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Graduate School Personal Statement
Yikes. The deadline is quickly approaching and you still have not written your graduate school personal statement. How should it begin? What makes a graduate school personal statement strong? What do they want from you? (do you remember asking yourself similar questions when you a high school senior?) Relax and breathe easy for a few minutes. Writing your graduate school personal statement is a lot easier than you might have thought. You just need to stay focused on consider some general writing guidelines.
Two simple tips for writing your graduate school personal statement.
A graduate school personal statement should be sincere and heartfelt.
Remember, this is the big leagues. You will be competing with married couples, recent college grads, working professionals, housewives, and househusbands. You will want your graduate school personal statement to really stand out against such a diverse array of experiences and personalities. One way to achieve this is to draw from personal experiences that truly affected you in a positive way. The more sincere and heartfelt your graduate school personal statement is, the better. (*NOTE: Do not confuse heartfelt with mushy. Your personal statement should still be professional. Read the next guideline.)
A graduate school personal statement should be professional.
This is not high school any more and your band credits will not impress the admissions board. Business school is extremely competitive, so you need to adhere to all formals rules of grammar and syntax. Your graduate school personal statement must compete with statements written by investment bankers who worked on Wall Street for the past couple of years.
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