Personal Writer Personal Statement: Essay Writing Tips 7


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Personal Statement Writing Advice: Tip 7

Find a Central Theme

You may find the following topic suggestions helpful in the early stages of collecting ideas or themes upon which to build your essay:

• Your personal goals and your career aspirations.
• Your work experience (past and present).
• Your responsibilities in the work place and the reliable way in which you fulfill those responsibilities.
• Your professional or academic achievements and successes (include awards or special recognitions).
• Important or life-changing events in your history that you feel played a significant role in your personal or professional development.
• Life challenges that you were able to overcome.
• People from your past or in your present life who somehow inspired or motivated you.
• Activities in both your private and professional life that reflect your strengths, tenacity, reliability, or skills.
• The traits or attitudes you possess that you believe will ensure your success in the graduate program you have selected.
Sample Wording
I grew up in Chicago's Near West Side, and I spent most of my formative years surrounded by the social nihilism of street-gang and drug-related poverty. However, today I am an optimistic and caring individual, and I remain deeply committed to... [Note the inclusion of life experiences that have significantly affected personal or professional development.]

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