| When you are trying to get into a university, a grad | | | | You have to remember that no matter how good |
| school, or even a specialty school, more times than | | | | your grades and scores, there are many others just |
| not a personal statement is required. The first thing | | | | like you. You have to give the reader a reason to |
| that you need to do before you begin to write your | | | | remember you. Try to convey your persona in the |
| personal statement is to write down all of your | | | | personal statement in such a way that you will all but |
| thoughts. After that is done you can begin to edit | | | | leap from the paper and surely stand out from the |
| your work. You may want to believe that your first | | | | rest of the applicants.o Have someone else read it: |
| thoughts are gold, but in order to write a successful | | | | No not your mom. Have someone who is impartial to |
| personal statement you must edit it often. | | | | the situation read over your statement. Ask them |
| Here are some things to look at to ensure you are | | | | their honest opinion and have them point out what |
| editing your personal statement successfully:o Watch | | | | they feel may have been irrelevant or non-thought |
| the tone: Read over what you have written and see | | | | provoking and also find out what they liked. Now go |
| what the tone is. Is it too casual, too formal, too | | | | edit the paper and build upon the feedback you |
| negative, or too arrogant? If you feel that it is then | | | | received.o Check spelling and grammar: There is |
| chances are so too will the admissions board. Be | | | | nothing that will tell an admissions board that you are |
| aware of your tone and edit accordingly.o Make your | | | | not a good candidate to attend the institution more |
| point: When you are writing things down, you know | | | | than a personal statement that is filled with |
| exactly what you are talking about, but will the | | | | misspellings and grammatical errors. Be sure you take |
| reader? Remember that the person reading your | | | | your time and very carefully review your statement |
| personal statement doesn't know you from Adam | | | | for anything that is wrong and don't simply rely on |
| and if you do not convey your thoughts properly | | | | spellchecker as that will not catch typos and other |
| you will lose a lot of meaning in translation.o Cut the | | | | grammatical errors. |
| bull: Read over your statement several times. If you | | | | Your personal statement is the window to you and |
| find something in there that is irrelevant or not | | | | allows the admissions boars to take a closer look at |
| meaningful, then it is bull and needs to be cut out. | | | | you. By employing successful editing techniques you |
| Nothing will sway an admission board more than an | | | | are ensuring that you are giving your chance at |
| admission essay filled with bull.o Stand out: Try not to | | | | admissions the best shot possible. |
| be too cookie cutter when writing your statement. | | | | |