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Video Overview
In this lesson, we will be going over how to write the personal statement, including some general tips and common mistakes.
The most common issues we see are:
- Essays being too general
- Not portraying what you have learned
- The only example you use is a very personal experience
- Relying too much on distant/child experiences
- Too emotional/personal stories that aren’t relatable
That’s why in our essays, we’re going to make sure that everything we have to write follows these specific tips:
- Be honest and yourself
- Write what you know and that you can back up
- Always think about the “so what?”