One of the most common pieces of personal statement advice Ben and I have given over the years is “cut your first paragraph.” A close second is probably “cut your last paragraph.” Most endings suck and just don’t need to be there.
Nathan’s back with three more essential recommendations for your law school personal statement.
Read our first five commandments for writing exceptional law school personal statements.
Think of your personal statement as an argument in favor of your candidacy. You’re trying to leave the reader with the impression that you’re destined for success in law school and beyond. How do you lead readers to this conclusion? By providing facts, of course.
Sometimes students struggle for weeks or months before things finally click for them on LSAT logic games. Keep grinding! Students frequently improve from the low single digits on a section of logic games all the way up to perfection—a reliable 23-for-23 every time.
I used to teach Necessary Assumption questions all wrong. I was suckered by LSAT dogma, and I thought that it was my duty to teach Necessary Assumption questions in a confusing, convoluted manner.
Real LSAT improvement has nothing to do with “tips.” Read on to see why.
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LSAT Demon cofounder, Nathan Fox, walks readers through our Scholarship Estimator to show why and how you – yes, even you – can go to law school for free.
Folks love throwing money at their LSAT studies—I never stop getting emails asking for book, class, and tutoring recommendations—but some of the best LSAT resources are absolutely free.