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Quick Tips for a Quick (But Effective) Personal Statement
In the greatest musical in recent history, Aaron Burr queries of Alexander Hamilton: “Why do you write like you’re running out of time?” For those of you taking the January LSAT and hoping to apply to law school this application cycle, you should soon start writing like you’re running out of time. Because you are. […]
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DOs and DON’Ts of Your Personal Statement
As the Immortal Bard once stated, “Now is the winter of our discontent.” For those of you working on your personal statements can probably relate to his sentiment all too well. Prepping for the LSAT can be said to be just as bleak (unless you’re studying for the LSAT with Blueprint because yeah…we got dad […]
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Building Your Law School Application: The Personal Statement
This summer, we’ll be taking you through each aspect of building your law school application. Today, we’re continuing this series with personal statements. A couple weeks ago, I wrote a post about the first step in the law school application process – collecting letters of recommendation. If you thought that sounded terrible (and believe me, […]
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Getting Personal On The Personal Statement
There are very few do-overs in life. I have a confession to make: My personal statement was awful. Just ridiculous and awful. I got into the school I wanted to nonetheless because of my LSAT score, and really only because of my LSAT score. With three years of law school since and many years after […]
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Personal Statement Myths, Debunked
There are some prevalent myths about what a winning personal statement must look like. Aspiring law school students often do themselves a disservice by adhering to these myths. It’s not just that buying into them is not helpful; buying into them may turn an otherwise solid effort into something that makes admissions committee members groan […]
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From the Vaults: The Biggest (and Most Obvious) Mistakes to Avoid in Your Personal Statement
This post first appeared on MSS in November 2015. Given that application season opens in about two months, this article is worth another careful read. Writing a law school personal statement is hard. Your job is to tell law schools about yourself and about why you want to and should go to law school. It’s […]
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How to Demonstrate Your Interest in a Law School Through your Personal Statement
Contrary to popular opinion, all law schools – even the best ones – like to see that you have a particular interest in their school. Although your level of interest is rarely determinative of whether you are accepted or rejected, it is often helpful for admissions officers to see that an applicant has done some […]
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The Biggest (and Most Obvious) Mistakes to Avoid in Your Personal Statement
Writing a law school personal statement is hard. Your job is to tell law schools about yourself and about why you want to and should go to law school. It’s a challenge to come up with the right topic and figure out the best way to present it. Fortunately, there are some things you definitely […]
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Hindsight Is 20/20: Reviewing My Own Personal Statement
Today we’re bringing back a classic post from the vault. This post was originally published on October 18, 2011 – and, much like a fine wine, has only improved with age. Matt Shinners is a Harvard Law graduate who taught and provided application counseling for Blueprint LSAT Prep. His application clearly turned out *okay*, but […]
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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 […]
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