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You said don't worry about posting too long of a question here... Does that mean we can post a personal statement draft and get a live lightning critique? -
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Thank you for all of the great information and advice tonight. The one lesson I would recommend to everyone for review is "How to Pick a Personal Statement Topic". -
Pre-Law Summer Program worth it?Hi all. I am 31, graduated over 10 years ago from an undergrad in architecture. Since then I have worked in the real estate sector and have lived abr…
... work experience relating to law in order to go to law ... appreciate those who overcome their personal circumstances but still manage to ... to go to law school in your personal statement. Since your time is ... -
"Should" in conditional statementCan "should" really be part of a conditional statement or is "should" only used for Psuedo Sufficient Assumption Questions/Answers... "Should" means …
When "should" is used in a conditional statement, there is still a guarantee. However, this ... guarantee is a prescription rather ... , when you are reading a stimulus in LR, you should generally assume ... -
Personal Statement topic opinionHi everyone, I'll keep this relatively short. My freshman year of college I battled severe anxiety and learned to cope with it. I believe this demons…
... ? There is a lot of potential with a personal statement this close to ... home because it shows the admissions committee **a ... an inside look at a personal reflection and how you' ... yours, it's very personal so I can connect with ... -
Would you count being apart of the LGBT as a URM?I was wondering if I should take this into consideration when using the calculator to determine the likelihood of being accepted.
As far as Im aware... i dont think so. Generally LGBTQ is a valid and strong diversity factor in a diversity statement. But thats different from the URM factor in the admissions calculator which refers to race -
Personal Statement about Mental Health vs. Addendum/Character & Fitness essay? Do I need both?Hi everyone! I took a year off in undergrad as a medical leave of absence, during that time I was hospitalized and diagnosed with Bipolar 2 disorde…
It sucks but 7Sage advises against writing about mental illness in your personal statement. Since you will have to write an addendum about that time I would write about that there and think of something else for your personal statement -
Flex - Can I sit on the floor?I am comfortable sitting on a floor pillow with my computer on a low table. Is this arrangement allowed for the LSAT Flex?
The struggle is real. I feel this post in a personal level lol -
LOR wants to see Personal StatementHi - One of my letter of rec writers requested to see my personal statement. They asked back in September and I said I would have it by mid-Oct. Now …
... also wanted a personal statement but explicitly said to send a draft so that ... should try to just take a day to pull something together ... tell the recommender it's a draft. The main reason I ... because they are doing you a favor writing the letter, so ... -
Duke Personal StatementHey everyone, Duke Law's personal statement prompt says to mention your "personal and career ambitions," but in my "Why Law, Why Duke" optional e…
... to law school in general and Duke in particular." I ignored ... part because I addressed that in my personal statement, so I only wrote ... you to address somewhere in your application why you ... cover that in the optional essay and not the personal statement, that ... -
Duke Personal StatementHey everyone, Duke Law's personal statement prompt says to mention your "personal and career ambitions," but in my "Why Law, Why Duke" optional e…
... to law school in general and Duke in particular." I ignored ... part because I addressed that in my personal statement, so I only wrote ... you to address somewhere in your application why you ... cover that in the optional essay and not the personal statement, that ... -
How to Negate Conditional Statements when approaching Necessary Assumption Answer Choices?Hi! I am really struggling with how to negate conditional statements when they appear in the answer choices of necessary assumption questions. …
... you negate a some statement? You make it a universal quantifier in a conditional statement, or ... if it is a conditional statement, you ... -
Personal Statement --Addiction/Substance AbuseI am considering talking about my struggle with--and recovery from--addiction in my personal statement. I am 11 years into recovery with an academic …
... long as you discuss it in that manner it will be ... past that I will use in my personal statement, though I have to ... , I believe it will turn in my favor as it made ... more adaptable, which is useful in the field of law. -
Need to Write Diversity StatementMy personal statement contains information that would normally go into a diversity statement. In that case, would I still need to write a diversity s…
Seeing as the diversity statement is as completely optional statement, then I think ... that isn't anywhere else in the application. I've also ... in my personal statement. What I've come to realize is if your personal statement ... -
Personal Statement SwapWas wondering if anybody wanted to swap personal statements and give feedback. I'm trying to get as many eyes on mine as possible.
... swap please send a PM. Btw, I'm a journalist and write ... pressure on me to write a personal statement that is absolutely PERFECT! I ... -
George Washington University Personal StatementMight be a dumb question but does this statement have to be written or can it be typed?
What do you mean? It’s just a personal statement right? -
Blind Review feels like an inefficient way to study (50% extra time, scoring ~170 right now)I'm 6 months into studying full-time, and I've been using 7Sage. My first LSAT sitting will be in September. My goal score is 175+. I've hit 170 a…
... I think breathing room in terms of mistakes made ... Let me give you a quote in a foreword to his Phenomenology ... the question stem in RC. Skim reading a stem, which ... you can generally get away with in ... Treat unique question stems in RC as their own ... -
Webinar: Diversity Statements and AddendaGreetings, 7Sagers!! Join 7Sage admissions consultants on Thursday, September 15 at 8 p.m. ET for a panel discussion on the usage of diversity st…
My professors frown upon using conjunction words in formal essays, but for the sake of saving space, should we use/not use conjunction words in our personal statement or any supplemental writings? -
Personal Statement AdviceHello, I'm having trouble starting my personal statement essay. I am considering two topics. Which do you think is best? 1. Me finally beating my…
... would be better suited to a personal statement for a law school application. However ... you'd like to schedule a free consultation to talk with ... -
Posting on Behalf of a 7Sage User: I have a question regarding conditional reasoning.Consider the following statement: A good apple is a ripe apple, and an apple will not be picked unless it is ripe. We can come up with two diagram…
... express these two conditional statements in a single statement, you would write (picked ... be both picked *and* good in order to be ripe, we ... becomes or. E.g. for (A and B ) --> C, the ... contrapositive is ~C --> (~A or ~B ). Here I'm ... -
in need of advice - keep or cancel nov. 2023 score + impact of two score cancellationshi, guys! if possible, i'm looking for some advice - thank you so much in advance :) i have taken the LSAT four times and canceled one of my score…
... the schools you are interested in, just for ease of mind ... .
In terms of cancellation, if you ... try to explain your circumstances in your personal statement! -
How accurate is this assessment regarding URM avg LSAT and GPA?Dear all, I came across this article on avg URM LSAT and GPA by school but it is from 2017 and was wondering how accurate it is. I have not been a…
... to race demographics before admitting a student, and we will not ... demographics. Supplemental materials such as a personal statement, addendums, or school specific essays ... (Harvard Statement of Perspective, amongst others) can ... -
Personal Statement for my Alma MaterFirst some context. My top school is the law school associated with the college I went for Undergrad. My college is also in my hometown, and I ha…
This sounds much more like a "WhyX?" essay than a personal statement. Perhaps, assuming they allow for a WhyX essay, you could use this reasoning for that purpose. That'll free up space for you to show another side of yourself through your PS. -
Professors asked me for a "statement of purpose" in order to get letter of recommendationMy professors said they need it so they get an idea of what my plans are for law school. I'm interested in commercial litigation or corporate law, no…
... leads into how I'm a stronger person today etc. ... give them a more generic and less personal version of my personal statement?
I want to get it in ... want to deal with writing a letter of rec during ... -
Reapplying to a school, new personal statement?Should craft a new personal stamenent for a school I’m reapplying to? Also is there any other key things to consider when reapplying? Thanks in advan…
Should craft a new personal stamenent for a school I’m reapplying to? Also is there any other key things to consider when reapplying? Thanks in advance! -
Should I contact the law school admissions for a minor mistake in my statements?I unfortunately made a minor mistake in all my statements for one of the law schools. In the header, I included my name, what type of document (perso…
I unfortunately made a minor mistake in all my statements for ... In the header, I included my name, what type of document (personal statement ... noticeable that it is not a complete ID number.
... I made this stupid mistake in an otherwise flawless application. ... -
Anyone interested in doing a Yale 250/Resume swap?Putting the finishing touches on some application components before sending them all in Feb 1 and would love some eyes on my work from people who don…
... components before sending them all in Feb 1 and would love ... be down to do personal statement edits as a swap for my Yale ... -
Explaining a 22-28 point increase? Also, diversity statement?Situation: 4 LSAT's: 137, 143, 141, 165. Reason: Didn't study correctly, did undergrad with multiple internships and jobs. For the 137 I was part…
... luck and that a similar situation could happen in law school, especially ... . On my personal statement, I plan to cover about challenges in starting my ... personal statement.
Edit: Removed Diversity statement question that was clearly answered in ... -
Questions about LOR and Personal Statement for a Reapplicant?Hey everyone! I applied last cycle with what I thought was a very holistic and strong application. I had strong LORs and very well-edited (from 7Sage…
... well-edited (from 7Sage Staff) Personal and Diversity Statements. My resume ... if I must rewrite my personal or diversity statements and if ... could come up with a better PS topic. In regards to LORs ... attached to your new application. In that case, I think having ... -
Personal statements as a STEM studentRecently I've started brainstorming ideas for my personal statement and just wanted to get some opinions from students who are / were in a similiar s…
... started brainstorming ideas for my personal statement and just wanted to get ... from students who are / were in a similiar situation as me. It ... must be explained on my statement; however, is this feeling ... , how much of your personal statement did you end up using ...
