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Aug 07, 2014
Personal 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

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Jun 18, 2014
Talking 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

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Oct 23, 2013
Law 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

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Oct 19, 2013
Cracking the Law School Admission Essay Question Code

Today’s guest LSAT blog post is from Anna Ivey, founder of Ivey Consulting — which has partnered with Blueprint LSAT Prep to take over all of our law school application consulting. Blueprint students get a discount on all 1-on-1 application consulting packages, so check them out now. Before you start writing your law school application

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Apr 12, 2013
What 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

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Sep 21, 2012
Write 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

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Sep 19, 2012
Top 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.

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Aug 31, 2012
Book 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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