This document provides guidance on writing a personal statement for an application. It emphasizes sharing personal stories that demonstrate your uniqueness, maturity, and life lessons learned. The personal statement should highlight insights, sentiments, and significance through concise but informative writing. Applicants are encouraged to think about their audience and answer common questions through specific examples and details in a first-person voice without being overly formal. Multiple questions are provided to help spark ideas for personal stories to include. Students should have others review their statement and be prepared to rewrite it until it is perfect.

1. Your Personal Statement What should you say?

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