Comments on: Reporting back from DC… http://blogs.law.stanford.edu/admissions/2010/07/01/reporting-back-from-dc/ Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:56:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Faye Deal http://blogs.law.stanford.edu/admissions/2010/07/01/reporting-back-from-dc/comment-page-1/#comment-601 Faye Deal Thu, 25 Nov 2010 15:54:53 +0000 http://blogs.law.stanford.edu/admissions/?p=50#comment-601 I know I've been remiss in replying so please accept my apologies. You may have already submitted a well-crafted statement! In case you've not yet finalized things, though, let me tackle your question. The key phrase, for me, is your comment "I keep coming back to one..." Take that as a good sign, take that as your gut telling you this is what you should do. It's not an overused, boring or unprofessional statement if it provides us with added insight I know I’ve been remiss in replying so please accept my apologies. You may have already submitted a well-crafted statement! In case you’ve not yet finalized things, though, let me tackle your question. The key phrase, for me, is your comment “I keep coming back to one…” Take that as a good sign, take that as your gut telling you this is what you should do. It’s not an overused, boring or unprofessional statement if it provides us with added insight

]]> By: Courtenay http://blogs.law.stanford.edu/admissions/2010/07/01/reporting-back-from-dc/comment-page-1/#comment-356 Courtenay Fri, 02 Jul 2010 21:09:23 +0000 http://blogs.law.stanford.edu/admissions/?p=50#comment-356 Dean Deal: I have started to draft my personal statement for the fall, and although I have gone through several ideas, I keep coming back to one: the experiences that have led me to apply to law school. However, I think that this topic may be a common theme (albeit with unique experiences). Do you find this topic overused, boring or unprofessional in a personal statement? Dean Deal:

I have started to draft my personal statement for the fall, and although I have gone through several ideas, I keep coming back to one: the experiences that have led me to apply to law school. However, I think that this topic may be a common theme (albeit with unique experiences). Do you find this topic overused, boring or unprofessional in a personal statement?

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