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by Joy Blaser
Many law school applicants are recent immigrants or have parents who are immigrants and plan to write about this aspect of their life in a personal statement or lived experience/statement of perspective. Certainly, having this life experience makes you distinctive and can add to your appeal at any school, but these essays often miss the …
by Joy Blaser
At this point in the law school application cycle, applicants are starting to receive acceptances – and waitlist notifications. All things considered, being waitlisted is positive. It shows that the admissions committee recognizes the strengths in your application. But unfortunately, getting waitlisted can often be more challenging than being rejected because you find yourself in …
by Sundas Ali
When the adcoms ask you to write about a flaw or weakness in your essays, and you either fail to offer any or the ones you come up with sound like you are just checking a box – mentioning something vague and generic and not of much significance – you will seem like a fake …
by Sundas Ali
A fascinating discussion among Accepted’s admissions consultants revealed that MBA applicants don’t always understand how adcoms define an accomplishment, so we wrote this post to help remove the guesswork for you. Here are the kinds of accomplishments you should strive to include in your essay: Examples of Impact and Initiative In your accomplishment essay, providing examples of …
In this episode of Admissions Straight Talk, Accepted Law Consultant Brigitte sits down with Sophia Sim, associate dean for admissions and financial aid at George Washington University Law School (GW Law), for a candid, behind-the-scenes look at the admissions process. Drawing on her 30-plus years in law school admissions, Sophia breaks down how rolling admissions …
Your law school application provides the admissions committee with the narrative of your life, and the resume you submit with your application serves as a great starting point for telling your story. In this post, we share three guidelines to keep in mind when creating your resume to help you make it as effective as …
When you are ready to apply to law school, one of the first things you’ll need to do is think about who you will ask to write your letters of recommendation (LORs). These letters carry considerable weight, and the adcoms read them very carefully. A convincing recommendation can be the icing on the cake of …
by Sundas Ali
All original essays have a unique theme, and it can take time and careful thought to identify what yours should be. If you go back to the essays we examined in the previous post in this series, you will see that the public health program applicant opened her essay by cleverly presenting her theme in the form …
Ideally, you should be applying to a range of law schools that are realistic given your credentials. But if your LSAT score or GPA is lower than you would like – or there’s a significant discrepancy between your stats and the medians at your target school – you might be relieved to learn that most …
U.S. News World & Report ranked the Duke University School of Law 11th in its 2023 Best Law Schools list. Duke Law’s impressive alumni include former President Richard Nixon, former US Solicitor General Ken Starr, and prominent attorney Marc Elias. The school is located in Durham, North Carolina, not far from Charlotte and Raleigh. Duke Law’s …
When crafting application essays – whether for graduate school, business school, or any other competitive program – candidates often focus on highlighting their accomplishments. And it’s easy to understand why. Most applicants want to showcase their significant achievements, such as leading a groundbreaking project, making a meaningful impact through research, or spearheading a successful community …
Did you create a law school application schedule for yourself over the summer? If so, maybe that timeline had you submitting your application by Thanksgiving. Are you on target to do so? With Thanksgiving and the subsequent holidays approaching, now is a good time to evaluate where you are with your law school application and …
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