Section I: Key Takeaways
Personal Statements Matter
“When one has weighed the sun in a balance, and measured the steps of the moon, and mapped out the seven heavens star by star, there still remains oneself.”
The personal statement is a chance for applicants to showcase their personalities and highlight their accomplishments. Students can thus spend time crafting a well-written and engaging college admissions/college app essay.
Here, applicants are writers who generate a window into their life and grant their readers access to that “window.” Beware of trite, formulaic “hooks” and other writing gimmicks that can take away from an otherwise well-written meditation on one’s lived experience as a human being.
