How to Make a Personal Statement for Universities
- 1). Identify the university's requirements. Before you begin to draft your personal statement, read over the prompt and determine how long your statement should be and what subjects it should cover.
- 2). Determine what message you would like to convey. Think about what you want to say about your goals, talents, and motivations through your personal statement. Make a list of these ideas and characteristics to give you a fame work for your rough draft.
- 3). Identify specifics. Think about anecdotes and experiences you can use to express the ideas you hope to convey. Craft your personal statement around these specifics.
- 4). Let your unique perspective come through. Your statement should reflect your individual cultural, educational, and personal experiences. Be professional, but also be yourself.
- 5). Enlist a teacher, parent, or personal contact to read over your personal statement. Ask your reviewers to tell you what message they got from your statement. Use this feedback to edit the content of your draft.
- 6). Continue to review your statement. Once you feel you have your content perfected, ask your reviewers to proofread your final draft for spelling, grammar, punctuation and clarity.
- 7). Use professional formatting and presentation. Print your personal statement on clean white paper, using black ink and an easy-to-read font such as Arial or Times New Roman.
