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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?
Most schools that I've seen have prompts/allow for optional essays. You should write an optional essay if you have something to say. If you don't have anything meaningful to write about, then that essay is, at best, not going to help you. -
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?
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should I write optional essays?
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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…
... go to. I write their optional essays, and then include a why ... -
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 …
Essays are uploaded within the application ... school. The space to upload optional essays will be in the same ... they don't accept additional essays. -
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 …
... to attach a PS, Resume, Optional Essays (up to two), and an ... /> 2. Resume
3. Optional Essays
4. Optional Addendum
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What defines a splitter?I don't know if there is a technical definition on the matter, but I'm curious what scores/GPAs make you a splitter. Is it overall, or specific to sc…
... and killer application. Include all optional essays, write every school a "Why ... -
What to start considering...So I am a weird bundle of splitter mess, I really want to start getting applications ready but I'm just not sure where I stand and where I can apply.…
... someone at Harvard or Stanford. Just get your essays done for everywhere ... -
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…
maybe it is because on OLSAS they break up the 4,000 word essay into two 2,000 word essays? And then leave a 2,500 word optional essay? I don't really get the logic as writing one 4,000 word essay is different than writing two 2,000 word essays -
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…
... with the limited amount of essays. I've been out of ... seem to be using the optional essays more to expand on what ... -
Retake?I got a 172 in September and have a 3.49 lsac gpa with a stem major. I'm applying this cycle and planning on blanketing T14. I'm trying to decide whe…
... with writing PS and supplemental essays. If I were to submit ... now and only telling Harvard, Stanford, and Yale about the retake ... -
Georgetown Not-So-OptionalsYEAH Y'ALL. What are you doing? I am torn between the top 10 list - chance to be funny, but how funny should I be?! - and making a video, which would…
Know someone who got it without any "not so optional" essays, so it clearly is not necessary. -
Georgetown Individual Interview - How to Prepare?Hey all, I got an e-mail from Georgetown requesting a 1-on-1 interview with an alumni. First, is this a good sign? Does it mean I'm being strongly…
... 't write any of the optional essays, and because I'm a ... -
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…
A lot of time, the optional essays are actually "optional" essays and they really do expect serious applicants to write them. -
Non-required Application Questions.
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Realistically, how important are personal statements?Realistically, how important are personal statements in determining whether you get in or not? I've been stressing out over mine and I'm starting to …
PS and essays are very important.
... before applying, and most (HLS, Stanford, Columbia, Duke, and others) said ... -
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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…
... into some reach schools through optional essays. I would recommend you take ... the time to draft those optional essays. January isnt too late to ... -
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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Do you guys mean that you're writing one optional essay for all of your schools? Or do you mean that you're writing _all_ of the optional essays for each school? -
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 ... 're writing _all_ of the optional essays for each school?
optional essays. I’ll probably only write ... are unique prompts for additional essays (like the one you mentioned ... -
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 ... 're writing _all_ of the optional essays for each school?
optional essays for each school. I think ... -
I Just Interviewed with Georgetown - Here's What to ExpectHey everyone, I just got done with my INDIVIDUAL Georgetown interview. I thought it would be helpful if I laid out my experience so people may lea…
... .** He **DID NOT DO THE OPTIONAL ESSAYS**, which is why I think ... -
I Just Interviewed with Georgetown - Here's What to ExpectHey everyone, I just got done with my INDIVIDUAL Georgetown interview. I thought it would be helpful if I laid out my experience so people may lea…
... .** He **DID NOT DO THE OPTIONAL ESSAYS**, which is why I think ... -
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…
... anyways, Pepperdine has an optional response about your passion. I ... % with Pepperdine, but the optional response directions say, "You ... get it done. Optional essays shouldn't be optional if you want ... dinner is "optional". Yeah, maybe it is "optional" but you' ... -
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 page ... would pretty much do any optional essay/addenda that would increase ... -
Cornell: Influenced to apply...So I'm a bit confused by this section of Cornell's application. No one influenced me to apply to Cornell (except secretly Andy from the office...) bu…
... do any of the other optional essays?
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Cornell: Influenced to apply...So I'm a bit confused by this section of Cornell's application. No one influenced me to apply to Cornell (except secretly Andy from the office...) bu…
... do any of the other optional essays?
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So I got rejected from a safety school...So my first rejection was from a safety school. I am a little bit confused by the fact that I got rejected from Boston College Law. I mean, thank God…
... X" essay and do other optional essays to help protect from being ...
