How to Write Your Personal Statement
First Think About Yourself Special, unique, distinctive, and/or impressive about you Details of your life that help the committee better understand you or help set you apart from other applicants Overcome any unusual obstacles or hardships Personal characteristics, for example, integrity, compassion, persistence Skills, for example, leadership, communicative, analytical Find an Angle and Talk About Real Experiences Be specific Make it interesting Show or demonstrate through concrete experience Write in a style that is fresh, lively, and different Make yourself memorable