Another cause of stress comes from not knowing how to write the perfect law school personal statement. But you’ve come to the right place, and by now, you’ve probably collected lots of insights from my articles about how to craft a brilliant PS all your own. So, cross this stressor off your list, too. Even if you need more help, you can always reach out to me.
But there’s one final aspect of the law school admissions process that causes stress, and unfortunately, it’s not one that we can solve.
There’s no way to tell just how much your law school personal statement matters compared to, say, your LSAT score or GPA.
And it doesn’t look like that will change any time soon. Admission officers even say that transparency is impossible, because each student and law school has unique qualities.
So, part of the stress of applying to law school is simply coming to terms with the unknown aspects of the process.
We’ll never be able to know for sure to what degree each law school – or even how much each admission officer – weighs your law school personal statement over other factors. But one thing is for sure: the law school personal statement
does matter.
Google “How much does the law school personal statement matter” and it will yield all sorts of conflicting results. Don’t bother reading them. Like I said, at present, there’s no way to quantify exactly how much it matters.
But consider this: I’ve seen dozens of success stories from students whose LSAT scores and GPAs could have been better. They had their sights set on competitive schools, and perhaps their general application alone wouldn’t have been enough to help them get into these top universities. Yet, they used the law school personal statement as an opportunity to show admissions officers that they’re more than numbers and grades.
I bet you’re more than that, too. Shouldn’t you use the opportunity to show your law school of choice that you’re more?
For now, we can’t erase the unknowns. But what we do have the power to do is write the best possible law school personal statement for the greatest chance at getting accepted. Think of it this way: the law school personal statement could matter even more than we realize in admissions decisions. If that’s the case, it’s not worth leaving anything up to chance.
Write an incredible law school personal statement, submit it, and then ease your mind knowing that you did the best you possibly could in applying to your top-choice law school.
That’s how you avoid stress, even in the face of unknowns.
Until next time,
Steve
P.S. I’ll share with you another thing that matters: closely following the application’s directions. Some students get so wrapped up in their law school application essays that they accidentally overlook critical factors like word count and other requirements. Don’t make these simple mistakes. Always take the time to triple-check the prompt to make sure you’ve fulfilled all of the requirements completely.
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