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Where's a good balance?

Post by kylemolodets » Fri Nov 06, 2015 4:04 am

Hello all! Long story short, I lived in Donetsk, Ukraine during the Kiev EuroMaidan and Donetsk secession. There's a lot of interesting things that happened while there, and it ultimately led to a lot of character development. However, I'm struggling finding a balance between giving an accurate background of the situation so that readers understand the events, while also trying to talk about my personal development. Should I make just a quick mention of what was going on, or should I leave my rather large paragraph in place?

I know this is really vague, but any advice would be appreciated!

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Re: Where's a good balance?

Post by Doesthenamematter » Fri Nov 06, 2015 4:26 am

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Re: Where's a good balance?

Post by kylemolodets » Fri Nov 06, 2015 5:52 am

Doesthenamematter wrote:Born in Ukraine also, didn't really make it a focus of my personal statements besides mentioning proficiency in Russian, and why I would like to practice and help other Eastern Europeans because of it.

You're probably going a different route and if it does a good job of explaining where you come from and how a certain aspect of your life made you the person you are today along with the prompt requirements, I think you'll be fine...just have it reviewed by some friends/school staff
I'm an American, and was only there for a couple of years doing humanitarian work. What part of Ukraine are you from? And thanks, I'll make sure to pass it out and see what some people think. I sent it to my school pre-law advisor and she said to try and find a better balance between the two but gave no indicator as to what should be left out or added.

Спасибо за твою помощь!

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Re: Where's a good balance?

Post by totesTheGoat » Fri Nov 06, 2015 1:17 pm

kylemolodets wrote: However, I'm struggling finding a balance between giving an accurate background of the situation so that readers understand the events, while also trying to talk about my personal development. Should I make just a quick mention of what was going on, or should I leave my rather large paragraph in place?
Your instincts are correct here. I generally give the advice that you should be making sure that every sentence and every paragraph is pointed to why you should be accepted into law school. If your long paragraph is absolutely necessary to make the reader understand why you should be accepted into law school, keep it. If not, prune it down to the absolutely necessary parts.

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Re: Where's a good balance?

Post by Doesthenamematter » Sat Nov 07, 2015 3:20 pm

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