List Books » Essays That Worked for Law Schools: 40 Essays from Successful Applications to the Nation's Top Law Schools
Authors: Brian Kasbar, Boykin Curry, Boykin Curry (Editor), Emily Angel Baer
ISBN-13: 9780345450425, ISBN-10: 0345450426
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Date Published: July 2003
Edition: Revised
“Law school applicants should consider this a guide to producing a competitive, superior essay. . . . These successful examples speak louder than any written how-to instructions could.” –The Book Watch
Each year, thousands of people apply to the most prestigious law schools across the country, competing for an ever-smaller number of spaces. But each applicant gets one chance to distinguish himself or herself from the pack: the law school application essay. In the essay, you can spotlight the qualities you possess that transcripts and LSAT scores cannot reveal.
Essays That Worked for Law Schools shows that winning essays come in a variety of styles and voices. One student writes about running a day-care center. Another tells a harrowing story about driving a cab in New York City. And a third gives an incredibly convincing argument for why the world needs one more good lawyer. From the thousands submitted each year, the essays in this book were considered some of the best by admissions officers at the nation’s top law schools.
If you’re facing essay anxiety, this book will educate and inspire you–and most important of all, help you write an essay that will give you the best chance of getting into the law school of your choice.
Introduction | 1 | |
An Interview with an Admissions Officer | 5 | |
The Basic Essay Question | 12 | |
Using--and Abusing--the Internet | 15 | |
The Essays | 24 | |
To Have What It Takes: Essays About Character | 28 | |
Be True to Your School: Essays About Why You and the School Are Well Matched | 40 | |
Turning Points: Essays About Important Changes | 46 | |
So You Want to Be a Lawyer: Essays About Entering the Legal Profession | 62 | |
In Honor of Thoreau: Contemplative Essays | 85 | |
Injustice Witnessed: Essays About Crimes of All Sorts | 99 | |
Jugglers: Essays About Applicants With Colorful Backgrounds | 112 |