When applying to any post-secondary educational institution, one of the significant admission requirements is the personal statement.\u00a0 It can either work for or against you, depending on how well written your essay is.\u00a0 Perhaps your most important aim when composing your personal statement is to write an essay that will grab and hold the attention of the reader\u2013the admissions committee.\u00a0 So here are three sure-fire ways to get admission officers to read your essay:<\/p>\n
Tip 1: Don\u2019t waste time, go directly to the point<\/strong><\/p>\n If you take some time to read a few personal statement examples, you\u2019ll find that it should be direct to the point.\u00a0 When you write your essay, try not to go around in circles or explain things too much.\u00a0 Instead, try to be concise, straightforward, and honest.(1)\u00a0 By keeping it simple but engaging, admission officers are more likely to keep reading.<\/p>\n Tip 2: \u2018Show\u2019 instead of \u2018tell\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n A common mistake that you will find in poorly-written examples of personal statement is that the writer simply \u2018tells\u2019 or reiterates their achievements or experiences.\u00a0 However, your goal is not to enumerate your achievements, because all of that information is already in your application form and CV.\u00a0 Instead, capture the reader\u2019s attention by telling an engaging story of how the challenges in your life have helped you grow as an individual.(2)<\/p>\n Tip 3: Make your essays sound sincere but still interesting<\/strong><\/p>\n It can be hard to be sincere, straightforward, and direct to the point, because doing so can sometimes result in an essay that is less interesting or downright boring, as seen in some bad personal statement examples.\u00a0 Still, you can keep your reader interested by letting your personality shine through your writing.(3)\u00a0 Be patient, and take time to learn from examples of personal statements that you can check out online.\u00a0 This way, you can find interesting ways to write what you want to say.<\/p>\n (1)\u00a0 http:\/\/apps.carleton.edu\/admissions\/apply\/essay_tips\/ When applying to any post-secondary educational institution, one of the significant admission requirements is the personal statement.\u00a0 It can either work for or against you, depending on how well written your essay is.\u00a0 Perhaps your most important aim when composing your personal statement is to write an essay that will grab and hold the attention […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-college-personal-statement-examples"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/examplesofpersonalstatements.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/examplesofpersonalstatements.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/examplesofpersonalstatements.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/examplesofpersonalstatements.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/examplesofpersonalstatements.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=171"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/examplesofpersonalstatements.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":172,"href":"https:\/\/examplesofpersonalstatements.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171\/revisions\/172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/examplesofpersonalstatements.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/examplesofpersonalstatements.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/examplesofpersonalstatements.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\n(3)\u00a0 http:\/\/www.unc.edu\/depts\/wcweb\/handouts\/application.html<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"