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How Long Are Your Personal Statements?

Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 11:24 pm
by cmu
Mine is exactly 1000 words, after some playing with page settings and fonts, it fits in two pages. I'm wondering how long your Personal Statements are?

Re: How Long Are Your Personal Statements?

Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 11:26 pm
by bostonian
I think page count is more important than word count. For schools that didn't have a page limit, mine was 2.5 pages. I cut it to two for schools that did.

Re: How Long Are Your Personal Statements?

Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 11:27 pm
by ATR
~780 words (depending on school name)

Exactly 2 pages, 11-point Times New Roman

Re: How Long Are Your Personal Statements?

Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 11:27 pm
by arkansawyer
I think no more than 3 pages with normal margins for schools that don't specify. You've got to remember how many personal statements these adcomms are going to be reading. You don't want their eyes to glaze over half-way through.

Re: How Long Are Your Personal Statements?

Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 11:28 pm
by Bildungsroman
Two full pages, double-spaced. I think 11 point font, 1 inch margins, etc.

Re: How Long Are Your Personal Statements?

Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 11:29 pm
by arkansawyer
FWIW mine is 714

Re: How Long Are Your Personal Statements?

Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 11:30 pm
by arkansawyer
ohh...and in case anyone wants to read my personal statement, here it is.

http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 8&t=138087