From EC in the LSAT Unplugged Facebook Group (with paragraph breaks added):
"what I keep hearing is that we should use all parts of the application as a pieces that complete a puzzle, and that we should avoid being repetitive.
"what I keep hearing is that we should use all parts of the application as a pieces that complete a puzzle, and that we should avoid being repetitive.
If you’re submitting a resume (which I think is the case in most places) they will already know what your work experience and achievements in that front are. So there is no need to make your PS a repetition of your work experience.
What is the narrative you’re trying to sell them of yourself? Imagine for example someone that has mostly corporate consulting experience as WE but they are actually super passionate about access to food in food deserts, and so have spent time volunteering on that front, bringing their corporate knowledge to improve whatever org they volunteered with.
In that case, the person might wanna highlight their traditionally corporate achievements in their resume, and use the PS to explain why the got into fighting against food scarcity and how they’ve pursued that on the side and how what they learnt in that work and in their proper job has led them to wanna take the step to go to law school.
I hope this is helpful! When I was applying for my masters my first draft was basically a narrative version of my resume, and friends that gave me feedback said that they got bored/it was too much.
So in summary, resume to highlight your work experience and that part of yourself, and use the PS to weave your narrative. If you’re a minority and are writing a diversity statement, I think that you don’t need to make your PS about being a minority necessarily, you can use the DS for that.
Super rambly way of saying what I’ve heard in other forums: make the most of each part of your application and don’t be repetitive! 🙂 good luck 🙂"
In that case, the person might wanna highlight their traditionally corporate achievements in their resume, and use the PS to explain why the got into fighting against food scarcity and how they’ve pursued that on the side and how what they learnt in that work and in their proper job has led them to wanna take the step to go to law school.
I hope this is helpful! When I was applying for my masters my first draft was basically a narrative version of my resume, and friends that gave me feedback said that they got bored/it was too much.
So in summary, resume to highlight your work experience and that part of yourself, and use the PS to weave your narrative. If you’re a minority and are writing a diversity statement, I think that you don’t need to make your PS about being a minority necessarily, you can use the DS for that.
Super rambly way of saying what I’ve heard in other forums: make the most of each part of your application and don’t be repetitive! 🙂 good luck 🙂"
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