Yale c/o 2019 Applicants (2015-2016) Forum

cdotson2 · Post by **cdotson2** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 12:10 am

Hildegard15 wrote:Does the topic of your 250 have to somehow relate to yourself/your path to law school? Or can you just expound on some random topic you like in an interesting way?

theoretically you are allowed to write on anything you want, but they do list some preferred topics, and do's and don'ts on their website.

omegaweapon · Post by **omegaweapon** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 1:53 am

Hildegard15 wrote:Does the topic of your 250 have to somehow relate to yourself/your path to law school? Or can you just expound on some random topic you like in an interesting way?

I used an abstract from a paper I gave at a conference. I thought it rounded out a more informal personal statement.

salander · Post by **salander** » Thu Aug 20, 2015 10:08 pm

cdotson2 wrote:
Hildegard15 wrote:Does the topic of your 250 have to somehow relate to yourself/your path to law school? Or can you just expound on some random topic you like in an interesting way?
theoretically you are allowed to write on anything you want, but they do list some preferred topics, and do's and don'ts on their website.

Here's the link to the exact blog post for anyone else who hasn't found it yet:
http://www.law.yale.edu/admissions/18913.htm

Notable quote:
"So the 250 is a chance for you to explore something you care about that might have ended up on the cutting room floor in writing your personal statement. Maybe it's a policy argument. Maybe it's a piece about a hobby or passion of yours. Maybe it's a personal anecdote. There's not much you can't write about."

That said, here's a notable DON'T: don't use the essay as a "Why Yale?" essay!

salander · Post by **salander** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 6:05 pm

New poll up!! Happy voting

Hildegard15 · Post by **Hildegard15** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 6:08 pm

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salander · Post by **salander** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 6:12 pm

Hildegard15 wrote:
salander wrote:New poll up!! Happy voting
The poll is brutal. Debating between HRC and Sonia Sotomayor.....

Tough, right?? I've read both of their memoirs! When researching for the poll, I was admittedly shocked to find Bruce Wayne, haha.

Hildegard15 · Post by **Hildegard15** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 6:14 pm

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salander · Post by **salander** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 6:22 pm

Hildegard15 wrote: I need to read HRC's memoir that I bought. I ended up giving the nod to my fellow alma mater alumna

Which memoir did you buy? And I joined you as well.

Hildegard15 · Post by **Hildegard15** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 6:26 pm

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salander · Post by **salander** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 11:47 pm

I found a fun video by YLS featuring a 2014 interview with the three alumni who currently sit on the Supreme Court (Sotomayor, Alito, and Thomas):

https://vimeo.com/110465689

You guys should watch it if you have time! The responses were quite funny; I was laughing pretty much all the way through. (The interview begins at 18:10. Sample funny anecdotes can be found at 42:03-42:45 by Clarence Thomas and 44:24-45:25 by Sonia Sotomayor.)

jettison63 · Post by **jettison63** » Wed Aug 26, 2015 2:44 pm

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salander · Post by **salander** » Wed Aug 26, 2015 4:00 pm

jettison63 wrote:Checking in!!!

Batman FTW

Kidding--love Sotomayor

Welcome! Have you read her memoir? I loved it

barley · Post by **barley** » Wed Aug 26, 2015 4:03 pm

salander · Post by **salander** » Wed Aug 26, 2015 4:09 pm

barley wrote:I'm obsessed with Martha Minow but I'm not applying so I can't vote

It's okay; Minow's sitting somewhere at Harvard, pleased at your virtual support

jettison63 · Post by **jettison63** » Wed Aug 26, 2015 4:39 pm

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slippin_jimmy · Post by **slippin_jimmy** » Wed Aug 26, 2015 5:36 pm

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Hildegard15 · Post by **Hildegard15** » Wed Aug 26, 2015 5:38 pm

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jetsfan1 · Post by **jetsfan1** » Wed Aug 26, 2015 6:11 pm

This post is for Salander.

Last night on a whim when I was bored out of my mind I watched The Girl With the Dragon Tatoo, having never read the book/known anything about the series at all. As a consequence, you are now (temporarily) my favorite TLS poster

James.K.Polk · Post by **James.K.Polk** » Thu Aug 27, 2015 7:23 am

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jetsfan1 · Post by **jetsfan1** » Thu Aug 27, 2015 4:33 pm

James.K.Polk wrote:
jetsfan1 wrote:This post is for Salander.

Last night on a whim when I was bored out of my mind I watched The Girl With the Dragon Tatoo, having never read the book/known anything about the series at all. As a consequence, you are now (temporarily) my favorite TLS poster
David Fincher or Niels Arden Oplev? I've seen them both about 5 times each, and I'm convinced the soundtrack sets the Fincher version apart.

Had to look this up because with literally no previous knowledge of the books/movies did not know there was more than one. Fincher.

James.K.Polk · Post by **James.K.Polk** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 8:21 am

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salander · Post by **salander** » Fri Aug 28, 2015 5:33 pm

jetsfan1 wrote:This post is for Salander.

Last night on a whim when I was bored out of my mind I watched The Girl With the Dragon Tatoo, having never read the book/known anything about the series at all. As a consequence, you are now (temporarily) my favorite TLS poster

This, along with the recent New York Times review of "The Girl in the Spider's Web," just made my day. Thanks

Dcc617 · Post by **Dcc617** » Sun Aug 30, 2015 5:59 pm

So I've been thinking about it and I'm not even sure if I'm going to bother applying to Yale. I'm not getting in (GPA too low and not interesting enough to offset it) and I think I'm somewhat competitive for HS (either of which I'd be super crazy happy with). I'm not sure if it's even worth the time and money to apply. If I do, it definitely won't be until like January when I've already gotten some idea of how my cycle went.

Hildegard15 · Post by **Hildegard15** » Sun Aug 30, 2015 6:07 pm

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Dcc617 · Post by **Dcc617** » Sun Aug 30, 2015 6:24 pm

Hildegard15 wrote:
Dcc617 wrote:So I've been thinking about it and I'm not even sure if I'm going to bother applying to Yale. I'm not getting in (GPA too low and not interesting enough to offset it) and I think I'm somewhat competitive for HS (either of which I'd be super crazy happy with). I'm not sure if it's even worth the time and money to apply. If I do, it definitely won't be until like January when I've already gotten some idea of how my cycle went.
Would you pick Yale over HS? You may have a chance of getting in. I think you have a compelling story.

Definitely over Harvard (I know that hurts you Hilde), maybe over Stanford (I love the idea of going to Stanford).