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Making Use of One of the Three Most Common Types of Personal Statements

Saturday, September 6th, 2008

Because a personal statement must make an applicant noticed, its 3 most common types revolve on engaging topics. The personal statement or school admission essay must reflect the applicant’s personality. This is a must because the admissions committee wants to get to know you first, the applicant, even through ink and paper alone.
The needs of [...]

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Using Examples of Personal Statements as Guides

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

Copying someone else’s work as your own is considered criminal, which is something akin to violating someone’s intellectual property rights. Using a sample as your guide, however, is helpful. Because the members of the admissions committee read hundreds of personal statements every year, the chances that they will read a plagiarized essay is not that [...]

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Personal statement example: Being a force for positive change

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” — Mohandas Gandhi
For most of my life, I have been a follower. I seldom demanded what I wanted when others prefer the contrary. Sometimes, I follow for the sake of letting others have and do what they want, while, many times, I follow [...]

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Sample admission essay for college: Your top 3 possessions

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

Question:  What are your top 3 possessions and why?
When I was thirteen years old, my parents decided to move back to our country of origin, the Philippines. It was here that I attended high school and got in touch with my heritage and culture. During these crucial formative years of my life, I lived in [...]

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