<p>Off the top of my head, I think an internship at a law firm would definitely boost your chances given your concentrations. You could also get an additional rec from someone there. That, coupled with your research project, really ought to get your app recognized. And yeah, your essays too I guess. I read somewhere that they not only ought to be intellectual in nature, like you show you learned something and how you learned it, but at the same time a “slice of life” in the sense that your essays reveal the kind of person you are the committee.</p>