Personal statements are sometimes also called "application essays" or "statements of purpose." Whatever they are called, they are essentially essays which are written in response to a question or questions on a graduateo or professional school application form which asks for some sort of sustained response ,
Some applications ask more specific questions than others. There is no set formula to
follow in shaping your response, only choices for you to make, such as whether you should write an essay that is more autobiographically focused or one that is more professionally focused !!
From application to application, requested personal statements also vary widely in length, ranging from a couple of paragraphs to a series of essays of a page or so each
Personal statements are most important when you are applying to an extremely competitive program, where all the applicants have high test scores and GPA's, and when you are a marginal candidate and need the essay to compensate for low test scores or a low GPA .. so you better try the PUNK tips !!!


One Process for Writing the Personal Statement

1. Analyze the question(s) asked on a specific application.

2. Research the school and/or program to which you are applying.

3. Take a personal inventory (see ** below). Write out a 2-3 sentence response to each question.

4. Write your essay.

5. Revise your essay for form and content.

6. Ask someone else -- preferably a faculty member in your area - to read your essay and make suggestions for

further revision.

7. Revise again.

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