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Transfer PS Critique

Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2011 2:08 pm
by kaiser
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Re: Transfer PS Critique

Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2011 5:32 pm
by kaiser
Just bumping this up since im looking to apply ASAP

Re: Transfer PS Critique

Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2011 6:09 pm
by johndhi
Looks very strong to me. Personally I think your writing is a little wordy, so if you want to cut down on words there are some places you can do that, but it's not too bad.

e.g. "I decided that it would be best to" --> "I decided to"

I prefer "I developed an interest" to "I developed a strong interest."

Finally, I think your last paragraph can be erased or modified. You're re-using words from above in the conclusion paragraph and given how short the letter is, it's annoying. Maybe a solution would be to abstract the language or change its tense, for example, "[New Law School] will allow me to pursue my dream of working as an employment lawyer, live with my fiance, and contribute to a prestigious academic community. Thank you for reading."

Re: Transfer PS Critique

Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2011 6:29 pm
by kaiser
johndhi wrote:Looks very strong to me. Personally I think your writing is a little wordy, so if you want to cut down on words there are some places you can do that, but it's not too bad.

e.g. "I decided that it would be best to" --> "I decided to"

I prefer "I developed an interest" to "I developed a strong interest."

Finally, I think your last paragraph can be erased or modified. You're re-using words from above in the conclusion paragraph and given how short the letter is, it's annoying. Maybe a solution would be to abstract the language or change its tense, for example, "[New Law School] will allow me to pursue my dream of working as an employment lawyer, live with my fiance, and contribute to a prestigious academic community. Thank you for reading."
Thanks for the help. Will def cut down the wordiness and edit the last paragraph.

Re: Transfer PS Critique

Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2011 8:23 pm
by kaiser
Any other comments?

Re: Transfer PS Critique

Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2011 8:36 pm
by specialblend35
You begin several sentences with "As a..." Perhaps vary the sentence structure a bit.

Re: Transfer PS Critique

Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2011 8:53 pm
by kaiser
specialblend35 wrote:You begin several sentences with "As a..." Perhaps vary the sentence structure a bit.
Good point. Thanks

Re: Transfer PS Critique

Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2011 9:12 pm
by kaiser
Is there anything else to add/edit? Like I said, this thing is being sent pending any last second alterations based on the recommendations I get from you guys