Haha, def not parroting advice I see on here (at least not on this post...) I kept my DS to one page because every law school application I am looking at (12 in total) says your DS is both optional and brief. I think "brief" means one page or less in this circumstance (an admissions packet that already has a personal statement, possibly an addendum, and a lot of other material in it.) I agree that reaching two pages is too long for a DS. But what do you want to submit instead? A page and a half? Put your font at 11pt and fit it on one page. It presents nicer and definitively falls under the meaning of "brief" for this purpose. You don't want to disregard the instructions...MistakenGenius wrote:Come on Seashell, I like you on other threads, stop being wrong in this one. People here often have great advice, but they also constantly parrot the bad advice they've received like it's gospel. You also need to be careful who you're getting your information from. There is nothing anywhere that says diversity statements should be one page. I actually don't know anyone who had a one page DS. It's the exact same with law school resumes. I certainly wouldn't go past 2 pages, but more than 1 page would be fine.
And Tawny, this sounds like it could be a very interesting DS. I would probably not use it as a personal statement, since not every but most personal statements should at least touch on why you want to go to law school (both Asha and JS have said this). But yeah, I think it could be a home run, and I'd enjoy reading it.
So, that's my take on the legitimacy of saying a DS should be limited to one page.