Great Personal Statements for Law School

by Paul Bodine

Overview

Expert guidance in creating a high-performance personal statement--essential for admittance to law school

Nationally known consultant Paul Bodine has helped thousands gain admission to elite professional schools. In Great Personal Statements for Law School, he helps you ace your personal statement, the most critical part of any law school application.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071483377
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	01/04/2006
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
File size:	376 KB

About the Author

Paul Bodine is the Senior Editor at Accepted.com, one of the oldest and most successful online admissions consulting services. His clients have consistently earned admission to such elite law schools as Harvard, NYU, Virginia, Duke, Northwestern, Cornell, Georgetown, and Vanderbilt.

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	viii
	Introduction	ix
Chapter 1	Getting Started	1
	Know Thy Audience	4
	The Admissions Party	6
	Finding Your Self-Marketing Handle	6
	Data-Mining Your Life	8
	Writing Your Personal Statement	13
	Revising and Editing	17
	Letting Go	18
Chapter 2	Getting Personal: The Personal Statement	19
	What Schools Ask	20
	Who Are You?: Diversity and Obstacles Overcome Topics	23
	Accomplishments, Strengths, and Interests	28
	Goals	35
Chapter 3	Finishing Strong: Secondary Essays and Wait-List Letters	43
	Are Optional Essays Optional?	44
	The Fine Art of Damage Control: Addenda	53
	Closing Arguments: Wait-List Letters	57
Chapter 4	Credible Enthusiasm: Letters of Recommendation	63
	What Do Recommendation Letters Do Anyway?	64
	How Long?	65
	How Many?	66
	Selecting Recommenders	67
	First Letter: Professor	67
	Second Letter: Professor or Employer	69
	Subsequent Letters	71
	Dean's Letters	71
	Approaching Recommenders	72
	Writing Your Own?	75
	Strategies for Recommendation Topics	75
	Sample Documents	85
	Personal Statement Outline	85
	Personal Statements	87
	Diversity Statement	136
	Addendum	138
	Transfer Essay	139
	Letter of Recommendation	141
	Wait-List Letter	144
	Parting Thoughts	145
	Bibliography	146