College Preparations
UCAS: Your Personal Statement
Describes the process of writing a successful personal statement, such as key points to consider, what to include, dos and don’ts, size and presentation, and similarity detection.
Three Ways to Approach Common College Essay Questions
Offers practical, clear advice about how to answer widely used college essay questions.
Writing College Essays and Personal Statements
Provides strategies to write an effective personal statement, including topic ideas, questions to ask yourself when selecting a topic, and tips on writing and editing.
Purdue Online Writing Web: Writing the Personal Statement
Offers guidelines to writing a powerful personal statement, such as questions to consider before writing, concentrating on your opening paragraph, and avoiding cliches.
CaliforniaCollege.edu: Tips on Writing the UC Personal Statement
Instructions for writing a successful personal statement, including organizing your thoughts before writing, using specific examples in your statement, and what topic you want to focus on the most.
UCAS: Your Personal Statement
Describes the process of writing a successful personal statement, such as key points to consider, what to include, dos and don’ts, size and presentation, and similarity detection.
Three Ways to Approach Common College Essay Questions
Offers practical, clear advice about how to answer widely used college essay questions.
Writing College Essays and Personal Statements
Provides strategies to write an effective personal statement, including topic ideas, questions to ask yourself when selecting a topic, and tips on writing and editing.
Purdue Online Writing Web: Writing the Personal Statement
Offers guidelines to writing a powerful personal statement, such as questions to consider before writing, concentrating on your opening paragraph, and avoiding cliches.
CaliforniaCollege.edu: Tips on Writing the UC Personal Statement
Instructions for writing a successful personal statement, including organizing your thoughts before writing, using specific examples in your statement, and what topic you want to focus on the most.