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i had put as the last sentence of my ps "I appreciate your time." most people i showed it to told me to take it out. anybody here feedback from an adcomm one way or the other?

yoiav wrote:take it out

It makes it sound like you are writing a letter/e-mail

lol seriously? this forum gets fuller with idiots every day

Unfortunate responses.

Why should you thank them for their time? You are paying a hefty application fee for it.

thelawschoolproject wrote:I've never heard a preference one way or the other, to be honest. I think that if it flows within your PS then keep it, but if it stands out and makes your conclusion less effective then maybe it shouldn't be there.

Fixed that for you.

thelawschoolproject wrote:I've never heard a preference one way or the other, to be honest. I think that if it flows within your PS then keep it, but if it stands out and makes your conclusion less effective then maybe it shouldn't be there.

WOW this year it seems there is an influx of dumb 0Ls that continue to keep crappy advice to applicants.

lolno

The obvious answer is "no." Less obvious though, is that I am worried about what precedes it if "Thank you for your time" seems appropriate to close it off. If you want to PM it to me to get advice from someone else going through the process, I'd be happy to take a look at it. Def remove the last line though.

If you aren't comfortable sharing with internet unknowns, you could also just look through the TLS book for some good examples/commentary or the thread with examples. Lots of good, diverse statements in that thread to peruse to make sure you are on the right general track with the tone of your statement.

Good lord, no.

Also don't announce at the beginning that this is your personal statement or that you want to go to their law school.

I'd go with "Have a nice day!"

kublaikahn wrote:I'd go with "Have a nice day!"

...omgno.

I ended a speech with that in 6th grade. It made me look idiotic THEN.