Hey everyone, I'm currently preparing myself to apply for an LLM this year.



I'm not clear on the content of the personal statements. Everyone seems to have a tragic life story that made them who they are. Is that really necessary?



It would be so helpful to read some examples of what a successful LLM personal statement looks like!



Can anyone help me please!



Thanks in advance!

[Edited by MDDLRC on Apr 18, 2022]

Dear lord no. Those tragic life story cliches died long ago. Do you really expect the unis to grant spaces to applicants mainly out of pity? How are they supposed to verify this information? It’s sufficient that your write why you are interested in the programme and how it fits with your career plans. 

Besides, the personal statement rarely makes it or breaks it for people; its mainly there to root out those who clearly can’t express themselves in English or whose thoughts are too immature for graduate studies. The rest grades/recs/CV.

[Edited by Gobbledygook on Apr 21, 2022]

Hey everyone, I'm currently preparing myself to apply for an LLM this year.



I'm not clear on the content of the personal statements. Everyone seems to have a tragic life story that made them who they are. Is that really necessary?



It would be so helpful to read some examples of what a successful LLM personal statement looks like!



Can anyone help me please!



Thanks in advance!