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Lets Get Personal: The Law School Personal Statement
Insider View is a periodic feature offered by AdmissionsEssays.Com which explores the inside workings of the admission process for colleges, universities, business schools, law schools, medical schools and graduate programs. Each issue features advisors from different disciplines and institutions.

Our featured guest for this issue is Rodolfo Fong-Sandoval. Mr. Fong-Sandoval is a staff attorney with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). He is a 1994 graduate of the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) where he was a double major in Political Sociology and Business Administration. In addition to being on the Dean's list, Mr. Fong-Sandoval was a National Hispanic Scholar. Mr. Fong-Sandoval obtained his Juris Doctor degree in 1998 from the University of California Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco. During his attendance at Hastings, Mr. Fong-Sandoval served as a Notes Editor for the Hastings Law Journal. In addition to earning one of the most coveted academic honors in law school, the American Jurisprudence Award, Mr. Fong-Sandoval is also a published author on labor and employment issues. Mr. Fong-Sandoval was a member of the UC Hastings Admissions Committee for the 1996-1997 academic year.

AdmissionsEssays.Com:
Mr. Fong-Sandoval, welcome to AdmissionsEssays.Com's Insider View. We were hoping you could begin by describing your duties as a member of the Admissions Committee.

Mr. Fong-Sandoval:
Gladly, when I served on it, the Admissions Committee was comprised of a total of eleven people: six students, four professors, and the Director of Admissions. I read ten personal statements every day for a total of three months. We started reading the statements in early January, but it would pile up until I was reading 15 statements per day because applications sent in closer to the deadline increased the workload of the Admissions Committee.

AdmissionsEssays.Com:
Did your duties include other tasks besides evaluating personal statements?

Mr. Fong-Sandoval:
Yes, I read each application package I was assigned in its entirety. A committee member reads all the materials in each application package he or she is assigned, which includes undergraduate GPA, LSAT report, and letters of recommendation. I paid careful attention to each applicant's undergraduate course load, and the types of classes taken. I also considered their major. Some applicants included resumes; I found this to be very helpful in getting a clearer picture of the applicant. I strongly suggest that applicants include a resume even if it is not required for the application.

As for the letters of recommendation, my advice is that they should be lengthy enough to convey to the reader the impression that the person making the recommendation knows the applicant well. Moreover, the letter of recommendation should shed light on the applicant's personality and capabilities.
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