What To Include in a Personal Statement?
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My School has told me I have to do a Personal Statement, which will go on my Record of Achievement. They have not given me any guildlines on what to right about. What do I need to include? What do Employers and Universities like to know? Thanks!
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Personal statements are meant to highlight you and your best qualities while at the same time appealing to the reader. I've been preparing one for law school, so many of the links below are tailored to that, but they apply for any personal statement, really. The number one piece of advice I can give to you is to be honest, don't brag, and make sure at least 2-5 people review before you submit it. Here are some helpful links: http://www.unm.edu/~pre/law/archuleta.htm http://www.top-law-schools.com/statement.html http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/642/01/ http://students.berkeley.edu/apa/personalstatement/
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I have had to do one as well. They are not looking for bragging. They want to know about you. Your interests, why you are going into the program you want. Just an overall, get to know you letter. Don't over think it, you really can't get it wrong, just be honest.
myopyosmom
It means big yourself up - I am always on time, I am a credit to my friends and teachers, I saved a kitten from drowning etc.
timsandtinas
State what you like doing, what your fave subjects are, if it is being used to apply for college or a job or uni then state why they should choose you, reliable, organised etc. Hope this helps :)
Tinkerbell
Personal statement has to be powerful and state who you are not what you want to be.
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It should be very powerful like you are advertising yourself with all the good qualities.
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anything big you've done
Dustin A
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