Archive for August, 2008
Gearing up for Law School: The Hallmarks of a Good Personal Statement
Are you wondering how law school admissions committees evaluate applicants? Take a closer look at your law school requirement checklist. Notice the papers and other requirements asked of you, and you would have an idea of what the evaluators’ criteria for judging are. You are looked at as a student, as an employee (if applicable), [...]
Prepare for the law school admissions process
Many people or online tips might tell you that mainly through a kick-ass personal statement law school applications will be easy to pass. Though at a certain aspect it is true, an important reminder is: it’s NOT just through a kick-ass personal statement law school applications may be aced. You have to prepare for the [...]
Applying to Yale Law school
From its beginnings in the earliest days of the 19th century, Yale University Law School has gone through a lot of storms. Yet, the standards remained. The law school stood firm. And until now, it is still producing promising law practitioners, with a promise to produce more. Yale University Law School had once been home [...]
Sample law school personal statement: Stepping out of my parents’ shadow
Question: If there is anything in your transcripts that you feel needs an explanation, do so here in 400 words or less: I used to believe that having a family of achievers was the saddest thing that could happen to anyone unfortunate enough to not share the same brain-wavelength. I have such a family. My [...]
Four Steps to Law School Personal Statement Success
When you apply for law school, one of the requirements for application is the personal statement. Aside from being an application requirement, these essays are also essential because they play an important role in getting you accepted into law school. It is important that you take your time to create a personal statement that reflects [...]
Gearing up for Law School: Making a Statement with your Personal Statement
Application for law school comes with a long list of paper requirements: transcripts, college admission essays, application letters, letters of recommendation, personal statements, and so on. You write some of them on your own and let other people write the rest. The personal statement is one of those that you write on your own. This [...]
Tipping the Scales to Your Favor in Your Law School Personal Statement
Your personal statement can be the one piece of paper that gets you accepted into law school. While your academic records seem to be a cold and impersonal reflection of your academic life, you can turn your personal statement into just the opposite. Showing your audience a part of your life and development as a [...]
How to not Bore the Readers of Your Law School Personal Statement
Since your personal statement will play an important role in getting you accepted tot he law school/s that you apply to, you should try to maximize this opportunity to introduce yourself to the institution. One way of making an effective essay is to keep the piece exciting. In this article, you will learn some tips [...]
Applying to Harvard University Law School
There is no doubt that applying to Harvard University Law School is competitive. It has been reported that in one particular year, only 840 applicants out of 7300 were accepted. There are also some reports that students who do get accepted have a 3.9 undergraduate grade point average (GPA). However, Harvard University Law School itself [...]
Gearing Up for Law School: Have What It Takes to get Admitted
Getting into law school is no easy task. But as in other endeavors, you can always have a head start. So if you’re planning to get into law school, better start warming up now. Get set, and we’ll start gearing you up for the challenge. Here are a few tips on how to have what [...]