tls guide to personal statement

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1、TABLEOFCONTENTSPARTONE:INTRODUCTIONTOTHEPERSONALSTATEMENTChapter1:PreparingtoWriteYourStatementTheImportanceofthePersonalStatementAvoidAvoidanceBehaviorChapter2:UnderstandingtheAdmissionsCommitteeandItsExpectationsforthePersonalStatementAboutYourAudien

2、ceSevenQuestionstheAdmissionsCommitteeWillAsk1.Haveyoudemonstratedintellectualexcellence?2.Haveyouhadatangibleimpactonindividualsorgroups?3.Haveyoudemonstratedgoodleadershipskills?4.Haveyouhadreal-worldexperience?5.Canyoulookatanissuefrommultipleperspe

3、ctives?6.Whatwillyoubringtoourschool?7.Whatbringsyoutoourschool?Chapter3:TheRhetoricalApproachtothePersonalStatementConvincingYourAudiencetoAdmitYoutoLawSchoolLogicalAppealsEmotionalAppealsEthicalAppealsCulturalAppealsChapter4:ChoosingStructureandTopic

4、StructuringYourStatement1.Tellapersonalnarrativeorstory.2.Beginwithapersonallymeaningfulquote.3.Sketchacharacter.4.Useametaphororanalogy.5.Poserhetoricalquestions.6.Presentaproblemandhowyousolveditorwouldsolveit.TopicsforLawSchoolPersonalStatements1.De

5、scribehowyouenduredadversity.2.Describewhatmakesyouadiversitycandidate.3.Showhowyouhavematured.4.Describewhatyouhavelearnedfromamentor.1.Writeaboutaneventorissueofparticularimportancetoyou.2.Writeaboutcourseworkorresearch.3.Writeaboutyourpassions,ideal

6、s,orfavoritehobbies.4.Writeaboutleadershipexperiencethatyouhavehad.Chapter5:WritingPowerfulSentences1.Hookyourreaderimmediately.2.Writestrongsentences.3.Usetheactivevoice.4.Varyyourwordsandsentences.5.Writeinaprofessionalandformaltone.6.Donotmakeelemen

7、tarywritingmistakes.7.Donotmismatchthenumberofanounanditsverb.8.Avoidclichés.9.Avoidsentenceswithemptysubjects.10.Concludepowerfully.Chapter6:ThePersonalStatementChecklist1.Haveaclearideaofwhatyouwanttoconveybeforewriting.2.Writeaboutaspectsofyourselft

8、hatreadercannotgetfromotherpartsofyourapplication.3.Donotusegimmicks.4.Bepersonalinthelawschoolpersonalstatement.5.Offerspecific,meaningfulstoriesandexperiences.6.Tailoryourpersonalstatementforthelawschoolstowhichyouareapplying.7.Focuso