<p>soo~ i’m an english major and i was suggested by one of my PS proofreaders to mention a book or two to connect to one of my points. i was mainly trying to avoid doing that to not sound so…i dunno, like i was trying to seem smarter than i am. i wasn’t sure if it was even a right move - so does anyone have an idea whether mentioning book titles is detrimental or beneficial to a personal statement?</p>
<p>There are many routes to take for the personal statement. There is never just one way of writing that is best. Sorry for such a broad answer, but its the truth. And to be more specific to your situation, there are different kinds of English majors, and it really depends if novel reading relates to what kind of English major you want to be. </p>
<p>As a rule of thumb, its always best to talk about yourself with your major. If you focus too much talking about your major or about a novel you liked, then you may not be able to present who you are to the reader. Rather, they’ll just learn about the major and the novel lol.</p>
<p>yeeaaah - i gotcha. the only thing i’d do with the book is mention the title, then refer to a particular aspect of the book that <em>LAMEALERT</em> intrigues me <em>ENDLAMEALERT.</em> to be more specific - i’m specifically mentioning my interest in Brit lit and how it explores blahblahblahblah. so when i look at this text, blahblahblahblah.</p>
<p>yeah. blah. :D</p>
<p>well if it shows your interest in the subject/major, and it doesn’t take away focus from you, then it sounds fine to me!</p>
<p>I just wanted to let you know to not get carried away with the book and forget about the real subject, you! :)</p>
<p><em>fidgets</em> and therein lies my problem. i… i mean i write it, but i have absolutely no idea how it reads. which i think is TERRIBLE since I’M writing it, but i’ve just sort of lost…it by now. easy enough to say what i intend - but it comes out differently. bleh.</p>
<p>thanks so much for your time, agan.</p>
<p>agan?</p>
<p>lawd, again*</p>