| Applying for an admission or scholarship to any | | | | story; about any work you did as an intern; your |
| national or international university requires a person to | | | | career goals; any special research, academic work, |
| submit either filled hard copy or an online application | | | | employment, volunteers experience, which you have |
| form. Attaching certified documents, financial | | | | performed so far; your strengths and weaknesses; |
| statement, English Proficiency test result and 3 | | | | any obstacles, which you encountered in your life; |
| recommendation letters are the pre-mandatory items | | | | any unique skills that demonstrate the depth of your |
| to be submitted along with an application form. But | | | | experience in the field, etc. All these refection will |
| the real problem occurs at the time, when a person | | | | give you a rough data, which could be used to begin |
| is required to write a personal statement as a part of | | | | with your personal statement. |
| an application. | | | | After collecting points, begin your formal statement. |
| Personal statement is now a very common | | | | Do not give any heading to your statement. Keep in |
| self-written document to be presented by a | | | | mind not to write in the third person and do not use |
| candidate for the assessment of his/her skills to the | | | | the passive voice. Concentrate on your opening |
| review committee. It is a binding item of an | | | | paragraph. This paragraph becomes the framework |
| application of a good profile university. Even multi | | | | for the rest of the statement. It either grabs the |
| national companies ask for it from job seekers. If a | | | | reader's attention or loses it. Don't write more than |
| person wants fund for research, effective personal | | | | 3-5 lines in your initial paragraph. Give your brief |
| statement can help grant authorities to consider your | | | | introduction and then turn towards the main |
| application. Unfortunately, not a single public or private | | | | questions. Use short sentences and avoid long ones. |
| university offers such courses for the students, from | | | | Don't discuss extra things in the opening. You can |
| which they can learn writing an effective personal | | | | keep that aside for including in the following |
| statement. | | | | paragraphs. |
| Personal Statement is sometimes called College or | | | | Try to narrate your statement in the form of a |
| University Admission Essay or Statement of Purpose. | | | | story. Remember, if your statement is fresh, lively, |
| It is a document, to be prepared by a person, who | | | | and different, you'll be putting yourself ahead of the |
| either seeks admission or scholarship. It is an | | | | pack. After concluding your opening paragraph, begin |
| opportunity to reflect your personality. Briefly, it | | | | answering the question/s asked in detail in the form |
| describes you, your life, your goals and your future | | | | of paragraphs. Do not form so many paragraphs. The |
| plans. | | | | best idea is to break your statement into paragraph, |
| There are two types of Personal Statement. General | | | | when new ideas start. |
| and comprehensive statement is often prepared for | | | | Forming statement require vigorous practice. Be |
| standard medical or law schools. It gives you liberty | | | | specific and write about your experience/s and any |
| to write whatever could expose you the best. | | | | problems you faced in your life in brief. Do not forget |
| Example, tell us about yourself and your goals or why | | | | to add your achievements and career goals. Do lots |
| do you want to do this course? The second type | | | | of research about the particular organization or |
| asks for the response to either specific or multiple | | | | university applying for, and add some good about |
| questions. These are mostly prepared by the | | | | them in general. Give only logical examples and add |
| applicant applying to business, teaching, graduate | | | | some quotes to support your statement, where |
| schools/ organizations/agencies. It gives you less | | | | necessary |
| freedom, but still important to be thoughtful and | | | | End your statement on a high note. Strong ending |
| persuasive. Example, tell us about a personal quality, | | | | may leave the reader with a final positive image of |
| talent, accomplishment, contribution or experience | | | | you. You can summarize the whole essay. It is wise |
| that is important to you and how does it relate to | | | | to end your statement with a conclusion that refers |
| the person you are? | | | | back to the lead and restates your topic. |
| Remember, personal statement is not like an ordinary | | | | Finally, review your statement and rephrase it again |
| college essay. It is the most formal document to be | | | | and again. If it exceeds the limit, summarize it and |
| written by self. If you're determined to write a | | | | omit all unnecessary lines. Delete the repetitive |
| personal statement, then you need to be skilful in | | | | sentences. Substitute high vocabulary with suitable |
| good grammar, strong vocabulary, sentence | | | | synonym. Check for grammar and sentence |
| formation, paragraph formation, editing and | | | | formation. You can proof read the statement to |
| summarizing skills, to write an effective piece. | | | | correct any mistake or could make it re-check by |
| The very first step to begin with is to read all the | | | | your teacher. |
| questions thoroughly to see if there are overlaps or | | | | Do not plagiarize any thing. If you have taken any |
| similarities in the questions. Understand the questions | | | | point from any where, refer it, because plagiarize |
| and just focus on it. Once you are done with it, the | | | | software could detect and you might get rejection |
| next step is to brain storm the ideas. Reflect your | | | | instantly on doing such crime. Do not add humor or |
| thoughts and make a mind map out of it. Collect the | | | | use slang language. |
| points which come in your mind. It will eventually help | | | | Try to use readable font size 12, Times New Roman |
| you to compile a productive statement later. You can | | | | and give line spacing of 1.5 after each line. Put your |
| brain storm about your personal background; | | | | name and page number on each page. |
| development of your interest in the field you applying | | | | Submit your final draft and wait for the good |
| for; your specific experiences that helped you | | | | response from the selection committee. Your hard |
| explore and identify your career interest; any unique, | | | | working will surely help you to garner the best result. |
| distinctive, and/or impressive about you or your life | | | | |