The personal statement should be positive. This is not a venue to explain poor grades or campus disciplinary action. Instead, choose an accomplishment about which you are proud and that says something ...

LSE does not accept additional or supplementary personal statements. We can only consider the personal statement submitted via UCAS. The UCAS personal statement format is changing this year (for ...

When assessing your personal statement our Admissions Selectors will look at how well your academic interests align with the LSE course. So, for example, the Anthropology Admissions Selector is likely ...

Professor Stacy Hubbard from UB's department of English breaks down what you should include in your personal statement. Adhere to the rules. Note the proper page layout, format and length, and adhere ...

Personal Statements carry weight—they are often the first document admissions committees consider. To grab the attention of reviewers right away, then, you want to clearly express your purpose and ...

Read the personal statement question carefully and analyze what it is asking for Visualize your audience: will this be read by a scientist? A physician? An administrator? Make yourself as desirable to ...

In active voice, the subject performs the action of the verb. For example: “I wrote the personal statement.” In passive voice, the original subject moves to the position of the direct object, so the ...

The Personal History Statement helps reviewers learn more about you as a whole person and as a potential graduate student. This may include relevant details on community service, leadership roles, ...