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Berkeley PS

Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 2:40 am
by silly101
so they allow 4 pages
im assuming it would look really bad if i submitted a 2 page one?

Re: Berkeley PS

Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 2:51 am
by Hattori Hanzo
I sent them 2pgs last year and it was fine. I remember other people who did the same and got in as well.

Re: Berkeley PS

Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 3:18 am
by Aggiegrad2011
I split the difference and added another page to my personal statement for Boalt. I guess we'll see...

Re: Berkeley PS

Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 12:57 pm
by r6_philly
Aggiegrad2011 wrote:I split the difference and added another page to my personal statement for Boalt. I guess we'll see...
My base PS is 3 pages anyway, I just trim it down for different schools differently. I sent the full 3 pages to Berkeley.

Re: Berkeley PS

Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 2:52 pm
by silly101
any other opinions on a 2-pager?

Re: Berkeley PS

Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 3:02 pm
by r6_philly
There was a thread a couple months ago where people felt that Berkeley expects you to use more than 2 pages.

From the TLS Deal Tom interview:
The personal statement is the first thing I look at when I open a folder, even before viewing the GPA or LSAT score. I think applicants should be aware that our personal statement option is twice as long as most other law schools, it’s 4 pages, and students should take advantage of that.
Full article:

http://www.top-law-schools.com/tom-interview.html

Re: Berkeley PS

Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2010 3:10 pm
by silly101
okay time to write more, ugh
thanks for the link!