How to Write a Personal Statement for an Undergraduate Application

Almost every college application these days requires the potential student to write a brief personal statement summing up his or her reasons for attending the school. Here's how to make the most out of a personal statement.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

1. Answer any specific question asked on the application. If the personal statement requires you to write about a specific subject, follow the directions to the letter.
2. Restate the application's question in your opening sentence and answer it as succinctly as possible.
3. Expand on your answer throughout the rest of the statement without using vague language, and stick to specific, concrete details about your life and goals.
4. Summarize the details you've laid out in the statement and relate them to your desire to attend this specific school.

Tips & Warnings

• Always be as honest as possible. Don't hold back out of embarrassment or shyness. Colleges appreciate honesty, and creating a unique personal statement requires you to be honest.

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