How far can an excellent PS take you? Forum
- URMdan
- Posts: 402
- Joined: Sun Oct 10, 2010 8:03 pm
How far can an excellent PS take you?
Since, from everything I've read, gaining admittance to law school is pretty much a numbers game, how far can a really good PS realistically take you?
-
- Posts: 20063
- Joined: Sun Mar 14, 2010 7:06 pm
Re: How far can an excellent PS take you?
It won't help you outperform your numbers. It may help you when you might otherwise be waitlisted.
- Charmander
- Posts: 8
- Joined: Sat Sep 04, 2010 1:18 pm
Re: How far can an excellent PS take you?
Ultimately, it is a numbers game, but if you can put together a nice PS that can help. A great PS alone wont get you into a school, but it can improve your chances. In short, write the best statement you can write.
- existenz
- Posts: 926
- Joined: Tue Dec 22, 2009 3:06 am
Re: How far can an excellent PS take you?
A bad PS will hurt you. A good PS will let you perform at your numbers. A great PS (of which there are few, don't think yours is special) might make up for 2 or 3 LSAT points and that's it.URMdan wrote:Since, from everything I've read, gaining admittance to law school is pretty much a numbers game, how far can a really good PS realistically take you?
I would say applying early (Sep-Oct) with a good PS is better than applying late (Dec-Jan) with a great PS, especially for schools like NYU, Columbia, Boalt, UVA.
The "Why X" essays are also critical at Mich, Penn, Duke. But again, they have to just be good enough, being great doesn't make as big a difference as it should.
- Jackie O
- Posts: 223
- Joined: Tue Jun 16, 2009 10:34 am
Re: How far can an excellent PS take you?
I'm honestly not convinced they read them very closely - I was accepted at my school within 2 weeks with a handwritten note saying "I loved your personal statement!"
I can hardly write
I can hardly write
Want to continue reading?
Register now to search topics and post comments!
Absolutely FREE!
Already a member? Login