50 Real Law School Personal Statements And Everything You Need to Know to Write Yours

Personal statements are of vital importance to any law school application. This book provides expert guidance on what the ideal essay should look like and how to write it.

What qualities characterize a winning personal statement? How does a mediocre personal statement become one that leads to acceptance at a top law school? In this one of a kind collection, jdMission's senior consultants review and critique 50 real personal statements by law school applicants. If you've ever wondered what other people are writing in their law school personal statements and how they measure up, this book is for you. If you are looking for a guide on how to write your own personal statement, this book will leave you with 50 key tips coupled with real-world examples. If you are searching for a topic idea, this book has 50 of them.

Mary Adkins is a graduate of Yale Law School and an award-winning professional writer. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, The Atlantic, Slate and more. She has helped hundreds of successful applicants craft their personal statements into essays that enhance their overall application packages and is thrilled to bring jdMission's collective insight on the art of the personal statement to print.