personal statement writing guide

Personal Statements and Your Competitive Personality

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Using Examples of Personal Statements as Guides on How Being Competitive Can Help You Excel in College Being competitive can be a problem or a benefit, depending on the situation you are in and how you channel your competitive spirit.  When you are applying for college, competition is something that you have to be very [...]

Highlighting Skills in Personal Statements

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Using Examples of Personal Statements When Writing An Essay Highlighting Your Excellent Research Skills Research skills are an invaluable asset in any industry and any profession that you enter into, even in the schooling stages of one’s life.  No matter what path you decide to take in your college or post-graduate education, you will find [...]

Avoiding Plagiarism in Personal Statements

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Respecting Intellectual Property when Viewing Examples of Personal Statements: Why Plagiarism Is Bad When applying for college or post-graduate studies, one of the most important parts of your admissions package is the personal statement.  For many applicants, the personal statement spells the difference between getting accepted or rejected by their school of choice.  For this [...]

How to Make Every Word Count in Your Admission Essay

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When you write your admission essay, it is important to make every word count.  Take a look at some good examples of personal statements, and you’ll find that practically every word helps to enhance the essay.  Most schools have guidelines on essay length, which literally means that each word counts.  Aside from adhering to the [...]

Common Flaws when Writing an Admission Essay

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The admission essay is an important part of your application package.  This will serve as a means to tell the admission committee something about yourself apart from all of the information that is already on your application forms, resume, and transcript.  If you use the admission essay properly, you can give the committee some insight [...]

Tips on How to Discuss Sensitive Themes in Your Admission Essay

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When applying to a post-secondary educational institution, one of the most significant admission requirements is the admission essay.  Writing an admission essay is not an easy task, and it seems that the task only becomes more daunting when you have to discuss sensitive themes.  If you have to write about sensitive issues in your personal [...]

The Dos and Don’ts of Admission Essay Writing

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You admission essay can be the one thing that convinces the admission committee to give you a chance by accepting you into the school.  While your resume and your transcripts may not be perfect, the admission essay can help to smooth over these hiccups by charming the committee with your personality.(1)  Because the admission essay [...]

3 Easy Ways to Organize the Body of Your Essay

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When completing the requirements for your application package, you should keep in mind that one of the most substantial requirements is your admission essay.  This can spell the difference between receiving the fat acceptance letter or the thin rejection notice.  For this reason, you should do your best to make an excellent personal statement that [...]

Personal Statement Example: How to Cover up Flaws when Writing an Admission Essay

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When applying to a post-secondary school, you will probably be asked to write an admission essay of some sort.  At first, it may seem like extra work, but there are some great benefits to writing a personal statement.  Perhaps the best benefit is that you can use the essay to explain or cover up some [...]

Example of Personal Statement: Using Your Resume to Write Your Admission Essay

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When it comes to writing an admission essay, it can be difficult to think of a topic to write about and how to develop that topic.  One useful tip is to use your resume as guide.  Although your resume may just be full of bullet points, it holds a lot of information about who you [...]