<p>My son has to write a “personal statement” for a science program. The directions say Begin your statement by listing three topics … Choose one of these topics and explain in essay format why you think …
Essay will be graded on originality, creativity, and clarity. </p>
<p>My question is do they really want the beginning to be a list of the three topics? My son asked me and I said no. But now I’m rethinking that answer. Right now his essay starts with a short paragraph discussing a thing that represents fhis three topics. The second paragraph is what those three topics are, with about 2-3 sentences for each topic. The third paragraph starts his discussion about the one topic he chose. </p>
<p>I can’t help but think he isn’t following the directions. But I also feel like it’s bad to start with “My three topics are x, y, z” if they say they are judging on originality and creativity.</p>
<p>What do you think?</p>