If you are an aspiring university applicant, looking to write your personal statement this summer, here are 4 steps you can follow to develop your first draft:

Step 1: Origin Story—Begin your statement by recalling what inspired your love or sparked your desire to pursue your chosen subject. Here are instructions for Step 1.

Step 2: Framing Concept—Pick a concept or a theme to mention at the start, touch on it at one or two points in the main body, then conclude your statement by referring back to it. Here are instructions for Step 2.

Step 3: Key Experiences—Present key experiences in your education and life to date, and link them to your academic goals. Here are instructions for Step 3.

Step 4: Clarity and Cohesion—State explicitly what you intend to study at university at the end of your first paragraph, and conclude the statement by reiterating this clear intention. Here are instructions for Step 4.

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