UC transfer personal statement - post, critiques, advice, etc.

2016Candles
Sat, 31 May 2014 19:34:41 +0000

I would say you should try to retell that story, but tell it is if you are talking to your friend. Just tell the story of what happened, how you felt ,where you went, and just talk. Imagine as if your friend is asking you questions in the middle, and then you go back and answer their questions. It will come out originally too long and too wordy, but then you can go back and edit and make it shorter and more appropriate for your essay.

Don’t write the way you think an educated college student should sound, write is if you were actually talking to real people. In my opinion, a more conversational style essay is most effective. It gives the audience the best idea of who you really are. They want students, not robots.