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Mistakes to Avoid in Your Law School Personal Statement

Monday, September 29th, 2008

The deciding factor on whether or not you are worthy of a slot in law school is not always your pre-law GPA or your recommendation letters. For most admission evaluators, your fate in law school all comes down to one thing: your personal statement. Your personal statement is your final appeal for entry consideration. It [...]

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The difference between law school and college essays

Friday, August 29th, 2008

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 [...]

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Getting a competitive edge through law school personal statements

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

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 [...]

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