A lesson excerpted from the 7Sage Admissions Course on how to pick a topic for your Personal Statement. Presented by David Busis.

A good Personal Statement topic lie at the intersection of what matters to you and what makes for an interesting story.

Personal Statement Flowchart
1. Do you have an incredible life story? If yes, use that. If no, brainstorm, then cull, then repeat.

Six prompts for generating topics
1. What's most important to you?
2. When did you change your mind, beliefs, or goals?
3. What's the most challenging thing you've ever done?
4. What's most surprising about you?
5. What 5 seconds changed your life?
6. What made you want to be a lawyer?

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