How to Write the Perfect Personal Statement by Stewart, Mark Alan -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Undergraduate Grades and Entrance-Exam Scores Don’t Tell the Whole Story PART 1 Creating Perfect Personal Statements

THE QUESTIONS PREPARING TO WRITE YOUR ESSAYS WRITING YOUR PERSONAL STATEMENT: CONTENT AND THEME

THE ULTIMATE TEST FOR CONTENT WHAT THEY ARE REALLY LOOKING FOR ALMOST EVERYONE MAKES THIS MISTAKE GETTING CREATIVE—ESPECIALLY IN YOUR OPENING REMARKS TAKING RISKS IN EXPRESSING YOURSELF DISCUSSING YOUR BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE DISCUSSING WHAT MAKES YOU DIFFERENT OR UNIQUE DISCUSSING YOUR MINORITY STATUS OR DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUND DISCUSSING YOUR MOTIVES AND ASPIRATIONS DISCUSSING WHY YOU WANT TO ATTEND THIS PARTICULAR SCHOOL EXPLAINING DEFICIENCIES, INCONSISTENCIES, AND BLEMISHES DISCLOSING SKELETONS IN YOUR CLOSET DISCUSSING YOUR RECOMMENDERS AND OTHER“INFLUENTIAL” PEOPLE

WRITING YOUR PERSONAL STATEMENT: STYLE AND FORMAT

SUBMITTING OR REFERENCING SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS THE TOP 10 DO’S AND DON’TS FOR WRITING PERSONAL STATEMENTS

TOP 10 RULES TO WRITE BY TOP 10 PERSONAL STATEMENT PITFALLS

PERSONAL STATEMENTS AND MEDICAL SCHOOL APPLICATIONS

THE AMCAS APPLICATION FORM THE AMCAS “PERSONAL COMMENTS” ESSAY “SUPPLEMENTAL” OR “SECONDARY” APPLICATION ESSAYS

APPLYING TO LAW SCHOOLS VIA THE LSAC WEB SITE

PART 2 Recommendation Letters and In-Person Interviews

RECOMMENDATION LETTERS

IN-PERSON INTERVIEWS

ARRANGING FOR AN INTERVIEW INTERVIEW FORMAT AND DRESS CODE WHAT TO EXPECT DURING THE INTERVIEW

PART 3 Thirty Great Personal Statements By Successful Applicants

Essays That Relate a Personal Anecdote Essays That Admit Shortcomings Essays That Connect the Applicant’s Past, Present, and Future Essays by Risk-Takers with Distinctive Points of View Essays by Applicants Clearly Focused on Goals Essays by Applicants with Unique Life Experiences Essays That Explain Why the Applicant Chose This School Essays That Explain Deficiencies or Blemishes Essays by Applicants Who Are Committed to a Cause Essays by Multifaceted Applicants

PART 4 Advice from the Experts Advice from Law Schools Advice from Business Schools Advice from Medical Schools