Introduction p. 1
How to Use This Book p. 2
Law School Admissions: A Brief Overview p. 3
The Law School Application Process: A Crash Course p. 5
Writing a Great Personal Statement p. 9
Addenda p. 37
Q & A with Admissions Officers p. 41
The Applicants p. 81
American University Washington College of Law p. 84
Boston College Law School p. 87
Boston University School of Law p. 90
Columbia University School of Law p. 95
Cornell University School of Law p. 102
Duke University School of Law p. 105
Emory University School of Law p. 110
Fordham University School of Law p. 115
The George Washington University Law School p. 123
Georgetown University Law Center p. 136
Harvard University Law School p. 142
Indiana University-Bloomington School of Law p. 175
New York University School of Law p. 178
Northwestern University School of Law p. 184
Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey School of Law-Camden p. 193
South Texas College of Law p. 199
University of Alabama p. 203
The University of Chicago Law School p. 219
University of Colorado-Boulder School of Law p. 226
University of Houston Law Center p. 228
University of Michigan Law School p. 231
University of New Mexico School of Law p. 247
University of Ottawa Faculty of Law p. 253
University of Pennsylvania Law School p. 256
University of St. Thomas School of Law p. 272
University of Texas at Austin School of Law p. 278
University of Virginia School of Law p. 282
University of Wisconsin Law School p. 284
Vanderbilt University Law School p. 288
Yale University Law School p. 291

Stand out in a crowd of law school applicants with an outstanding personal statement.
Law schools are receiving more applications than ever with high LSAT scores and excellent grades. To get in, you also need a personal statement that shines.