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Personal Statements: Not as Scary as You Think
Writing your personal statement can feel like the most stressful part of applying to law school. I put off working on my personal statement for a long time, but once I realized what makes a good personal statement, it wasn’t very daunting at all. First, let’s take a look at some personal statement prompts. Here’s […]
READ MOREPersonal Statements: Focus on You or Them?
The most trying aspect of the law school application process—apart from actually studying for and taking the LSAT—is writing a (hopefully) well-crafted, original personal statement. Generally speaking, a strong personal statement will concern itself with answering two questions: Why do you want to be a lawyer? And why do you want to attend this law […]
READ MORETalking Law School Personal Statements and Letters of Rec
Last week, Hank attended a handful of events at the 2014 Pacific Coast Association of Pre-Law Advisors (PCAPLA) Conference and blogged about them. This is part 2 of 3. It might be a law school applicant’s market right now. But you still have to make a compelling case. That was the final message delivered by […]
READ MORELaw School Personal Statement Tips
Today’s guest post on law school personal statement tips comes from our friends at InGenius Prep. In this installment, Joel – a student at Yale Law School – explains three key tips for the law school personal statement: what to write about, how the personal statement should relate to the rest of your application, and how to […]
READ MORELaw School Personal Statement Advice: CAPS LOCK EDITION
Today is NATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY, so go to town in the comments section. After all, how are people going to know that you are YELLING AT THEM THROUGH THE INTERNET if you haven’t utilized that oblong button sitting just next to your left pinky? In reality, there are only four reasons to use the […]
READ MOREWhat should you write your personal statement about?
Today’s post comes from Ann Levine, president and chief consultant at Law School Expert. Ann is the former director of law school admissions at two ABA-approved law schools and the nation’s leading law school admission consultant. Law School Expert offers hourly and beginning-to-end consulting, and Ann has personally guided over 2,000 law school applicants through […]
READ MOREWhat to Write About in Your Law School Personal Statement
Today on the LSAT blog: a guest post by Law School Expert Ann Levine, the former director of admissions for two ABA-approved law schools and the author of The Law School Admission Game: Play Like an Expert and The Law School Decision Game: A Playbook for Prospective Lawyers. Your law school personal statement is your […]
READ MOREWrite a Law School Personal Statement You Can Be Proud Of
Today on the LSAT blog: a guest post by Law School Expert Ann Levine, the former director of admissions for two ABA-approved law schools and the author of
READ MORETop Grammatical Errors on Law School Personal Statements
Ah, grammar. You’ve brought down the mightiest of empires, possibly. While that’s probably not true, grammatical errors in your law school personal statement certainly cast you in a negative light. It’s important to avoid them at all costs, but most people don’t have a firm enough grasp of grammar to properly edit their own essays. […]
READ MOREBook Review: The Art of the Law School Personal Statement
We’ve written dozens of blog posts about law school personal statements here on our helpful little LSAT blog, and I know you’ve read every one of them. But believe it or not, there are other resources out there that can help you craft the perfect law school admissions essay. One of them is a new […]
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