Writing the perfect personal statement -Part I

Now that you have decided on the universities you are going to apply to, it is time to concentrate on the most time-consuming and perhaps the most important part of your application- your personal statement/statement of purpose. I suggest that you write a generic statement of purpose and then tailor-make it according to requirements of each law school. Most law schools require you to answer similar questions like what is your future plan/ where do you see yourself five or ten years later or why do you want to pursue LLM from that particular law school. I suggest that look into the personal statement prompts given by each of the universities you are interested in applying and write a big personal statement that answers all these questions. You can now ask your parents, uncle, aunts, cousins and friends to go over this personal statement and give their inputs. Incorporate these viewpoints, revise your personal statement as many times as required and make it perfect. The benefit of writing one generic personal statement is that you can give one 2-3 page document to family and friends going over the it. If you give them 10 personal statements stating more or less same facts, they may lose interest in reading them. That said, if you are applying for only 2-3 universities only, perhaps you should straightaway start writing school-specific personal statements. Please do not forget to write short sentences. Also, use words which portray your passion and interest in pursuing the LLM programme.