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Common Mistakes of Poorly Written Personal Statements

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

If you have done your research on applying to tertiary educational institutions, you probably already know that the personal statement can make or break your application. In many cases, admissions committees make their final decision based on the applicant’s personal statement. The reason schools place so much importance on personal statements is because these show [...]

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Sample Essay About Myself Blogs as Your Guide

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

Coming up with an attention-getting personal statement entails more than just avoiding making your admissions essay look like it’s plagiarised. An interesting and unique personal statement increases an applicant’s chances to be given a slot in a school. Because the members of the admissions committee have to read numerous personal statements, you have to put [...]

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Preventing Arrogance and Shyness When Writing Personal Statements

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

While it is true that you have to write about your achievements in your personal statements, it is not true that these call for arrogance. On the other hand, while an arrogant attitude should be avoided, you must also avoid being too modest about what you’ve accomplished. A balance of self-marketing and humility is important [...]

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What Part of my Life Should I Include in My personal statement essay?

Friday, August 29th, 2008

A “sample essay about myself” or admission essay refers to a literary piece that is written specifically to support a student’s college application. Almost every college and university today requires school applicants to submit a sample essay about myself to help college admission evaluators determine whether they are qualified for enrollment or not.
To make a [...]

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Overcoming shyness in your personal statement essay

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

The Sample Essay about myself BLOG presents: Overcoming shyness in your application essay
Perhaps, your modest side is getting the better of you that your Sample Essay About Myself-themed personal statement sounds subdued of your achievements. What you should remember, though, is that shyness has no place in a personal statement. A Sample Essay About Myself-themed [...]

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How this blog can help you write your personal statement

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

The Sample Essay About Myself blogs is a source of various personal statement examples and tips. Using the examples and tips in the Sample Essay About Myself blog can help you write kick-ass personal statements. Personal statements are one way for you to get into your dream school even if your grades may fall a [...]

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Not-so-ordinary Personal Statements

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

Your personal statement will play an important role in persuading the admissions committee to accept you into their school. In effect, your personal statement is actually a persuasive essay seeking to make the reader believe that you should be accepted into the institution/s you apply for. One of the most effective ways to persuade the [...]

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Writing a sample essay about myself for law school

Sunday, August 24th, 2008

Your personal statement can be seen as a “sample essay about myself”. These essays serve a rather significant role in getting into graduate schools, such as law school. Many people do not realize just how important personal statements are as a part of the application package. The truth is that the sample essay about myself [...]

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Compiling a Compelling Personal Statement

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

Many people come to a road block when trying to think of what to write about in their personal statements. Thinking of topics to write about or how to write about them is one of the most difficult parts of making a personal statement. If you are at a loss as to how to go [...]

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Avoiding Fatal Flaws in Personal Statements

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

The personal statement is one of the most important parts of your application package to graduate programs, graduate schools or colleges. Your personal statement may be the one thing that convinces the admissions committee to accept you into their institution. For this reason, it is imperative that you do your best to make an exceptional [...]

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