国外大学申请个人陈述部分personalstatement.docx
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国外大学申请个人陈述部分personalstatement
UndergraduateGPA:
3.0
LSAT:
163AppliedtoFloridaStateUniversity.
Accepted.
Sometimes,ittakesyearstodiscoverwhatyouarereallygoodat;somefolksknowrightaway.You'vereadthestatementsofcountlessapplicantswhohaveastoryabouttheirlifelongloveoflawandtheirdesiretocontinuethelegaciesoftheirfathers,butmystoryisnotoneofthose.Mystorybeginswithaseed,afortunecookie,which,atthetimeIopeneditwaslikesomekindofbadjoke."Youwouldmakeagoodlawyer."LivinginbohemianNewOrleansasacreativewritingmajor,Icrackedopenmycookie,readthesewords,andconsidereditacosmicinsult.Ididnotrecognizeuntilyearslater—afterhavingworkedseveralyearsinthelegislativearena—theeerieprescienceofthecookie'smessage.
WhenIcouldnolongeraffordmytuitionatLoyolaUniversityNewOrleans,IrelocatedtoTallahassee,andFloridaStateUniversity,inordertotakeadvantageoftheavailableBrightFuturesmoneyandin-statetuition.AsastudentinTallahassee,IhadnotspentagreatdealoftimeconsideringwhatwentoninsidethegiganticCapitolbuildingortheotherblandgovernmentbuildingsdowntown.Iwasapoet,trainedincreativewriting;however,asyoumaybeaware,employmentinthefieldishardtocomeby,particularlyinatownthesizeofTallahassee,andsoIacceptedapositionattheClerk'sOfficeoftheFloridaHouseaftergraduation.ItisdumbluckthatIfoundanavailableeditingjob,asthey,too,areinshortsupply.Iconsideredmyselfinmuchbettershapethanmosofmycreativewritingpeers,inthatIwasbeinghiredintoapositioninwhichIwouldbeencouraged—required,even!
—touseoneortwooftheskillsIhadacquiredincollege.IwaswellawarethatEnglishmajorsoftenacceptedthefirstsalariedofficejobtheywereoffered,regardlessofwhatpaper-pushingdrudgeryitrepresented.Iwaslucky.
Ididn'tknowmyeditingjobwouldturnintoanythingmorethanthat.Atfirst,Iconsidereditaplaceholder.Thiswas2003.Thepositionwastemporary,scheduledtolastforjustonelegislativesession.TheMasterPlanwastoearnthapaycheckwhilelookingforamorecreativeposition,butasJohnLennonobserved,"Lifeiswhathappenstoyouwhileyou'rebusymakingotherplans."Luckily,theFloridaLegislaturehadseveralspecialsessionsin2003,whichextendedmytemporarypositionlongenoughformetorealizethehugeopportunityIhadbeengivenandmyabilitytoexcelinthefield;seeingthebehind-the-scenesworkthatgoesintoproducingqualitylegislationgavemeadeeprespectforthegoodthatgovernmentcando,whenenabledbycapablepublicservants.Whenahigher-levelpositionopenedup,Iapplied.Imovedfast.Iwaspromotedrepeatedly,eventuallybecomingtheeditorialsupervisorintheOfficeoftheClerk.
Myworkistedious—somemightsay"mundane,"butIwouldnot—andrequiresameticulousandanalyticalmind.SupervisingtheproductionofthelegalrecordoftheFloridaHouse,theJournal,demandsattentiontodetailnotcommoninmostofficework.Ihavefoundjoyintheprecisionofmywork,becoming
increasinglyfascinatedwiththeintricaciesoflegalwritingandresearch.Mymindhasalwaysbeenonegiventocuriosityandproblem-solving.Crosswordpuzzlesandwordgamesaloneoncesatedme;asanadult,Ihavegrowntoappreciatestatutoryandconstitutionalpuzzlesfortheircomplexityandforthemerefactthattheremaybemultipleacceptablesolutions,ifthosesolutionsarearguedcompetently.Ihavecometounderstandthatonemayexpresscreativityandpassioninwaysthathavenothingtodowithart.
Mycreativewritingskillshavebeenputtogooduseinmycareer,however.In2006,whenClerk[xxxxx]retiredhispositionandtheOfficeoftheClerkwassplitintwoparts,myunitwasmovedandhousedunderthenewlycreatedOfficeoftheParliamentarian.ThelossofMr.[xxxxx]'sleadershipwasastrainontheoffice;however,mynewworksituationcreatedanotheropportunityforme.Mynewdirectsupervisor,Parliamentarian[yyyyyyy],recognizedandemployedmyabilitytocommunicateideaseffectively.Heallowedmetoparticipateheavilyinthewritingofseveralpublications.ThemostdauntingoftheseisPrinciples,Practices&Priorities:
AHandbookonParliamentaryPracticeintheFloridaHouseofRepresentatives,whichexploresnotonlythepracticesoftheLegislature,butalsotheintersectionstheLegislaturemustnecessarilyhavewiththeotherbranchesofFlorida'sgovernment.Theprojectrequiredextensiveresearchandfact-checking,inadditiontowritingandediting,andthroughthisprocess,IexpandedmyunderstandingandappreciationoftheFloridaConstitution.CompletionofthePrinciplesbookwaspivotalformyprofessionalcareer,becausetheresearchIdidinordertofleshoutthisbookrevealedmydesiretoparticipatemorefullyintheprocessofgovernment.WhileIhadbegunmycareerwiththeFloridaHousein2003asarecentcollegegraduatejusttryingtogetapaycheckandblendin,by2006,alargerpicturehadstartedtoemergeandIbegantoseemyselfasavaluablepartofthatpicture.
Thestudyoflawrepresentsathree-wayintersectionatwhichtheexecutive,judicial,andlegislativebranchesofgovernmentmeet;Iamdrawntothisconvergence.TobetterunderstandtheworkIhavebeendoingforthepastsixyears,Imustapproachthisworkfromadifferentangle.WhereIsit,atmydesk,Icanseesomethingsthatalawstudentmightnotsee:
Iaminvolvedinandunderstandtheengrossingofamendmentsintobills,mygraspofparliamentarypracticeissound,Ihaveadeeprespectforthenecessityofpreservingofficialdocumentsandrecords,Ihavedirectexperienceworkingwithothersinanofficesetting.Butthesequalitiesdonotgivemeacompleteviewofhowlawworks.IcanseehowabillisperfectedovertimeandIcanevaluatetheargumentsofthosewhohaveinterestinthebill,butIcannotintimatelyunderstandhowthestatuteenactedinthebillmightimpacttherealworld.Suchunderstandingisvitalifoneistoevenconsiderdraftingabill.Repeatedly,theRepresentativeswhoimpressmewiththeirgraspoftheeffectsandconsequencesofnewlaws(orchangestolaws)arethosewhoareattorneysorwhohavestudiedlaw.Yes,aRepresentativewhoisafarmerislikelytounderstandtheeffectsofabillrelatingtoagriculture;however,aRepresentativewhoisanattorneyhasabroaderpicturthanothers,becauseheorshehashaddirectinteractionwiththelawspreviousLegislatureshaveenacted.Iseekabroadphilosophicalunderstandingofhowlawsinteractwithoneanotherandhow,throughtheirinterpretationincourts,
governasociety.
IamapplyingforadmissiontotheFloridaStateUniversityCollegeofLawinordertogaintheformaltrainingrequiredtopracticelawinthestateofFloridaintheserviceofthepublic.Ibelievemybackgroundandexperiencesmakemeacompetitivecandidate,particularlywhencomparedtomorerecentcollegegraduates.Myworkexperiencehasgivenmeasolidfoundationuponwhichtobuild.Iamintimatelyacquaintedwithlonghoursanddifficultwork;legislativesessionsarequitedemanding,oftenrequiringthatIworkmany16-hourdaysconsecutively.Ihaveachievedahighlevelofpersonalconfidencebyproducingqualityworkonaconsistentbasisandhavedevelopedthematurityandfocusrequiredofasuccessfulfirst-yearlawstudent.Additionally,myexperienceinwriting,editing,andmanagingtheproductionofpublicationshascausedmetovaluepreciselanguageasaneffectivecommunicationtool.Iurgeyoutotaketheseuniquequalitiesintoconsiderationwhendeterminingthemakeupofyour2009first-yearclass.
IamnotsuperstitiousnordoIbelieveafortunecookiehasthepowertopredictodeterminethefuture.Anidea:
Youwouldmakeagoodlawyer.ItisaseedthatIamaskingyoutoletgrow.Iwilldothework.Ineedyoutoallowmetoplanttheseed.
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Fantasticpersonalstatement.Oneofthemoremoving,substantiveessaysIhaveeverseen.CongratsonyourgreatacceptancesandgoodluckinLS.
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Alotofmyacceptanceletterscommentedonmypersonalstatement;re-readingitIthinktherearesomeproblems,butitserveditspurpose.Idon'tthinkthisisthefinal-finaldraft,sotheremaybeagrammaticalerrorortwo.
MariaTeresawasstirringacoppervatfullofboiling,light-yellowcream.Asweet-smellingsteamobscuredherfaceassheexplainedhowtoheatgoatmilktomakecajeta,atraditionalMexicancaramel.Whileoutliningtherecipe,passeddownfromhergreat-grandmother,shehintedatherachingbackandthemanyhoursshespendsinthekitchen.Still,herfacewasradiantwhenshespokeofaddingrumorvanillatothosecentury-oldrecipestosubtlychangetheflavor.Inherwords,Iheardarefrainlaterrepeatedbyothercandy-makersIwouldinterviewaroundtheglobe:
successrequireshardworkandawillingnesstotakerisksandtweaktraditionalrecipesfornewandinnovativeresults.
Overthepasttenyears,I'vedemonstratedthesesamevalues.AtMITandintheworkplace,hardworkandtheabilitytosurmountobstacles,tothinkthroughproblems,andtodevelopsolutionsaremandatory.Incollege,whetherwaking
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