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What is considered a strong soft in law school applications if you don't have an UG GPA?I am aware that the most important factors in the law school admissions are LSAT scores and undergraduate GPA. However I don't have an undergraduate …
... average". I have a STEM PhD from a top US engineering school ... and work experience in a law firm. I also think ... -
Another question about strong softsThanks for the thoughts
I'm not sure how they would regard that, if it would be considered a soft or not, but it certainly is wonderful opportunity for an unusual & creative personal statement if nothing else. Good luck! -
Personal Statement... which way is the right way?I am currently writing my Personal Statement for law schools and I keep receiving conflicting advice on the direction in which one should take for th…
... only two rules for writing a PS are:
1) Don ... /> If you can write in a way that captures the reader ... having one person taking home a stack of 50 apps and ... -
September LSAT Application TimelineThis question may be putting the cart before the horse, but I am planning on sitting for the September 2016 LSAT and applying this same cycle (and wo…
... Send Recommenders an email with a deadline of Oct 1st. Follow ... before July.
2. Finalize personal statement mid-July.
3. Begin ... 5. Spend final month relaxing a bit more before LSAT.
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September LSAT Application TimelineThis question may be putting the cart before the horse, but I am planning on sitting for the September 2016 LSAT and applying this same cycle (and wo…
... summer and start drafting your personal statement.
... re giving yourself a break, take a crack at your personal statement.
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LoRs for Old PeopleSo I finished undergrad in ’08, which by the way was a really shitty time to graduate, lol. Anyway. So I haven’t worked with my professors in a lon…
... firm that would be a great professional recommendation to ... you can provide a copy of your resume, personal statement etc... to ... br />
Also just a suggestion because I personally ran ... application complete. Additionally if a school only requires 2 LOR ... -
Back by Popular Demand: The Old-Timer's Thread (30+ only, valid form of ID required)Hey everybody, Since many people have been clamoring for this I thought I'd start a new thread for the older and non-traditional future lawyers am…
@mimimimi You should check the instructions for each school, but I've never encountered a personal statement in the wild that needed to be 1300+ words. In my experience, 650–850 words tends to hit the sweet spot. See if you can focus your story. -
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... was just an "Intro. to Personal Statement" add-on, not all of ... . And even then, it was a steal.
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personal statement(s)I have drafted two personal statements... and I am unsure of with which to proceed. As of right now, I am not financially able to purchase the packa…
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One is a story of an event in ... my life where I made a difficult decision
Agreed ... things of that nature in a PS. You might be able ... of the "lifestory" PS for a diversity statements, so both items ... -
Personal Statement FeedbackThis time last year I was starting to write my personal and diversity statements for law school. I was frustrated and getting nowhere, so I bought di…
@lsatings said:
If any of you would like, I can review your essays and provide feedback.
Awesome. Thanks for taking the time to help other people out. You are amazing! -
[Ended] Webinar PS Topics + Admissions —Thurs, July 7th 9PM<p>Hi 7Sagers,</p> <p>On <strong>Thursday, July 7, at 9 p.m. EST</strong>, I’ll tell you everything I know about choosing a topic for your persona…
... only require applicants to submit a personal statement. Because of this, ... Canada to format their personal statement(s) differently? As ... the option of submitting a résumé, is it ... to put a stronger emphasis on work experience in a personal statement? Thanks ... -
Next Steps?I took the June LSAT and scored a 162, which is significantly worse than I performed on most of my PTs, and certainly not the score I need for my app…
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Video yourself taking a section - so much to be ... out of the questions you missed. See if you can find ... this specific test expose personal weaknesses within a certain question/flaw type ... choices? Have you mastered a great skipping strategy to avoid ... -
What do you keep it in your brain when reading for RCHi team, I have been studying with 7sage for a month now. Learning a lot of stuff, but just want to do a double check, what do you keep in your h…
... improve). During BR, print out a copy of the section fresh ... the memory method questions in a word doc. After that, watch JY ... . In that word doc, type out questions you missed/struggled with. Over ... -
Question about LORSHello, I am getting ready to send out a few emails to ask for LORS. I know a little unprofessional, but its summer and most of my professors are ou…
... and comfortable writing a positive recommendation on ... have been addressed in my personal statement, diversity statement, or resume.
a positive recommendation letter, ... would appreciate your writing a positive recommendation immensely, ... -
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... " question for you: are you a middle class straight white woman ... squarely a majority culture person who writes a diversity statement about your personal experiences ... always write about overcoming personal obstacles in your personal statement.
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... be very good material for a personal statement, because it probably did have ... a significant impact on who you ... , but it's not really a point of diversity in the ... -
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... .gill.sanford and @runiggyrun . A diversity statement has a pretty specific purpose. Your ... . This would be ideal for a personal statement, which should underscore your uniqueness ... woman and include this as a diversity statement, I think that many ... -
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... was born and raised in a low- income household in an ... idea I have for my personal statement is when I witnessed my ... cousins murder when I was a kid. The second would be ... shape who I am as a person. -
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... Bronx. Having held a host of different occupations ... Ayesha currently works as a housecleaner while studying for ...
2. Biggest Worry: Personal Statement (mainly which subject matter to ...
Growing up a muslim, attending a Catholic school and going ... -
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... and I currently working as a project manager in the Oil ... adult life as a starving artist living in a cardboard box in ... reconsider, so I went to a non-art college. After I ... . For my personal statement, I am considering writing about (a) being able to ... -
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... book is "Insatiable: Porn -- A Love Story" by Asa Akira ... s a low number.
3. Two ideas for your personal statement ... racial hierarchy, and graduated with a black studies minor.
< ... when the general contractor of a project we were working ... -
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... in urban charter schools as a teacher, behavior specialist, and ... my life (ah, what a novel statement!), but it's important to ... note that my father has a ... ideas for your personal statement. 1) growing up with a father with no ... -
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... Jay College in 2014 with a degree in forensic psychology and ... ) My two ideas for my personal statement are: 1) Being raised by ... watched her go from a soldier to a doctor of psychology. She ... went to school to become a psychologist, while being mother and ... -
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... years old and am graduating a full year early from ... />
One idea for my personal statement is my traumatic brain injury ... changed me from a very type-A personality to a more mindful person ... . My paternal grandfather was a dutch sailor who left home ... -
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... beginning first as a secretary and currently as a paralegal manager. < ... with my personal statement and I may have a hard time ... in and writing a coherent statement.
(3) (A) My first ... rights attorney to hopefully make a difference -- not only by ... -
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... who struggles daily to have a real relationship with Him.
a very boring/average candidate (white ... to write about with my personal statement.
3. The picture that ... today.
My involvement in a mountain rescue at age 17 ... -
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... 2. I have a little bit of a conflicting application. Being so ... (Full disclosure: I do have a medical addendum for those first ... last application cycle and used a personal statement that was focused on the ... on: I think a resume is a list of the least ... -
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... and I will be a senior at Texas A&M University ... . My two ideas for my personal statement are my co-ed business ... -
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... more along the lines of a personal statement. It seems as though "diversity ... most likely not be writing a diversity statement, after reading your comments ... -
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... ballots and providing a brief synopsis of a candidate's agenda ... 3.Two ideas for your personal statement.
Continuing to pursue law ... about continuing to strive for a legal career despite the ... teacher structured our classroom as a "city." We were all ...
