Let's face it, a lot of students have great LSAT* scores. The best way for you to stand out in a crowd of applicants to top law schools is to write an exceptional personal statement. This book puts you in the admissions officer's seat. We give you all the details-test scores, GPAs, demographic information, and of course, personal statements-70 of them from 58 unique law school applicants who attend 30 different schools. Then we show you where those applicants got in and where they didn't to...
One of the best ways to stand out in a crowd of applicants to law school is to write an exceptional personal statement. Law School Essays That Made a Difference, 3rd Edition, contains 70 real application essays as well as interviews with admissions pros and with students who've been through the process and made it to law school.Law School Essays That Made a Difference, 3rd Edition includes essays submitted to the following schools:American University Washington College of Law Boston College Law School Boston University School of Law Columbia University School of Law Cornell University Law School Duke University School of Law Emory University School of Law Fordham University School of Law The George Washington University Law School Georgetown University Law Center Harvard University Law School New York University School of Law Northwestern University School of Law Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey School of Law–Camden South Texas Law College of Law Stanford University School of Law University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law University of Chicago Law School University of Colorado–Boulder School of Law University of Houston Law Center University of Michigan Law School University of New Mexico School of Law University of Ottawa Faculty of Law University of Pennsylvania Law School University of St. Thomas School of Law University of Texas at Austin School of Law University of Virginia School of Law University of Wisconsin Law School Vanderbilt University Law School Yale University Law School
Introduction 1How to Use This Book 2Law School Admissions: A Brief Overview 3The Law School Application Process: A Crash Course 5Writing a Great Personal Statement 10Addenda 22Q & A with Admissions Officers 25The Applicants 57American University Washington College of Law 60Boston College Law School 63Boston University School of Law 66Columbia University School of Law 74Duke University School of Law 95Emory University School of Law 100Fordham University School of Law 105The George Washington University Law School 113Georgetown University Law Center 126Harvard University Law School 132New York University School of Law 165Northwestern University School of Law 171Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey School of Law-Camden 180South Texas College of Law 183Stanford University School of Law 187University of Alabama 192University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law 208University of Chicago Law School 212University of Colorado-Boulder School of Law 219University of Houston Law Center 221University of Michigan Law School 224University of New Mexico School of Law 233University of Ottawa Faculty of Law 239University of Pennsylvania Law School 242University of St. Thomas School of Law 258University of Texas at Austin School of Law 264University of Virginia School of Law 268University of Wisconsin Law School 272Vanderbilt University Law School 279Yale University Law School 282About the Author 291Paying for Law School 101 292