Archive for August, 2008
From architecture to law school: a personal statement
Before I decided to pursue a legal career, I had my sights set on a completely different field: architecture. I would probably be in an architectural school right now had I not gone through certain experiences that spurred my interest in law. The first was ten years ago, when my mother was accidentally killed by [...]
Sample law school personal statement: Love for music and the law
As a young boy, I grew up listening to the classical music that regularly wafted from our living room. Mozart and Bach were my constant companions as I played, did chores, or did my homework. Inevitably, I harbored a love for music and made it my goal to become a musician. I took lessons, learned [...]
The difference between law school and college essays
Law school personal statements are different from the admission essay that got you into college. For one thing, they’re much shorter—typically two or three pages—but the rules are a lot more rigid. You can’t expect good results from hastily written law school personal statements, even with standout LSAT scores. In fact, it’s common for aspiring [...]
Getting a competitive edge through law school personal statements
Unlike most graduate schools, law schools seldom conduct face-to-face interviews with their applicants. More often than not, law school personal statements are as close as you get to a self-introduction beyond your transcript and LSAT scores. Law school personal statements work much like the application essay or admission essay for college—except that the rules are [...]
Some basic law school survival tips
You want to become a lawyer, but you don’t want to go to law school. If that is so, then tell me: how in the world are you going to expect that you’ll see your dream being brought into realization? Well, I know you just have some hesitations about going to law school because you [...]
Common Misconceptions About Law School
So, it’s your first day in school–in law school, that is. You pressed with your mom, your dad, and your boyfriend that you would love to finish law school and be a lawyer someday. This is, despite the fact that they’re also pressing on you the many myths that surround studying in law schools. Just [...]
Getting admitted to Columbia University law school
A longtime member of the Ivy League, Columbia University Law School is one of the most prominent law schools in the United States, having consistently ranked in the top five in the annual reviews by the US News & World Report. Columbia has also produced several prominent alumni, including eight Supreme Court Justices and two [...]
Getting admitted to Stanford University Law School
One of the prestigious law schools in the US, Stanford University Law School has over 500 students in its Juris Doctor program and boasts a strong faculty consisting of some of the country’s most prominent lawyers and justices. Among its notable alumni are Sandra Day O’Connor, a former Associate Justice, and William Rehnquist, a former [...]
How to pick the right essay assistance service
There are lots of law school essay (quack) “doctors” proliferating like mushrooms right now on the World Wide Web. Their purpose? It is basically to make it easier for lazy law students (like me?) to compose their “professional sounding” law school essays. Are Law School Essays From Essay “specialists” OK? Now if you are a [...]
Sample law school personal statement: From MBA to Law
Sample Admission Essay for Law School Unlike most of my peers, I knew what I wanted long before I stepped into college. I was going to study a degree in Accounting or Finance and work toward having an MBA, perhaps with a few professional stints in between. But halfway through my program—in what seemed like [...]