lc. wrote:My numbers are both above 75 percentile but Penn is one of my top two school choices. There didn't seem to be an option for writing "Why X" this cycle..
One of the optional essay prompts usually allows you to write a "Why X." Last year, you had to describe how Penn Law would help you achieve your "5 year plan."
This year, the "Why X" prompt seems to be the following:
Penn Law wrote:Dean Michael A. Fitts has highlighted the core strengths that make Penn Law the best place to receive a rigorous and engaging legal education: genuine integration with associated disciplines; transformative, forward-looking faculty scholarship; highly-regarded experiential learning through urban clinics and our pro bono pledge; innovative, hands-on global engagement; and a manifest commitment to professional development and collegiality. These are the qualities that define Penn Law. What defines you? How do your goals and values match Penn Law’s core strengths?
It looks like they're trying to make it a bit easier for you, since they now describe what they think makes Penn different in the prompt itself. In my year we had to go looking for that
Also, to add my own anecdotal experience, I was accepted to 3 of the 4 HYSCCN schools I applied to, but waitlisted at Penn, even though I spent a long time carefully crafting a "Why Penn?"