2nd draft - NEED YOUR HELP Forum
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Ren
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2nd draft - NEED YOUR HELP
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Last edited by Ren on Tue Dec 03, 2013 10:13 am, edited 1 time in total.
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lastsamurai
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Re: 2nd draft - NEED YOUR HELP
There is definitely a good story here, and it definitely works for a PS, but you could definitely do some editing. I actually quite liked the introduction, but you lost me when you started talking about being accepted (btw, say I was accepted not I got accepted) to high school and college. There was too much focus on this when they can see it on your resume.
Make sure that it generally doesn't sound like a resume reading (i.e. "which I continue to work on today" should be on your resume too). "I managed to juggle various jobs and internships with my coursework, as I was always taught that work is a gift rather than a burden. I have overcome every barrier to my success thus far, because, as it turns out, resilience is an inherited trait." This could go as well - resume material.
The conclusion definitely needs some help - particularly the last sentence. I'm sure there have been other Russian lawyers, so that doesn't really fit.
Just do some editing to make sure that you're bringing information that the adcomms don't know about you.
Good luck!
Make sure that it generally doesn't sound like a resume reading (i.e. "which I continue to work on today" should be on your resume too). "I managed to juggle various jobs and internships with my coursework, as I was always taught that work is a gift rather than a burden. I have overcome every barrier to my success thus far, because, as it turns out, resilience is an inherited trait." This could go as well - resume material.
The conclusion definitely needs some help - particularly the last sentence. I'm sure there have been other Russian lawyers, so that doesn't really fit.
Just do some editing to make sure that you're bringing information that the adcomms don't know about you.
Good luck!
