personal statements

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April 14, 2025 How to make a statement personal
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April 4, 2025 A powerful personal statement comes early: perform your purpose
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January 24, 2025 Choosing the right story for your graduate applications: lead with authenticity
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January 10, 2025 Creative nonfiction and the personal essay
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September 30, 2024 How to start your law school personal statement
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September 2, 2024 How to get started on your medical school personal statement
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August 30, 2024 How to write a strong first sentence in personal essays
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August 13, 2024 Feeling overwhelmed? Walk away!
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August 6, 2024 Tailoring your law school personal narrative
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May 24, 2024 3 tips to overcome writer's block for your medical school personal statement
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May 10, 2024 How to start your medical school personal statement
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February 26, 2024 Four medical school personal statement pitfalls and how to avoid them
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December 29, 2023 How to start writing your personal statement
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November 3, 2023 Finding your voice to write a statement of purpose
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September 15, 2023 Avoiding clichés in your Common App essay
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July 5, 2023 Tips for getting started on your Common App essay
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April 19, 2023 3 Tips for writing an excellent med school personal statement
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March 31, 2023 Getting started on a graduate school personal statement
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March 20, 2023 What not to do in your personal statement
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February 6, 2023 How to write your medical school personal statement
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January 11, 2023 How to make the college admissions process less stressful and more rewarding
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January 6, 2023 Writing advice: know your audience!
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December 21, 2022 How to write the Common App essay
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December 16, 2022 Avoiding the “Tragedy of the Commons" or the key to a killer Common App essay
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November 7, 2022 Stuck on your common app essay? Forget the prompts!
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September 12, 2022 Finding your why for your medical school statement
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August 8, 2022 10 steps to completing your college essay before school starts
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August 1, 2022 Where to begin on the personal essay
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June 20, 2022 Application essays: the power of story
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May 6, 2022 The truth about medical school personal statements: a strategic view
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March 30, 2022 Start early: tips for medical school personal statements
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March 9, 2022 How to write an effective transfer application essay
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March 7, 2022 Writing a personal statement for dental schools
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October 20, 2021 How to write a personal statement if you’re changing fields
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July 14, 2021 The draft-drain-refine approach for personal statements (and other writing)
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December 11, 2020 What NOT to do in your personal statement for medical schools
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March 11, 2020 How to fit you into your personal statement
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October 25, 2019 Law school admissions: drafting the personal statement
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October 9, 2019 4 ways to beat writing anxiety on the personal statement
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June 3, 2019 The biggest mistake students make on law school statements
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May 16, 2019 How to spend the summer before your senior year of high school
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January 25, 2019 How to write a successful personal statement
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March 28, 2018 To write a memorable college essay, tell a story
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October 25, 2017 How to draft a college personal statement in 4 easy steps
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September 14, 2015 What books can I read to help me write my college personal statement?
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September 6, 2013 How to write a compelling personal statement
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