Law School Personal Statement Editing

Law School Personal Statement Editing I previously talked about developing your law school personal statement story. You want to communicate something specific about yourself in your law school personal statement. Ask yourself whether you've actually achieved the goal you set out to accomplish with your law school personal statement. If you want to write an effective law school personal statement, you have to make sure it supports your application's overall story, its theme. When I was applying to law school, I had a mentor who helped me a ton with my law school personal statements. He gave me some great advice and helped me make sure I was answering key questions with my law school personal statement. With his help, I significantly improved my rough drafts and was able to submit an effective law school personal statement. And in my conversations with law school admission officers, they've told me several of the questions they ask as they read law school personal statements. Here are just a few: 1. Do you have the stamina, focus, commitment, and discipline to get through law school? 2. Are you involved in extracurriculars because you actually enjoy them, or just because you want to get into law school? 3. Do you take initiative, and are you self-motivated? 4. Have you gone outside of your college classes to learn on your own? 5. Are you able to overcome difficult circumstances and distractions in order to succeed? In personalized law school admissions coaching, I help you make sure you're answering these questions, and all the other questions law school admission officers ask themselves. YOUR ACTION STEP Look at your law school personal statement draft again. Ask yourself (and the people helping you review your essays) whether you're answering these questions. Edit as necessary! Then send me your final draft. I'd love to see what you've written. In my next article in this series, I'll share advice on answering the “Why Do You Want To Go To OUR Law School?” essay. Talk soon, Steve P.S. If you're still looking for a bit of extra help with your main law school personal statement, or any of your other law school application essays, consider my 1-1 law school admissions coaching. It's the best way to get help from me personally, especially if your situation is a bit unique.

Recommended Resources: 1. Law School Admissions Coaching Get personalized 1-1 help on every aspect of the law school admission process -- or just the law school personal statement. 2. Law School Admissions Guide I've written a concise guide to the law school admission process with tips on completing every aspect of your applications from start to finish. It's a small price to pay for a whole lot of guidance, and it's short enough that you'll actually read the whole thing. 3. Law School Admissions Cheat Sheet Quick-reference guide for the law school personal statement, the "Why X?" essay, and the law school résumé. (You can also get it with the LSAT Cheat Sheets.)

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