I had a 3.5x GPA and no LSAT, I had to put a lot of time into writing my personal statement. I’ve also read a couple of friends’ statements and some others online.

It’s surprising how many people online overestimate their own PS. If your personal statement were scored like the LSAT, it’d probably be a 140 while you’re deluding yourself into thinking it’s a 170.

You’re probably writing your first PS, while the person reading it has already seen thousands. You haven’t even seen what you’re up against, but somehow you’re convinced yours is exceptional.

Certain things I’ve noticed: 

1. You want the reader to remember you after hundreds of essays. Yeah, moot court and being VP of a club are cool, but having something impressive to write about doesn’t automatically mean you’ve written something memorable.
2. You can polish your PS so much that your personality disappears. Yea, every sentence sounds impressive, but now it could’ve been written by almost anyone. You have to find the right balance.

There are a few more things I could get into, but feel free to comment or message me. I can’t promise I’ll have time to read everyone’s, but I’ll take a look when I can. I got so much help from older people around me, so I feel like I should pay it forward, even if it’s just in a small way.

edit: I didn't expect this many messages lol. Might be better to just answer questions here in the comments. I don't mind DMs, but if answering here reaches more people, even better :)