sample law school personal statements

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 what are these myths? Once you get to know about these myths, would you still want to become a lawyer?

In The Beginning

The misconceptions about law school begin the very first moment you step into the premises as a prospective student up to the defining moment, that is the bar exam. I mean, in all exams that you’ll be taking as a prelaw and law student. What are these? There are five most common, as follows:

Myth # 1: That you must not study super hard before the exam.
Fact: As with all exams, if you don’t review your notes, you get a frighteningly high risk of flunking them.

Myth # 2: Very few people pass the exams in law school and at bar.
Fact: Not really true. It is said that in actuality, some 70% of students who take, for instance, the bar exams, actually pass. It just really depends on your enthusiasm and the work you put into the exam.

Myth # 3: You can bring in even just candy or drinks in the exam room.
Fact: I’m sorry guys, but law examiners are actually not an exception to the house rule that everything must be kept clean. So, you better eat a lot before you take any law exam.

Myth # 4: Law exams must be very long.
Fact: Well, this may be true–with the major exams. But exams that you’ll take during the term aren’t necessarily exhaustive ones.

Myth # 5: ‘X’ is the minimum grade requirement in the components to pass a bar exam.
Fact: What you actually have to work on is that you hit the grade in the overall exam. This makes it easier, so don’t worry too much.

What Law School Is Not

Now here are top five myths about the law school itself:

Myth # 1: Law school means being a jack-of-all-trades.
Fact: Law school is actually being a master of the trade.

Myth # 2: You’ll get a position in the courtroom where you can fight for the cause of the poor.
Fact: This may be true if you’re already rich even before you started practicing your profession. Truth is, lawyers can actually be some of the poorest folks in the world. That’s why they often have to dig the influentials so they can get their pockets stuffed.

Myth # 3: Law school entitles you to lots of exams.
Fact: Not really true. But law school will definitely be tougher than undergraduate school.

Myth # 4: You have the choice to stop when you want to, and continue your studies once you’re ready again.
Fact: You’ll be a total loser if you do this.

Myth # 5: Being a law student is going to boost my self-image.
Fact: Boost your self-image even before you step on the school grounds. There will be lots of competition around you.

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