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Post by Ph297 » Sat Nov 10, 2012 9:44 pm

My statement doesn't talk about why I want to practice law but some schools, duke for instance, says you should say what u wanna do etc. do u think it will be a huge deal if I just don't talk about it. I think it will feel forced to just throw something new in.

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Post by ChikaBoom » Sat Nov 10, 2012 9:50 pm

Ph297 wrote:My statement doesn't talk about why I want to practice law but some schools, duke for instance, says you should say what u wanna do etc. do u think it will be a huge deal if I just don't talk about it. I think it will feel forced to just throw something new in.
I think you should follow the directions. Don't 'throw something new in' that is disjointed. Put some effort into this...it is a huge investment.

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Post by CorkBoard » Sat Nov 10, 2012 10:36 pm

Ph297 wrote:My statement doesn't talk about why I want to practice law but some schools, duke for instance, says you should say what u wanna do etc. do u think it will be a huge deal if I just don't talk about it. I think it will feel forced to just throw something new in.
Try to integrate it into whatever it is you're talking about. For the most part, it isn't totally necessary, BUT if they advise you to do so, I would.

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