Penn c/o 2015 Applicants (2011-2012 cycle) Forum

freestallion · Post by **freestallion** » Wed Aug 10, 2011 2:07 pm

dakure wrote:I need to write a diversity statement. Urgh. How long are these normally?

"Please limit any optional essay to one page, double spaced and title it appropriately."

Mine right now is over 1 page... so I have to cut it down

Yeshia90 · Post by **Yeshia90** » Wed Aug 10, 2011 2:07 pm

What kind of appropriate titles are they talking about?

freestallion · Post by **freestallion** » Wed Aug 10, 2011 2:09 pm

PSUdevon wrote:What kind of appropriate titles are they talking about?

Assuming you can just add something in the header/1st line with the name of the essay. Like "Penn 5 year plan," or "Art/Literature Essay."

dakure · Post by **dakure** » Wed Aug 10, 2011 2:09 pm

PSUdevon wrote:What kind of appropriate titles are they talking about?

Probably something like "Models And Bottles - How to get them and why I need them"

Xifeng · Post by **Xifeng** » Wed Aug 10, 2011 2:13 pm

The way I titled all of my essays was in the header, I put:

Firstname Lastname
LSAC#
Personal Statement

(or Art/Literature Essay, Five-year Plan, etc.)

Tiago Splitter · Post by **Tiago Splitter** » Wed Aug 10, 2011 2:14 pm

Two optional essays for me. Looking forward to a long ride in these threads.

Hawkeye Pierce · Post by **Hawkeye Pierce** » Wed Aug 10, 2011 2:35 pm

Xifeng wrote:The way I titled all of my essays was in the header, I put:

Firstname Lastname
LSAC#
Personal Statement

(or Art/Literature Essay, Five-year Plan, etc.)

This is what I did. But it's mainly because I stole the formatting from you from before

emkay625 · Post by **emkay625** » Wed Aug 10, 2011 4:07 pm

Checking in.

Hawkeye Pierce · Post by **Hawkeye Pierce** » Wed Aug 10, 2011 5:04 pm

emkay625 wrote:Checking in.

Self tar?

Xifeng · Post by **Xifeng** » Wed Aug 10, 2011 5:12 pm

Hawkeye Pierce wrote:
emkay625 wrote:Checking in.
Self tar?

QFcreeping

vincanity1 · Post by **vincanity1** » Wed Aug 10, 2011 5:50 pm

Will apply but with reservations about Philly

Revolver066 · Post by **Revolver066** » Wed Aug 10, 2011 6:01 pm

Alrightttt. Thanks for the threads OP. It's good motivation for me to keep up on my application process. So i'm thinking a DS and then a Why Penn that includes a bit of my 5-year plan

minnbills · Post by **minnbills** » Wed Aug 10, 2011 8:45 pm

I migh throw Penn an app as a reach, not sure yet.

fltanglab · Post by **fltanglab** » Wed Aug 10, 2011 11:28 pm

Hello everyone. I'm hoping the admissions office is familiar with my chosen piece of literature...

Hawkeye Pierce · Post by **Hawkeye Pierce** » Wed Aug 10, 2011 11:43 pm

fltanglab wrote:Hello everyone. I'm hoping the admissions office is familiar with my chosen piece of literature...

I highly doubt it matters whether they're familiar with your chosen piece of literature.

r6_philly · Post by **r6_philly** » Thu Aug 11, 2011 1:52 am

Best of luck everyone! Hope to see some of you next fall. I will continue to serve as your TLS Penn info center (for the 3rd cycle)

so feel free to ask questions.

descartesb4thehorse · Post by **descartesb4thehorse** » Thu Aug 11, 2011 1:53 am

r6_philly wrote:Best of luck everyone! Hope to see some of you next fall. I will continue to serve as your TLS Penn info center (for the 3rd cycle) so feel free to ask questions.

Hopefully 1L work doesn't take you away from us forever r6.

r6_philly · Post by **r6_philly** » Thu Aug 11, 2011 2:05 am

descartesb4thehorse wrote:
r6_philly wrote:Best of luck everyone! Hope to see some of you next fall. I will continue to serve as your TLS Penn info center (for the 3rd cycle) so feel free to ask questions.
Hopefully 1L work doesn't take you away from us forever r6.

Not anymore than the summer has

I am sure I will have application cycle withdraw once the action picks up. This process has consumed 2 years of my life, it's really hard to accept that it's over!

But eagerly looking forward to meeting you guys at ASW. I am not sure I will sign up for the post acceptance committee, but I will def. volunteer being a panelist.

fltanglab · Post by **fltanglab** » Sat Aug 13, 2011 12:04 am

Hawkeye Pierce wrote:
fltanglab wrote:Hello everyone. I'm hoping the admissions office is familiar with my chosen piece of literature...
I highly doubt it matters whether they're familiar with your chosen piece of literature.

Well it would make understanding the essay a little better, although I give a summary of the gist in the intro. *shrug* Not changing the essay anyway.

nids333 · Post by **nids333** » Sat Aug 13, 2011 5:17 pm

Hawkeye Pierce thanks so much for compiling all of this information and starting this thread!

For those of you who are writing the 5 year plan essay, how did you interpret "professional development." I basically said that Penn would help foster a sense of integrity. The pre-law advisor at my undergrad said I might be off with that topic...

freestallion · Post by **freestallion** » Sat Aug 13, 2011 5:29 pm

nids333 wrote:Hawkeye Pierce thanks so much for compiling all of this information and starting this thread!

For those of you who are writing the 5 year plan essay, how did you interpret "professional development." I basically said that Penn would help foster a sense of integrity. The pre-law advisor at my undergrad said I might be off with that topic...

I was thinking more along the line of practical experience I can get at Penn such as clinics, internships, etc.

Hawkeye Pierce · Post by **Hawkeye Pierce** » Sat Aug 13, 2011 7:36 pm

nids333 wrote:Hawkeye Pierce thanks so much for compiling all of this information and starting this thread!

For those of you who are writing the 5 year plan essay, how did you interpret "professional development." I basically said that Penn would help foster a sense of integrity. The pre-law advisor at my undergrad said I might be off with that topic...

Like Xifeng said earlier, I essentially just wrote a Why Penn? essay, alluding to a five-year plan. I talked about one of their clinics and how that would benefit my development as a lawyer.

I'm not sure how much I'd trust a pre-law advisor, lol. TLS rips them apart for being more-or-less useless.

sanetruth · Post by **sanetruth** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 10:35 am

count me in this. tag rampage.

absolutazn87 · Post by **absolutazn87** » Fri Aug 19, 2011 2:24 pm

Hey guys! I'm gonna be a 1L at Penn in a week or so! So feel free to ask me any questions!

and hi XiFeng

freestallion · Post by **freestallion** » Fri Aug 19, 2011 3:20 pm

absolutazn87 wrote:Hey guys! I'm gonna be a 1L at Penn in a week or so! So feel free to ask me any questions!

and hi XiFeng

If you don't mind me asking, what made Penn stand out for you? Why did you choose Penn?

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