Help choosing personal statement topic Forum

[jarofsoup]

I am having a problem choosing a topic for my personal statement and had some ideas floating around and need some feedback.

-Writing for college newspaper and attending a media law seminar on defeamation and how journalist and lawyers deal with "stories."

-Suffering from a non lifethreating heart condition(arrythmias are nothing sexy but it did impair my ability to do things like stay up late, drink coffee, beer, exercise) during my senior year of college and eventually getting surgery and overcoming it and the anxiety it caused. Basically for a year I felt like a time bomb.

-Interning at a local non profit


-Taking paralegal classes at a community college with a diverse group of people from a rather strange back ground and how everyone had this idea of what was legally acceptable eventhough most of the time it was a bit out there


If anyone else wants to bounce around topics in this thread please do.

[MrKappus]

I think you should write a PS that demonstrates your initiative and decisiveness. I'd also go for the heart one, as long as it's matter-of-fact and not melodramatic.

[12262010]

NARWHALS

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[jarofsoup]

I'm writing mine about my ability to work through sleep deprivation, since it's an important skill for any BIGlaw hopeful to have. I just can't decide if I should mention my ADHD perscriptions there or in an addendum about overcoming my personal adversity.

Hah I like this. I can work through sleep deprivation but also take speed(im a jk I have heard that it doesnt do this to people with ADHD). It seems like it could make for a good personal statement, but dont focus it towards big law. Law school first.

[jarofsoup]

I think I am going to go with the heart issue and how I worked super hard inspite of the handicapp.

[J.Straw from Wichita]

In case you're considering writing an addendum for grades, the health issue would be a good excuse for any weak spots on your transcripts. This would free up your main statement to discuss another experience.