Cover Letter as Personal Statement
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2015 2:17 pm
Has anyone tried this? I don't see why a cover letter structure wouldn't be a sufficient personal statement for law school.
The structure would be something like this: 1. Why I want the opening (as a law student), 2. how my skills and background make me qualified for the opening, 3. How the culture/faculty/curriculum of the school dovetail with my broader career goals
A lot of the personal statements I read don't go into #s 2 and 3 in detail. Is there a reason why submitting a personal statement like this would be a negative? Assume GPA/LSAT numbers by themselves give a fair-very good chance of admission to begin with, based on last cycle.
The structure would be something like this: 1. Why I want the opening (as a law student), 2. how my skills and background make me qualified for the opening, 3. How the culture/faculty/curriculum of the school dovetail with my broader career goals
A lot of the personal statements I read don't go into #s 2 and 3 in detail. Is there a reason why submitting a personal statement like this would be a negative? Assume GPA/LSAT numbers by themselves give a fair-very good chance of admission to begin with, based on last cycle.