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Writing Graduate School Personal Statements
If you've already started writing your graduate school personal statements, you probably realize that these essays are extremely different from the personal statements you may have written during the college admissions process. That's because you're several years older, wiser, and smarter. Graduate schools expect that your academic training, writing skills, and life experiences are far superior to what you may have had when you were 17 or 18 years old. Thus, they expect your graduate school personal statements to be of a much higher caliber. If you're like most graduate school applicants, you might be a little alarmed or frustrated. But in fact, graduate school personal statements allow for much more creativity and expression than traditional college admissions essays do. Great this requirement as a fun challenge rather than as a burden or obstacle.
What to Include in Graduate School Personal Statements
Although different schools will provide different question prompts, most programs want to see a number of things in your graduate school personal statements.
How have you developed as a student?
How have you developed as a professional (assuming that you've been out of school for awhile)?
What are your career and life aspirations?
Name some instances when you've displayed strong leadership skills.
What do you hope to contribute once you have your degree?
If you can successfully address these areas in your graduate school personal statements, you'll be well ahead of the game. However, it's also important to make sure that your graduate school personal statements are well structured, error-free, and thoroughly engaging. This is where With Honors comes in. We won't necessarily help you write the essay from scratch (this is your responsibility, after all), but we can make sure that the final version is as strong as possible. We specialize in helping applicants produce winning, successful graduate school personal statements. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to email us.
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