Personal Statement Editing – What to Consider While Dealing With It

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Personal Statement Editing What to Consider
While Dealing with It
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• Personal statement is a brief essay about your
  strengths, skills, achievements, and motivations,
  which can make your dream come true you just
  need to prove the assessing committee that youre
  the ideal candidate for the place in the program.

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• No matter how much time and energy you have put
  into writing this piece, its not the end. The
  next step is editing. Its crucial to send an
  accurate and well-organized personal statement.

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• Even if your piece has so exciting story and
  brilliant ideas but full of grammar and spelling
  mistakes, clichés, abbreviation, has poor
  structure, etc., it will go right to the no
  pile. So start editing or use personal statement
  editing service.

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• Allow some time to relax
• Take a break after youve done writing the first
  draft. Leave it for at least few hours and do
  something fun. Then being relaxed and with fresh
  eyes, youll definitely catch more mistakes.

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• Get some help
• Ask your friend or teacher to review your written
  piece for any potential issues and give you
  feedback. Youll be surprised how many errors can
  detect another person. Use professional help from
  personal statement editors, if there is no one
  competent to help you out.

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• Read it aloud
• Hear how your essay sounds if the tone is
  forced, or paragraphs order is not smooth and
  logical, or sentences are too long that you
  completely lose their sense, all of these mean
  youre going to fix your mistakes. Readers wont
  forgive you these errors, so be dear and do
  everything right.

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• Make sure your opening paragraph is memorable
• The most important part of a personal statement
  is the introduction. It must be powerful and
  attention-grabbing. If not, the admissions
  committee wont bother to read your piece. You
  need to pull your audience in momentarily or
  youll lose their attention very quickly.

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• An anecdote from your life, a relevant quote,
  exciting fact or unexpected statement, or
  something like that will make your story
  appealing from the very beginning. No general
  information and vague sentences instead, be
  specific and concise.

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• Make a story, not a list
• While editing, read your written piece back to
  yourself like youre another person and ask these
  questions Is it compelling?, Is it
  unforgettable?, Is it more than just a list of
  accomplishments and skills?

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• Read about the program youre applying for
• The whole editing, make sure youve included the
  part where you explain why you chose this
  particular program, what makes it stand out from
  others, and that youre completely ready to take
  on any academic challenges because youre already
  prepared and know what exactly to expect from the
  studying.

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• Leave unnecessary information behind
• Mentioning you achievements or experiences from
  school or even earlier arent appropriate.
  Besides, dont start discussion of controversial
  topics (religion, politics, etc.) Use statement
  of purpose editing service, if you have any
  editing troubles.

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• Delete all repetitions
• Dont repeat details youve already said. If you
  stated you were a volunteer, dont repeat it one
  more time. Besides, cut off information such as
  your GPA which since its on your transcript.

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• Stick to the word limit
• Quality is much more important than quantity.
  Three pages long personal statement will
  definitely impress the selection committee but in
  a bad way. Theyll think of you as a lazy and
  careless applicant who couldnt even read
  requirements according to the word limit.
  Usually, one page is enough.

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• Be pedantic
• Admissions officers usually say that perfect
  writing skills, accurate language, and perfect
  grammar are crucial to them as they skim
  applicants writing pieces. Remember that and
  write in a concise, clear and appealing manner.

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• Double check your piece of writing
• Never underestimate the importance of
  proofreading personal statements. Yes, it can be
  really time-consuming and boring, but submitting
  your piece without proper revision is a crime.

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• Your grammar and language must be flawless so
  type your essay accurately and check it for
  grammar, spelling, and punctuation mistakes.
  Alternatively, try personal statement editing
  services review.

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• Youve done editing perfectly if you
• double-check spelling and grammar
• follow the word limit
• divide your essay into several paragraphs instead
  of one large block
• your sentences have different structure and
  length
• use active voice

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• use specific details and cut off all needless
  information
• delete clichés, abbreviations, slang and unclear
  terms
• write an original paper and dont plagiarize
• open your personal statement with a powerful
  paragraph and finish your piece strong.
• Find even more tips in this Google book.

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