**UPDATE**: Submissions are now closed. Thanks to everyone who sent us their work. After Amy and Chris each pick an essay, we'll email all of you with their decision.
I'll post separately with details about the webinar, but we'll hold it on ...
I was told by a former professor that the best personal statements he's seen for graduate schools often have some intellectual theme that is cited in the writing. For instance, having some academic's theory influence your decision making or perspective. ...
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?
... feel really nervous writing a PS entirely about something I'm ... or 2/3 of my PS is nicely written waxing poetic ... transition? Do most people's PS's ultimately end with "...and ...
Hi, I have just completed a draft of my personal statement and am hoping to have someone who has attended or is attending law school critique it (theirs had to make the cut). I don't want to swap since I am unsure of how one should read and need help ...
So I finished my first rough draft, and one of the ways I introduced the theme of my essay is through a time I went through unemployment, and how that built character for me.
Character was the main theme of my essay, and I attempted to tie ...
... much you guys tweaked your PS for each application. My generic ... guys sticking to the generic PS, or are you guys adding ... additional stuff into your PS for schools that allow longer ...
Two schools I'm applying to want two pages max. Three other schools want _approximately_ two pages. And the other seven schools either don't have a page limit or it's max three. I'm at about two and three quarters pages right now, and am wondering what to ...