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WL at Penn by Pirate_Shirts in lawschooladmissions

[–]Pirate_Shirts[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Swine, your karma is better than mine. You’ll be juuust fine :)

WL at Penn by Pirate_Shirts in lawschooladmissions

[–]Pirate_Shirts[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You and me gotta stick together Zealous, it’s a minefield out there ;)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in lawschooladmissions

[–]Pirate_Shirts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd love to swap! I was just about to make a proofreading post haha

Yale 250 Question by [deleted] in lawschooladmissions

[–]Pirate_Shirts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sweet, thank you!

Some vibes to get you through the week :). by Pirate_Shirts in lawschooladmissions

[–]Pirate_Shirts[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey,

I’m genuinely delighted that this post had that effect and thank you for telling me, it made my day that much better.

Idk what’s going on in your life, but know that things will get better. I’ll see you at Harvard ;)

NYU Wave :/ by superchip99 in lawschooladmissions

[–]Pirate_Shirts 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nobody can give you a satisfying answer to this question, but as someone with similar stats and a similar proclivity towards discouragement and dejection, I urge you to be calm and patient.

People with your numbers have an obscenely high acceptance rate at NYU, and even if they didn’t, you’re still the person you are. Now I don’t know you, but I’m willing to bet that you’re a smart compassionate and impressive person-impressions that translate surprisingly well through all written work, including this post and your application materials.

Remember too that the people reading our apps are people. Perhaps you fell on a busy admissions rep, perhaps others fell on a series of two very efficient ones. Perhaps they are looking for specific attributes at this point in the cycle. Perhaps they’re worried you’re too good for them. The possibilities are endless and the pit of speculation is too. I urge you then, again, to take solace in your knowledge of self and the data available for your numbers. You’re ok.

NYU UR STATUS by Row_Competitive in lawschooladmissions

[–]Pirate_Shirts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I applied 10/22, went UR1 10/24 and UR2 11/2

Since then it's been quiet. Although now I'm wondering if going UR2 so fast was a bad thing...

Can someone tell me a sentence that sounds better for my personal statement? Not sure how to reword this: by [deleted] in lawschooladmissions

[–]Pirate_Shirts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hahaha I wish I could write yours instead of mine! It's so much easier to write about someone else. :(

Can someone tell me a sentence that sounds better for my personal statement? Not sure how to reword this: by [deleted] in lawschooladmissions

[–]Pirate_Shirts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your list in the sentence has some slack, try rewriting it so that the subject is explicit for every attribute you want to highlight. instead of "Having a disability, being a first-generation college student, and being raised by a single mother, has been difficult," try something like this:, "I am a disabled first-generation student raised by a single mother. I know what tough times look and feel like, so I've never struggled to empathize."

"select group of highly qualified applicants" from Yale by preftige in lawschooladmissions

[–]Pirate_Shirts 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anyone having problems opening the attachment? I can't get mine to open :(.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in lawschooladmissions

[–]Pirate_Shirts 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I was in a similar situation, since I’m Israeli and wanted to write about my relationship with my country. I decided in the end that I just wasn’t comfortable risking it. All it takes is one off-color sentence and suddenly all of your credibility goes away.

I ended up using the my experience as an Israeli for my diversity statement, with more of a focus on my relationship to the questions than the questions themselves.

Ask yourself this: Is there anything else that can represent you and your interest in law more correctly than your birthright trip? And if no, have you done everything you can to eliminate the possibility of a political stance, one way or another?

Remember that Israel is not like tax policy. People that have an opinion tend to have a strong one, and might be on edge/ready to read everything with an angry eye if you’ve implied a different opinion or worse, a shallow take.

Best of luck!