Please confirm my topic for general personal statement! Forum

[Anonymous User]

Thanks in advance:

I am planning to write about my experience of sexual harassment/domestic abuse which describes my difficult childhood and overcoming it by volunteering at a domestic abuse center. Ultimately, working in the legal field, whether it's family law or more for public justice programs/governmental org/non-profit, has become my goal.

Is this too extreme to write for law schools? Planning to apply to UCI, UCLA, USC, Pepperdine, Loyola, Chapman and USD.

I have another question: for USC, their personal statement topic seems to be more academic, this means that I have to write a different personal statement, correct? (USC says, "We are particularly interested in your motivation for studying law, your academic background, and qualities you possess that may enhance the diversity of our student body.")

Thanks again!

[Kratos]

That topic is fine imo. Shows you overcame some horrid shit and are better for it (if you frame it that way) and shows a commitment to law.

You're choice of schools to apply to isn't good. What are your numbers?