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WritingthePersonalStatement
Thepersonalstatement,youropportunitytosellyourselfintheapplicationprocess,generallyfallsintooneoftwocategories:
1.Thegeneral,comprehensivepersonalstatement:
Thisallowsyoumaximumfreedomintermsofwhatyouwriteandisthetypeofstatementoftenpreparedforstandardmedicalorlawschoolapplicationforms.
2.Theresponsetoveryspecificquestions:
Often,businessandgraduateschoolapplicationsaskspecificquestions,andyourstatementshouldrespondspecificallytothequestionbeingasked.Somebusinessschoolapplicationsfavormultipleessays,typicallyaskingforresponsestothreeormorequestions.
Questionstoaskyourselfbeforeyouwrite:
∙What'sspecial,unique,distinctive,and/orimpressiveaboutyouoryourlifestory?
∙Whatdetailsofyourlife(personalorfamilyproblems,history,peopleoreventsthathaveshapedyouorinfluencedyourgoals)mighthelpthecommitteebetterunderstandyouorhelpsetyouapartfromotherapplicants?
∙Whendidyoubecomeinterestedinthisfieldandwhathaveyoulearnedaboutit(andaboutyourself)thathasfurtherstimulatedyourinterestandreinforcedyourconvictionthatyouarewellsuitedtothisfield?
Whatinsightshaveyougained?
∙Howhaveyoulearnedaboutthisfield—throughclasses,readings,seminars,workorotherexperiences,orconversationswithpeoplealreadyinthefield?
∙Ifyouhaveworkedalotduringyourcollegeyears,whathaveyoulearned(leadershipormanagerialskills,forexample),andhowhasthatworkcontributedtoyourgrowth?
∙Whatareyourcareergoals?
∙Arethereanygapsordiscrepanciesinyouracademicrecordthatyoushouldexplain(greatgradesbutmediocreLSATorGREscores,forexample,oradistinctupwardpatterntoyourGPAifitwasonlyaverageinthebeginning)?
∙Haveyouhadtoovercomeanyunusualobstaclesorhardships(forexample,economic,familial,orphysical)inyourlife?
∙Whatpersonalcharacteristics(forexample.integrity.compassion.persistence)doyoupossessthatwouldimproveyourprospectsforsuccessinthefieldorprofession?
Isthereawaytodemonstrateordocumentthatyouhavethesecharacteristics?
∙Whatskills(forexample,leadership,communicative,analytical)doyoupossess?
∙Whymightyoubeastrongercandidateforgraduateschool—andmoresuccessfulandeffectiveintheprofessionorfieldthanotherapplicants?
∙Whatarethemostcompellingreasonsyoucangivefortheadmissionscommitteetobeinterestedinyou?
Generaladvice
1.Answerthequestionsthatareasked
∙Ifyouareapplyingtoseveralschools,youmayfindquestionsineachapplicationthataresomewhatsimilar.
∙Don'tbetemptedtousethesamestatementforallapplications.Itisimportanttoanswereachquestionbeingasked,andifslightlydifferentanswersareneeded,youshouldwriteseparatestatements.Ineverycase,besureyouranswerfitsthequestionbeingasked.
2.Tellastory
∙Thinkintermsofshowingordemonstratingthroughconcreteexperience.Oneoftheworstthingsyoucandoistoboretheadmissionscommittee.Ifyourstatementisfresh,lively,anddifferent,you'llbeputtingyourselfaheadofthepack.Ifyoudistinguishyourselfthroughyourstory,youwillmakeyourselfmemorable.
3.Bespecific
∙Don't,forexample,statethatyouwouldmakeanexcellentdoctorunlessyoucanbackitupwithspecificreasons.Yourdesiretobecomealawyer,engineer,orwhatevershouldbelogical,theresultofspecificexperiencethatisdescribedinyourstatement.Yourapplicationshouldemergeasthelogicalconclusiontoyourstory.
4.Findanangle
∙Ifyou'relikemostpeople,yourlifestorylacksdrama,sofiguringoutawaytomakeitinterestingbecomesthebigchallenge.Findinganangleora"hook"isvital.
5.Concentrateonyouropeningparagraph
∙Theleadoropeningparagraphisgenerallythemostimportant.Itisherethatyougrabthereader'sattentionorloseit.Thisparagraphbecomestheframeworkfortherestofthestatement.
6.Tellwhatyouknow
∙Themiddlesectionofyouressaymightdetailyourinterestandexperienceinyourparticularfield,aswellassomeofyourknowledgeofthefield.Toomanypeoplegraduatewithlittleornoknowledgeofthenutsandboltsoftheprofessionorfieldtheyhopetoenter.Beasspecificasyoucaninrelatingwhatyouknowaboutthefieldandusethelanguageprofessionalsuseinconveyingthisinformation.Refertoexperiences(work,research,etc.),classes,conversationswithpeopleinthefield,booksyou'veread,seminarsyou'veattended,oranyothersourceofspecificinformationaboutthecareeryouwantandwhyyou'resuitedtoit.Sinceyouwillhavetoselectwhatyouincludeinyourstatement,thechoicesyoumakeareoftenanindicationofyourjudgment.
7.Don'tincludesomesubjects
∙Therearecertainthingsbestleftoutofpersonalstatements.Forexample,referencestoexperiencesoraccomplishmentsinhighschoolorearlieraregenerallynotagoodidea.Don'tmentionpotentiallycontroversialsubjects(forexample,controversialreligiousorpoliticalissues).
8.Dosomeresearch,ifneeded
∙Ifaschoolwantstoknowwhyyou'reapplyingtoitratherthananotherschool,dosomeresearchtofindoutwhatsetsyourchoiceapartfromotheruniversitiesorprograms.Iftheschoolsettingwouldprovideanimportantgeographicalorculturalchangeforyou,thismightbeafactortomention.
9.Writewellandcorrectly
∙Bemeticulous.Typeandproofreadyouressayverycarefully.Manyadmissionsofficerssaythatgoodwrittenskillsandcommandofcorrectuseoflanguageareimportanttothemastheyreadthesestatements.Expressyourselfclearlyandconcisely.Adheretostatedwordlimits.
10.Avoidclichés
∙Amedicalschoolapplicantwhowritesthatheisgoodatscienceandwantstohelpotherpeopleisnotexactlyexpressinganoriginalthought.Stayawayfromoften-repeatedortiredstatements.
ExamplesofSuccessfulStatements
Statement#1
Myinterestinsciencedatesbacktomyyearsinhighschool,whereIexcelledinphysics,chemistry,andmath.WhenIwasasenior,Itookafirst-yearcalculuscourseatalocalcollege(suchanadvanced-levelclasswasnotavailableinhighschool)andearnedanA.ItseemedonlylogicalthatIpursueacareerinelectricalengineering.
WhenIbeganmyundergraduatecareer,Ihadtheopportunitytobeexposedtothefullrangeofengineeringcourses,allofwhichtendedtoreinforceandsolidifymyintenseinterestinengineering.I'vealsohadtheopportunitytostudyanumberofsubjectsinthehumanitiesandtheyhavebeenbothenjoyableandenlightening,providingmewithanewanddifferentperspectiveontheworldinwhichwelive.
Intherealmofengineering,Ihavedevelopedaspecialinterestinthefieldoflasertechnologyandhaveevenbeentakingagraduatecourseinquantumelectronics.Amongthe25orsostudentsinthecourse,Iamthesoleundergraduateate.Anotherparticularinterestofmineiselectromagnetics,andlastsummer,whenIwasatechnicalassistantataworld-famouslocallab,Ilearnedaboutitsmanypracticalapplications,especiallyinrelationtomicrostripandantennadesign.ManagementatthislabwassufficientlyimpressedwithmyworktoaskthatIreturnwhenIgraduate.Ofcourse,myplansfollowingcompletionofmycurrentstudiesaretomovedirectlyintograduateworktowardmymaster'sinscience.AfterIearnmymaster'sdegree,IintendtostartworkonmyPh.D.inelectricalengineering.LaterIwouldliketoworkintheareaofresearchanddevelopmentforprivateindustry.ItisinR&DthatIbelieveIcanmakethegreatestcontribution,utilizingmytheoreticalbackgroundandcreativityasascientist.
Iamhighlyawareofthesuperbreputationofyourschool,andmyconversationswithseveralofyouralumnihaveservedtodeepenmyinterestinattending.Iknowthat,inadditiontoyourexcellentfaculty,yourcomputerfacilitiesareamongthebestinthestate.Ihopeyouwillgivemetheprivilegeofcontinuingmystudiesatyourfineinstitution.
(Stelzerpp.38-39)
Statement#2
Havingmajoredinliterarystudies(worldliterature)asanundergraduate,IwouldnowliketoconcentrateonEnglishandAmericanliterature.
Iamespeciallyinterestedinnineteenth-centuryliterature,women'sliterature,Anglo-Saxonpoetry,andfolkloreandfolkliterature.Mypersonalliteraryprojectshaveinvolvedsomecombinationofthesesubjects.Fortheoralsectionofmycomprehensiveexams,Ispecializedinnineteenthcenturynovelsbyandaboutwomen.Therelationshipbetween"high"andfolkliteraturebecamethesubjectformyhonorsessay,whichexaminedToniMorrison'suseofclassical,biblical,African,andAfro-Americanfolktraditioninhernovel.Iplantoworkfurtheronthisessay,treatingMorrison'sothernovelsandperhapspreparingapapersuitableforpublication.
Inmystudiestowardadoctoraldegree,Ihopetoexaminemorecloselytherelationshipbetweenhighandfolkliterature.MyjunioryearandprivatestudiesofAnglo-Saxonlanguageandliteraturehavecausedmetoconsiderthequestionofwherethedivisionsbetweenfolklore,folkliterature,andhighliteraturelie.ShouldIattendyourschool,IwouldliketoresumemystudiesofAnglo-Saxonpoetry,withspecialattentiontoitsfolkelements.
Writingpoetryalsofiguresprominentlyinmyacademicandprofessionalgoals.Ihavejustbegunsubmittingtothesmallerjournalswithsomesuccessandamgraduallybuildingaworkingmanuscriptforacollection.Thedominantthemeofthiscollectionreliesonpoemsthatdrawfromclassical,biblical,andfolktra
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