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A successful law school candidate must be articulate and capable of clear, consecutive thinking–qualities that invariably translate into their written work. This updated manual instructs law school applicants on preparing the style of essay that is required for law school admission. Approximately 40 model essays originally submitted by applicants to leading law schools are presented in this book with a critique following each essay. General essay-writing advice i… More >>
If you would consider this than, please, condsider retail or maybe hotel room cleaning.
Rating: 1 / 5
This book could only be better if it were a massively multiplayer online role playing game!
Rating: 5 / 5
This book profiles several different slants on submitting an effective law school essay. Read them all and decide which one will work best for you.
Most of the essays read like glorified pages from the “Fearures” or “Special” section of any major metropolitan newspaper. That is, they mostly offer tales of woe, struggle, challenge and personal goals with the reader asked to provide the ultimate happy ending – admission!
Whatever tear-jerking tact you wish to take in your essay, be it poverty, race, sexuality or politics to name a few, be sure to omit any references to conservatism, the christian religion or questionable politics. The admissions committe frowns on this and typically favors “enlightened” (read:liberal) perspectives, and it would be best if you kept it this way and saved your integrity for after graduation. I can’t beleive I just wrote that, but it’s true. Baring your soul can be risky at this stage of the game, so be careful.
Oh, and in case you’re wondering: being a recent white immigrant is a nice touch, but alas, as you are still white, you probably won’t get much mileage out of the “minority plea for admission” tactic. This line doesn’t fly very far for white females, either, so you’d better have something else to sell. Sorry.
Maybe you’ll agree with most or all of the views and perspectives in these essays, maybe not. Just remember that the admissons essay is not just a simple essay, and you must use careful judgement when crafting this very important piece of sales material.
Rating: 4 / 5
Don’t waste your time. Law school admission is a numbers game most schools ( say 90% ) just assing you a numeric score based on your LSAT score and your grades ( weighted for the difficulty of your college ) and if you score above a certain number you are in, below a number and you are out, and somewhere in between then they MAY look at the other stuff. Most schools get enough applications in the upper group to fill their classes without wasting time reading your essay. Sure, having a great essay can’t hurt, but why not work a bit harder on rasing your LSAT score or getting better grades. Those can’t fail to raise your chances
Rating: 2 / 5
Word to the wise: if you don’t know how to write a sentence or structure a paragraph, THEN DO NOT GO TO LAW SCHOOL!
Somehow the authors think you can be taught to be literate while writing an entrance essay. Sorry folks, too late in the game!
…And these essays… if this is what gets you in, then God help us all. These cliche-riddled-feel-good stories made me nautious. Particularly grating is the god-awful essay that begins “I met my grandmother through her diaries..”
Skip this book, write something and give it to a trusted friend for feedback.
Rating: 1 / 5