I seldom comment on RU-vid videos, and yet I wanted to echo what others have said regarding your video. It’s so much of a lifesaver. Thank you for the time, effort, and resources expended to ensure such rich content.
Hey Vanessa! I love your video. I am a 3L, and I can't wait to see how your legal journey progresses. It is so vulnerable and amazing that you shared this with everyone. I wish you the best of luck, and I hope you keep us updated.
I loved your personal statement. Well written, and clearly you deserved to be accepted to all those schools. You gooooo grrrlll!!! May I ask your score on the LSAT? Or do you have a video on it. I looked but could not find.
First, Fix the alarm battery! Secondly, Who did you work with to edit the personal statement? I’m looking to hire someone because I’m a bit further in my career and have so much to talk about. The spark is a little more complex since I’ve already had some success in business.
Hahaha I legit came to the comments to see if anyone else mentioned the alarm. I wasn’t sure if it was coming from my upstairs or the screen XD Thanks for the confirmation
I’m trying to apply for jd law but I’m really struggling with essays. I have little achievements outside of academics…and I’m interested in so many things so I do bits of everything. Yes, I’m not really passionate about anything tbh 😭 Although I can say that a lot of my activities correlate with law ? For context, I have 2 ba degrees in law from 2 different schools. and another ba in IR in another school. I got all these in 4 years so I basically spent all my time studying. Thus, I basically have no extracurricular outside of model un for 2 years :( I do some sports but that’s just for fun and I’m not in any club too 😭 (I wanna add that my sophomore and junior years were all online cuz of covid so no clubs available…) oh i also only have a 3 month legal internship. Thats it 🧍♀️now im trying to apply for jd in law…but idk what to do with essays :(
Hi! My advice is to talk about one of the activities you mentioned or something that fascinates you which makes you want to pursue the law. Based on what you’ve said, you’ve got a lot of good things to talk about and achievements, don’t count yourself out. Good luck!
Thank you! I started writing before the prompts and tailored it if the prompt required it. However, for the most part the prompts are pretty general. Some are as simple as “write a personal statement.”
Hi! You should definitely do what feels right to you, you can add as much of your story as much as you like. I personally think it’s a good idea to center it around an event or a few events that triggered the law school decision or had the greatest impact on who you are today. Then tie that into why you want to go to law school. When I say you don’t have to tell your whole life story, I mean to try to streamline to these few moments so that the statement remains captivating and succinct. Hope that helps.
It's a great essay but a little repetitive re: your purpose and could really use some edits for conciseness. i.e. "I have gained experiences that have helped me to" becomes "my experiences helped me". A lot of this comes from using the passive voice! This is just my attorney brain thinking, though, so maybe my perspective is skewed as someone forced to write so succinctly in practice! Also would advise against using phrases like "second-generation African American" and "first-generation attorney". Most people are "first generation attorneys", for instance, because well, most people's relatives don't choose to be attorneys. It's really a phrase that should only be used to describe first-generation children of immigrants, because it's a unique obstacle that most people in 2023 don't face. I feel admissions admissions officers may dislike this misuse of a buzzword and interpret it as attempt for you to imply something like being the first attorney in your family is a similar hardship to being a first-gen child of immigrants (though I am sure this is not your intent). Otherwise, I think the strength of this essay is your clear purpose and well-articulated path to finding it. You have such a unique, compelling story and genuine passion that really shines in your writing.
Hi Ness, I am also a first generation law student. I would like to know are you able to review my personal statement? I don’t have anyone trustworthy to review it.
Being a fellow first- generation student, I would love if you could provide me with any feedback on my personal statement. I could from a low income household, so I am not able to have someone look over it except for my mother. I would greatly appreciate it if you could look over mine because I loved your personal statement. I also speak about adversity in my PS.
