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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…
... a certain school, writing an optional essay won't be hard or ... of writing a why X essay, it should be faster 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 schools ... 're writing _all_ of the optional essays for each school?
optional essays. I’ll probably only write a Why X essay ... -
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…
... /have written at least one optional essay for all my schools and ... -
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 schools ... 're writing _all_ of the optional essays for each school?
optional essays for each school. I ... -
Georgetown Law and Pokemon?For Georgetown Law's optional responses I'm torn between doing the generic "Where do you see yourself in 10 years after graduation from Georgetown" o…
Is your PS strong? Might be best to forego the optional essay and submit earlier rather than later. -
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…
... that being said, if the optional essay is not well written or ... I couldn't write an optional essay at an excellent level because ... -
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 ... would pretty much do any optional essay/addenda that would increase my ... -
T15 Super Splitter ChancesHi all, with a < 3.0 GPA / >170 LSAT can I reasonably think about schools in the latter half of the T15 (#7-15) range? Or are those "reaches"? If the…
... every Why School X and optional essay they offer and treat them ... -
Wtf Duke?I got an email from duke on the 8th saying I was in priority track for admissions and would have a decision within 10 days. Well now the 19 is slippi…
... yield protection especially if your optional essays were not convincing. Did ... could also submit the other optional essay if you only did one ... -
Wtf Duke?I got an email from duke on the 8th saying I was in priority track for admissions and would have a decision within 10 days. Well now the 19 is slippi…
... 'm actually working on the optional essay now. At the time I ... -
T15 Super Splitter ChancesHi all, with a < 3.0 GPA / >170 LSAT can I reasonably think about schools in the latter half of the T15 (#7-15) range? Or are those "reaches"? If the…
... every Why School X and optional essay they offer and treat them ... -
Preemptive LOCI?Hi all, Wondering what your thoughts are on sending a preemptive LOCI. I was rejected from my first choice school (which I applied to ED 2). D…
@westcoastbestcoast thank you! This is really helpful. I only submitted on January 10, so it wasn't too long ago, but I'll at least start putting together a Why X letter/essay (I chose a different optional essay to submit with my application). -
Preemptive LOCI?Hi all, Wondering what your thoughts are on sending a preemptive LOCI. I was rejected from my first choice school (which I applied to ED 2). D…
... Why X letter/essay (I chose a different optional essay to submit with ... -
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Most helpful lesson: "Why optional essay questions are a must, but not the optional Diversity Statement is a must." -
NYU Med School now offers free tuition to all students... I'll be keeping an eye open to see if they do the same for NYU Law... If so it'll certainly be my top choice! https://media2.giphy.com/media/…
... same way that Yale and Stanford law's softs matter way more ... valued more than electives whereas law schools do not care as ... what made you decide on Law from your science background?
LSAT Addendum - What counts as "significant" score difference?I went to an UMich information session last week, and she raised an interesting point I hadn't previously considered regarding writing an LSAT addend…
... GPA/LSAT prompt in the optional essay section stating only write on ...Tailored Letters of Rec for each school? help me please :)Hello everyone! So one of my previous professors that has agreed to write me a LOR has asked me to tell her where I've decided to apply so she can…
I had a custom version of an LOR written for Stanford since their application gives you a place for one. (the prof was a Stanford Law alum.) But otherwise, I don't think it's necessary.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…
... , want a Why Our School essay. How do people know this ... to. I did submit the optional essay for Georgetown, but nothing about ... not submitting a Why X essay? Should I try to send ...Diversity statementas someone who is not ethnically or socioeconomically diverse is it inappropriate to write a diversity statement? either: - about having a chronic…
... have a prompt for an optional essay, you can definitely submit it ...Lewis and Clark InterviewInvited to an optional interview as part of the application process. First availability is 2 weeks from now, and pretty slim pickings at that. If I s…
... . Kind of like writing an optional essay. It’s optional, but generally recommended.Visiting Schools Before Hearing Back?Hi all! I submitted my apps late in the cycle (late Jan. and early Feb.) since I was waiting for my January LSAT score. I'm thinking of using the nex…
... about in a Why X Law School essay and/or LOCI. However ...Visiting Schools Before Hearing Back?Hi all! I submitted my apps late in the cycle (late Jan. and early Feb.) since I was waiting for my January LSAT score. I'm thinking of using the nex…
... about in a Why X Law School essay and/or LOCI. However ...Optional Essay vs Diversity EssayThis should be pretty quick to answer: is the optional essay the same thing as a diversity essay? I realize there's probably not a blanket answer for…
... have different names for -- optional statement, optional essay, diversity essay, etc. -- but that describes ... any essay which asks you to ...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…
... I understand, however, is that optional essays are another way of ... would highly recommend writing an optional essay if the school allows it ...Going overboard with "Why ___ Statements"...Is anyone else feeling the tendency to try to write out a 'Why ___ Statement' for each school they apply to. I've written two unsolicited ones to ess…
I’ve heard it’s better to not force a Why statement/optional essay if it feels obligatory. Go with your gut on which schools to write it for!Does it really matter how many times you test?I have always heard that admissions only looks at your highest score…how true is this? If not, how many times is ideal max to test?
The ideal situation is one and done, but if you have taken it 4 times with a max score of 155 and you dream of Stanford Law, you are obviously going to want to take it again (after identifying and fixing the issues that made you underperform).Help! Should I write "why X school" ?I heard it is a common thing to write one like writing a diversity statement together with your personal statement. Some say it might help your app b…
If the school invites you to write it as an optional essay, then it’s in your best interest to write itWhy Penn EssaySo Penn doesn't have a specific "Why do you want to go to Penn" essay prompt, but one of the optional essays is: These are the core strengths that…
... to Penn" essay prompt, but one of the optional essays is:
Law the best place to receive ... collegiality. These qualities define Penn Law. What defines you? How do ... goals and values match Penn Law’s core strengths?
