personal statement for college?

Question

how should i approace the personal statement. i didnt do to well in high school, or on my ACT, and i really want to get in.

Answer 1

Is there a specific prompt for the personal statement? It's best to be honest with your background. Sometimes, to write a good personal statement you need to do a bit of soul searching. If you didn't do well in your studies, why? Did you have something else going on in your life that's important to you? Sports? Clubs? Family? What is important to you in your life? Have you changed within the last four years of high school? Have you grown as a person? You may really want to get in to college, but so do thousands of other students. Why should they take you? This is the only way the admissions people can get a feel for you as a human being. The most important thing you need to do is figure out how to utilize it with a good theme/subject to write about.

I hope this helps a little, but it's hard without a prompt. For my personal statements, the schools usually provided an optional topic you could address. Good luck!

Answer 2

If you are working on your college app essays, you will not believe how helpful this web site (called Essay Hell) is--packed with advice and tips on how to find awesome topics and write "slice-of-life" style essays and personal statement essays. It has posts on how to answer all the five Common App prompts, and other popular prompts, including UC, Tufts, Boulders, Transfer students, etc.

http://www.essayhell.com/

Answer 3

I didn't go straight to college out of HS, so I don't know what that is. What is it? This is a real question. Going to bed soon but would like to help you out be fore I go.

Answer 4

Your personal statement should read: "If you want the personal touch, I can't be ##@$### bothered." This will impress those who make the decisions.