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Accepted.com Odds 'N Ends
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New Accepted.com Book: Great Personal Statements for Law School
Paul Bodine, Accepted.com senior editor, has just published his second book with
McGraw-Hill,
Great Personal Statements for Law School. In case you missed it
last month, Paul's first book
Great Application Essays for Business School, is highly informative and gives you
the straight scoop on how you need to craft your b-school essays.
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Personal Statement Fatal Flaw #2: Failure to Answer the
Question
(Continuing my series on essays that sound like baby talk and are
frequently application killers.)
This is such a common error!
Applicants so many times ask, "What does the admissions reader want?"
They want the answer to their question. And too frequently you don't
provide what they want.
If the question asks you to discuss a failure, somewhere in that essay
you must discuss a time when you really blew it. And then what you
learned and if appropriate a nice dose of how you successfully handled a
similar subsequent situation. But the starting point has to be an answer
to the question posed.
If the question asks why you want to attend a given program, you need to
provide specifics about that program that relate to your interests and
goals. Don't respond with an answer that could apply to all programs in
your field. That is a non-answer, non-starter, and probable ding. Don't
tell them why you are more qualified than anyone else to attend their
program. Just answer the question.
What if it's an open-ended question with just general instructions, then
follow the general instructions and enjoy the luxury of writing about
what interests you and best presents your qualifications.
But keep that application alive. Answer the question.
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The resume tip will resume with the February issue.Back to top
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