Writing the Law School Personal Statament
The Pre-Law Advisor at Elon University, Dr. Nim Batchelor, has graciously agreed to share some of his excellent thoughts on writing a law school personal statement. Please thank him in the comments! An Approach to Writing a Personal StatementBy Dr. Nim BatchelorElon University, Fall 2010 When I advise students about how to […]
Supplemental law school admissions essays
In many of my previous articles, I’ve shared strategies for writing your main law school personal statement. Many schools also require a supplemental essay that answers the following question: Why do you want to attend this law school? On the surface, it seems like a simple question. You can probably answer it easily. But […]
Waitlisted by Law Schools? Here’s 5 Tips to Maximize Your Chances of Getting In
This is a guest post by Joel Butterly, a graduate of Dartmouth College and current student at Yale Law School. He’s also the co-founder of inGenius prep, an admission consulting firm. *** We’ve all been waitlisted at one time or another. It sucks. It might even be worse than a flat-out rejection. Now, you have […]
Law School Letter of Continued Interest | Sample
If you get waitlisted by a law school, it’s a good idea to send a Letter of Continued Interest (LOCI) in order to increase your chances of acceptance. LOCIs demonstrate to law schools that you are serious about attending their school if accepted which will help increase their yield (a factor on which they’re […]
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