Law School Personal Statement Deep Dive: Advice from Former Admissions Officers

In this episode of Status Check with Spivey, Anna Hicks-Jaco has a conversation with three Spivey consultants—Anne Dutia, Paula Gluzman, and Derek Meeker, former law school admissions officers at Michigan, UCLA, Penn, and more—diving deep into the law school personal statement. They discuss the brainstorming and topic selection process, how to structure a personal statement, writing tips, broad-level traits of A+ personal statements, common mistakes, and more. You can watch the video Derek mentions in this episode, in which he walks through how to choose a personal statement topic, here: https://www.spiveyconsulting.com/blog... You can read bios for Anne, Paula, Derek, and Anna ⁠here⁠: https://www.spiveyconsulting.com/abou... You can listen and subscribe to Status Check with Spivey on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube: https://lnkfi.re/D5f5vv You can read a full transcript of this episode here: https://www.spiveyconsulting.com/blog...

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