Law School Essays That Made a Difference Book

CONTENTS
Introduction ........................................................................................................ 1
How to Use This Book ................................................................................... 3
Law School Admissions: A Brief Overview .................................................. 5
The Law School Application Process: A Crash Course ................................. 7
Writing a Great Personal Statement ............................................................. 11
Addenda ........................................................................................................ 27
Q & A with Admissions Officers ..................................................................... 31
The Applicants .................................................................................................. 49
Columbia Law School .................................................................................. 52
Cornell Law School ...................................................................................... 63
Duke Law School ......................................................................................... 66
Fordham Law School .................................................................................... 73
The George Washington University Law School ......................................... 77
Georgetown University Law Center ............................................................. 80
Harvard Law School ..................................................................................... 86
New York University School of Law......................................................... 103
Northwestern University School of Law .................................................... 109
Stanford Law School .................................................................................. 115
University of Arizona—James E. Rogers College of Law ......................... 124
University of California—Davis, School of Law ....................................... 128
University of Chicago Law School ............................................................. 133
University of Colorado—Boulder, School of Law ..................................... 136
University of Michigan Law School ........................................................... 138
University of Pennsylvania Law School ..................................................... 143
University of Texas School of Law ............................................................ 147
University of Virginia School of Law ........................................................ 151
Vanderbilt University Law School ............................................................. 156
Yale Law School ......................................................................................... 159
Miscellaneous ............................................................................................. 162
Appendix: LSAT Analytical Reasoning ....................................................... 169
Why “Games”? ........................................................................................................ 171
Ten Crucial Facts About LSAT Games ................................................................... 173
Games Plan .............................................................................................................. 177
Trying It Out ............................................................................................................ 186
Sample Game One: Ordering ................................................................................... 187
Answers .................................................................................................................... 194
Sample Game Two: Grouping ................................................................................. 200
Answers .................................................................................................................... 207
Sample Game Three: Spatial Arrangement ............................................................. 215
Answers .................................................................................................................... 220
Suggestions for Further Preparation ........................................................................ 228
About the Author ............................................................................................................ 231