is right, especially considering commas and quotes. Can someone please critique? 1) “Class, this is Sarah! Everyone say h…
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Making Applications Before I Take the LSATHello All, I'd like to preface this by saying that I know very little about the admissions process ie. the similarity of applications across schoo…
... personal statement. Some will allow optional diversity essays. If given the opportunity ... is a matter of revising essays that have already been prepared ... -
Stanford Optional question #2...musicSo I have finished both of my Stanford optional essays, but I've been thinking about changing one of the songs I picked. The original one I picked is…
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Stanford App Optional Essay QuestionHi! Specific question about the Stanford optional essays. I've chosen to do the song one and want to just write the titles of the songs, accompanied …
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Which schools ask for optional essays?I know Yale, Northwestern, UVA, Michigan ask for optional essays...are there any others among T14 schools? should I write optional essays?
I know Yale, Northwestern, UVA, Michigan ask for optional essays...are there any others among T14 schools?
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Writing Optional Essays vs. Submitting EarlyHey everyone, I need advice. I was planning on using the next two weeks to write the optional essays for the schools I'm applying to, thinking tha…
... two weeks to write the optional essays for the schools I'm ... not I should write the optional essays or not. For example, the ... /153416/should-i-write-the-optional-essay
I read ... , "If you feel like your optional essays will be forced, then don ... -
Stanford Optional; obscure or relevant? (lit character)So I am working on my optional essay for Stanford and have a dilemma. One of the questions I want to answer is; + What literary character do you m…
... am working on my optional essay for Stanford and have a dilemma ... -
Optional EssaysCan writing the optional essays improve my chances in getting accepted? Some of the law schools I'm applying to I have the borderline gpa and I’m sti…
Can writing the optional essays improve my chances in getting accepted? Some of the law schools I'm applying to I have the borderline gpa and I’m still waiting for my October lsat score. -
Optional EssaysHey everyone! Michigan asks for "no more than two" optional essays. Does anyone have insight on whether it would put me at a disadvantage to only wri…
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Optional Essays Changing?Hey guys! What are the odds that the optional essays listed for each school on 7sage will change from last cycle to this upcoming cycle? Is it worth …
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Optional AddendumsI have the opportunity to submit an optional addendum. The course suggests that the optional addendum is there to explain extenuating circumstances. …
... the opportunity to submit an optional addendum. The course suggests that ... the optional addendum is there to explain ... is my top school? The essays outside of the personal statement ... -
How do we submit all those essays through LSAC?Hello, I have a question about submitting essays. So it seems most school allow to submit 1)PS and 2)Diversity Statement What if they allow us to …
... have a question about submitting essays.
So it seems most ... they allow us to submit optional essay (Why X school essay ... additional space for uploading those essays.
Does it mean we ... cannot submit those essays if we submit 1)2 ... -
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…
... finishing up my PS and optional essay, and I'm realizing ... that problem.
My optional essay (why I'm applying ... mention it again in my optional essay?
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List of schools with school-specific app essaysHi! Is there a list as part of 7sage's resources or discussion board that shows the schools and whether they require school-specific essays for ap…
... require school-specific essays for applications(or specific optional essays)? I thought I ... -
Help! When Schools don't specify word count on Personal EssaysJust had a question regarding writing personal statements and other essays. Any insight from others would be appreciated! @"David.Busis" also if yo…
... writing personal statements and other essays. Any insight from others would ... for their personal statements and optional essays. University of Toronto and Western ... -
How many optional statements/optional essays is enough?Hi all, For a school that you REALLY want to go to, how many optional statements would you do? All of them? In my case, I am applying to Pe…
... to go to, how many optional statements would you do? All ... me). The school offers 4 optional essay topics: 1) standard DS ... -
Duke optional essay #1 length?I am planning on writing optional essay #1 for Duke as I feel my personal statement doesn't fully address why law school is the next step for me, but…
I am planning on writing optional essay #1 for Duke as I feel my personal statement doesn't fully address why law school is the next step for me, but I was curious as to how long these essays typically are. Should it be 2 pages like a PS or less? -
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…
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Reusing Essays From Previous CycleHi All, To quickly summarize: I applied to law schools last year with a162 LSAT score, and a strong resume of federal government and political …
... feel that my applications and essays were very strong, as they ... my personal statement and/or optional essays? How much do you I ... -
Re-Using EssaysHi All, To quickly summarize: I applied to law schools last year with a162 LSAT score, and a strong resume of federal government and political …
... feel that my applications and essays were very strong, as they ... my personal statement and/or optional essays? How much do you I ... -
Georgetown Optional EssaysDoes anyone know if Georgetown changes the optional essay prompts each year? Is it worth writing one from last admissions cycle or should I just w…
Does anyone know if Georgetown changes the optional essay prompts each year?
Is it worth writing one from last admissions cycle or should I just wait until the new application comes out?
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Law School Application EssaysHi All! I am preparing my application materials for the upcoming cycle including various essays (personal statement, etc.). I noticed that there i…
... the upcoming cycle including various essays (personal statement, etc.). I noticed ... on 7Sage of the required/optional application materials for schools. However ... , for some schools there are optional essay topics listed that aren ... -
Question about essaysThis is a technical question, but is it okay to disclose the name of your undergraduate school in one of the optional essays for law school applicati…
... school in one of the optional essays for law school application?
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…
... to pad my application with essays that falsely interpret minor difficulties ... diversity statement or any other optional essay?Optional essays when reapplyingHi! I'm a reapplicant and I'm thinking of sending in my apps this month. I was just wondering if I would have to rewrite my why x essays as a reap…
... to rewrite my why x essays as a reapplicant.
I ...Optional Essays/StatementsWhen is it appropriate to add optional statements? For example, the Rutgers application has an option to upload additional documents about work exper…
... is it appropriate to add optional statements? For example, the Rutgers ...Extent of having to rewrite essays in reapplicationsHi everyone! Was wondering about the extent to which essays forming part of one's application have to be re-done in respect of re-applications. I…
... about the extent to which essays forming part of one's ... full suite of school-specific/optional essays, and would prefer to minimize ... applying this cycle, with rewritten essays (to the extent required)?
Prewriting EssaysI was advised by a recent law grad to pre-write all of the optional essays for schools before their application opens. Because of the recent SCOTUS d…
... pre-write all of the optional essays for schools before their application ... guessing a lot of those essays are going to be shifting ... to write all of the essays.
Is pre-writing ...
