紐約大學建立于1831年，是全美最大的私立大學之一，學生有4萬4千多人，位于紐約市格林威治地區中心地帶。紐約的社會局勢、政治環境無時不對紐約大學的學生產生影響，使得該學校與紐約市一樣，充滿著緊張感和機遇。

       How long should my personal statement be? (應該多長)
       Applicants should submit a one-page personal statement on their reasons for spending their third year at NYU School of Law.

       資料來源：http://www.nyu.edu/pages/lawreview/joining.html
       http://www.law.nyu.edu/depts/admissions/info/jd/parts.html

       Personal Statement
       While the Committee on Admissions does not use interviews as part of the selection process, we would like to give you the opportunity to include more information about yourself than the application form conveys. Because people and their interests vary, we will leave the content and length of your statement to your discretion. You may wish to complete or clarify your responses to items on the application form, bring to our attention additional information you feel should be considered, describe important or unusual aspects of yourself not otherwise apparent in your application, or tell us what led you to apply to NYU School of Law.(討論重要的不尋常的消息)

       Note: The Root-Tilden-Kern Scholarship, and the Sinsheimer Service Scholarship require an additional autobiographical essay.

       If you are applying for a Root-Tilden-Kern Scholarship, please clearly identify your Root-Tilden-Kern autobiographical essay and your admissions personal statement.