Pre-Law Career Information Subject Guide
Personal Statements & Recommendations
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The purpose of this for-fee service is helping students with the writing necessary to achieve their academic and professional goals, including assistance with editing personal statements and application essays. Even if you do not sign up for the service, there are still some good online tips on writing essays and personal statements, securing good letters of recommendation, and other writing tips.
Essays that Will Get You into Law School
KF 285 .Z9 K38 1998 (Ref)
Published by Barron's, this slim volume helps students write an effective personal statement, including preparation and strategy, the actual writing of the essay, and then perfecting it. Part 2 contains 40 actual essays written by students who were accepted at law schools across the United States.
How to Write a Winning Personal Statement for Graduate and Professional School
LB 2351.52 U6 S74 2002 (Ref Desk Collection) This brief book offers a wide variety of information and suggestions to help students prepare personal statements for applications to graduate, law and medical schools.
Perfect Personal Statements
LB 2351.52 .U6 S746 1996 (Ref Desk Collection)
Provides practical advice on how to write successful application essays and personal statements for law, medical, and business schools. Includes a chapter on advice from law schools, and some samples of model personal statements.
Created by Ken DeLeon, this site provides potential law students with over 70 profiles of top law schools in the U.S.; interviews with law school admissions personnel; tips on writing a quality personal statement; information about school rankings; pre-law advice; and many other helpful hints for getting into law school.