Why law school admission officers will ignore what you write (and how to solve it)

Steve here again. I'm explaining why admission officers will ignore what you write. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- When admission officers read essays about things: -They've seen hundreds of times that day --or-- -They can't relate to (because they have no idea what you're saying) They simply tune it out and drop it in the REJECT pile. HERE'S AN EXAMPLE: Pretend you're sitting in chemistry class. Think about the professor lecturing you about molecules. Look around....almost everyone doesn't care. They're either doodling, or sleeping, or passing notes....Completely ignoring the poor professor trying to explain that day's lesson. She's even telling you how to get a high score on the upcoming exam....but no one cares! Why? MAYBE people have already heard this information before, earlier that week. --or-- MAYBE people just don't care. .....or maybe it's just PLAIN FU***G BORING!! Ever thought about that? I have....because I often paid CLOSE attention to the chemistry lessons I heard on TV. Wait...chemistry lessons on TV? I'm talking about my all-time favorite TV show, Breaking Bad (still so sad it's over).

Look at how Breaking Bad engages us by working the science into the STORY: (Context: they're stranded in the desert with no water after their RV's battery goes dead.) Walter White: Jesse. Jesse. Your body is running dangerously low on electrolytes. Sodium, potassium, calcium. And when they're gone, your brain ceases to communicate with your muscles. Your lungs stop breathing. Your heart stops pumping. You go marching out there and within an hour you will be dead. Jesse Pinkman: Okay. You need to cut out all your loser cry-baby crap RIGHT NOW and think of something SCIENTIFIC. Walter White: Something scientific? Right. Jesse Pinkman: What? Come on! Man, you're smart. You made poison out of beans, yo. Look, we got, we got an entire lab right here. Alright? How about you pick some of these chemicals and mix up some rocket fuel? That way you could just send up a signal flare. Or you make some kind of robot to get us help, or a homing device, or build a new battery, or... Wait. No. What if we just take some stuff off of the RV and build it into something completely different? You know, like a... Like a dune buggy. *** THE POINT IS: If you make your essay PERSONAL AND EVEN MAYBE INTERESTING...people will be open to it. The main purpose is to SHOW THEM WHO YOU ARE....but who says being informative can't be entertaining also? Think about this the next time you're sitting down to write something. Use this quick cheat-sheet to see if you did it right (in this order): #1.) Is this essay personal? Will it help the people reading it feel like they know me a bit? #2.) Is this something the admission officer actually cares about? #3.) If this is a boring subject, is this at least SLIGHTLY entertaining? By the way....watch Walter White use chemistry in the most badass way ever in this YouTube video (totally inappropriate to be sharing with you, yet awesome)! Peace & awesomeness, -Steve -LSAT Courses  Recommended Resources: 1. A Comprehensive Guide to the Law School Personal Statement This guide provides tips on conceptualizing, planning, writing, and editing 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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