Law School Essays That Made a Difference, 6th Edition

by The Princeton Review

The inside word on law school admissions.

To get into a top law school, you need more than high LSAT scores and excellent grades—you also need a personal statement that shines. Law School Essays That Made a Difference, 6th Edition, gives you the tools to craft just that. This book includes:

• 70 real essays written by 62 unique law students attending Columbia, Harvard, Northwestern, Vanderbilt, and other top law schools—along with each applicant’s test scores, GPA, and admissions profile
• An overview of law school admissions and tips for prepping your applications
• Insider advice: Interviews with admissions pros at Berkeley, Northwestern, UCLA, and many more

Law School Essays That Made a Difference, 6th Edition includes essays written by students who enrolled at the following schools:

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
Georgetown University Law Center
Harvard University Law School
New York University School of Law
Northwestern University School of Law
The University of Chicago Law School
University of Michigan Law School
University of Pennsylvania Law School
University of Virginia Law School
Yale University Law School

Genres: Audiobook, Nonfiction

304 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

The Princeton Review is an education services company providing tutoring, test preparation and admission resources for students. It was founded in 1981. and since that time has worked with over 400 million students.

Reviews

[Ruth Hyde]

Good guidebook. A little long, but it is really helpful to have so many examples

[Allison]

Awesome tips--great exposure to what is expected in the personal statement for law school applications

[Ke]

Although I only skimmed over this book, I believe that it definitely deserves a closer reading. I like how it provided me with examples of possible voices for personal statements.

[Brendan Hall]

Helpful book for writing a strong law school essay. Many examples of well-written essays.

[kat]

Extremely inspirational, definitely reading this again!

[Lesley Chen]

Worth reading before applying to law school.

[Derek Kunhee Kim]

Decent. I appreciated the wide variety of essays that were included in this edition.

[Bob Maher]

Helpful