The first part of this book--you are reading it now--addresses how to write a greatpersonal statement for your application to law school.

The second part consists of interviews with the deans and directors of admissions ateight of the most selective law schools in the nation.

The third part contains several unedited, unexpurgated personal statements writtenand submitted by actual law school applicants to a variety of selective law schools.

Let's face it, a lot of students have great LSAT scores. The best way for you to stand out in a crowd of applicants to top law schools is to write an exceptional personal statement.This book puts you in the admissions officer's seat. We give you all the details--test scores,GPAs, demographic information, and of course, personal statements--62 of them! Then we show you where those applicants got in and where they didn't to help you evaluate your own chances of admission at some of the most selective law schools in the nation.

Introduction

Howto Use This Book

Law School Admissions: A Brief Overview

The Law School Application Process: A Crash Course

Writing a Great Personal Statement

Addenda

Q & A with Admissions Officers

The Applicants

American University Washington College of Law

Boston College Law School

Boston University School of Law

Columbia University School of Law

Cornell University School of Law

Duke University School of Law

Emory University School of Law

Fordham University School of Law

The George Washington University Law School

Georgetown University Law Center

Harvard University Law School

Indiana University--Bloomington School of Law

New York University School of Law

Northwestern University School of Law

Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey School of Law--Camden

South Texas College of Law

University of Alabama

University of Chicago Law School

University of Colorado--Boulder School of Law

University of Houston Law Center

University of Michigan Law School

University of New Mexico School of Law

University of Ottawa Faculty of Law

University of Pennsylvania Law School

University of St. Thomas School of Law

University of Texas at Austin School of Law

University of Virginia School of Law

University of Wisconsin Law School

Vanderbilt University Law School

Yale University Law School

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