A friend of mine applied last cycle and recommended Moshe, but what ultimately sold me was the fact that I knew who I’d be working with—him and just him. I could read specific essays he worked on and reviews of his services (thanks Reddit!), so there was no ambiguity about how he handles the job. From our initial and free consultation, I knew I’d be in good hands. Sure enough, my friend’s recommendation changed my cycle and my life trajectory.
Moshe has a talent for weaving seemingly disparate pieces of someone’s life story into a cohesive narrative. Our first steps began with me describing to him my background, so he got a picture of my writing habits and personality. After he patiently read through my rambling, I noticed he spotted general trends in my upbringing that, up to that point, only I was aware of. Further, he saw how my background shaped me into who I am today. I quickly learned this sort of meticulous diligence was the norm: as we fleshed out ideas and developed new approaches to my essays together over FaceTime, he used these opportunities to genuinely get to know me, and thus tailor his future criticism so that I could improve my wiring.
While his perfectionist habits were sometimes taxing, I think they were pivotal in making me reach my full writing potential. In November, each draft he returned contained insightful feedback. Whether it was changing a structure of a sentence to be more succinct, or browsing through WordHippo for 20 minutes to get that perfect word, I had the support of someone immensely knowledgeable and devoted to his craft. Even at 4AM, I’d receive voice recordings of detailed analysis on a specific paragraph so it was the best it could be. The payoff was an application centered around one central theme but elaborated upon from different angles in each of my essays.
Moshe is a very honest, though sometimes harsh, critic. I came into this process wanting that exact approach because I felt that it was the most efficient means to producing a good essay. Even if it was difficult at times, I recognized I would likely never again receive this sort of personalized and intimate feedback on my writing. Each draft, criticism, and suggestion was an opportunity to improve. It was all worth it as I sent essays that embodied who I was, how I think, and how I’ll use my personal experiences to approach the law through a unique lens.
By the end of it all, I was, in a weird sense, my own Moshe. I’d catch myself from falling back into bad writing habits, I’d often have the exact same ideas as him as we talked over FaceTime, and I’d be a stickler about varying my sentence structure (his first major lesson to me). By December, Moshe was fairly confident that I should send in my apps. However, I started to experience anxiety around pulling the trigger, so I began to get overly nit picky (which is why I didn’t send until January).
Finally, an unexpected (but pleasant) surprise was getting a friend in all of this. Moshe’s EXTREMELY comfortable to talk to, and not just about law school-related things. It was refreshing to have conversations that didn’t pertain to the looming pressure of law school during quarantine isolation. By the end, he wasn’t invested in my results just as a consultant, but also as a friend.
I’m eternally grateful to Moshe for all of his help throughout this stressful process. I’d recommend him to anyone in a heartbeat.
