https://padlet.com/hmegie1/personalstatement1 Your personal statement is crucial in sharing who you are to the college of your choice. This is your moment to tell the college what your application fails to say. In this padlet, you will find a blueprint to creating a strong personal statement that will stand out. Notice that I said 'a blueprint'. The truth is, there are many blueprints to creating a strong statement. Use this as a guide. Feel free to modify it. en-us 2020-12-25 19:59:13 UTC 2020-12-25 20:42:50 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f468-1f393.png hmegie1 https://padlet.com/hmegie1/personalstatement1/wish/1042002157 From the very first line, you need to have your reader like the person in the gif above. GET THEM HOOKED (in this case, get me hooked). This will leave me yearning for more. Some good ways to capture the attention of your reader are: quotes, dialogue, monologues, questions, lyrics or jump right into a story.]]> 2020-12-25 20:06:58 UTC https://padlet.com/hmegie1/personalstatement1/wish/1042002157 hmegie1 https://padlet.com/hmegie1/personalstatement1/wish/1042006543 This is a moment to tell your story. I always tell my students to tell the story about the moment that changed their lives forever. This question ask for a lot of introspective work. You really have to evaluate who you are and how you got here. ]]> 2020-12-25 20:23:54 UTC https://padlet.com/hmegie1/personalstatement1/wish/1042006543 hmegie1 https://padlet.com/hmegie1/personalstatement1/wish/1042008091 Take time to break it down and explain to your reader how exactly this moment changed your life. How did you grow or change after this moment. ]]> 2020-12-25 20:30:06 UTC https://padlet.com/hmegie1/personalstatement1/wish/1042008091 hmegie1 https://padlet.com/hmegie1/personalstatement1/wish/1042008458 This growth must be something that is important to you. How do you plan on using that growth or that lesson learned in college or onwards? How will this growth pave the way for you to continue to grow in college? After college?]]> 2020-12-25 20:31:34 UTC https://padlet.com/hmegie1/personalstatement1/wish/1042008458