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How To Write A Winning Personal Statement: Focus On Your Conclusion

The second most important part of your might complete a story you started in the
essay, behind only the introduction, is introduction, as in this essay, or you
the conclusion. Just as the introduction might show how something has changed in
had the purpose of drawing in the reader, your present since the timeframe of the
the conclusion's foremost function should introduction. Expand on Broader
be to leave the reader with a lasting Significance-Within Reason One way to
impression. This section offers ensure that your closing paragraph is
guidelines on ways you can maximize the effective is to tie your ideas to some
impact of that impression. These broader implications, whether about
guidelines can be grouped into three yourself or your field. However, do not
categories, each of which encompasses a get carried away. Some applicants feel
lesson on what not to do. Synthesize, they must make reference to changing the
Don't Summarize The chief difference world or derive some grand philosophical
between these two tactics is that the truths from their experiences. Remember
former deals with themes while the latter to stay grounded and focused on your
deals with facts/experiences, though personal details. This applicant's
there is some overlap. You do not need to conclusion ties his goals in teaching to
recap the essay paragraph-by-paragraph. a broader issue about research
You do not need to remind the reader of limitations at smaller liberal arts
the experiences you have discussed colleges. He does not express the goal of
(except as individual experiences might revolutionizing education, but instead
be tied to certain themes you want to simply wants to make a contribution that
synthesize). You do want to reiterate key has personal significance to him. The
themes, but preferably not in a way that final sentence invokes the tradition of
merely repeats them. Instead, in scholars before him. Such a tactic is not
synthesizing these key themes in your usually advisable, because it can sound
conclusion, you should ideally be adding forced and generic, but in this case, the
a fresh perspective. Try to tie themes applicant has established his focus on a
together and demonstrate how they specific intellectual topic-human
complement each other. In doing so, you memory-so it's not as vaguely trite as
should always avoid trite and clichéd invoking Plato, Descartes, and Kant in
generalizations. In this essay, this the search for truth. Don't Add Entirely
applicant uses the conclusion to New Information-Except to Look Ahead We
synthesize the second half of the essay. have used the word "fresh" here several
It's worth noting that he does not times, and what we're mainly talking
mention the content about recovering from about is perspectives and ideas. You
addiction, because he could have tied should avoid adding entirely new
this in with his renewed interest in information about your experiences. In
public policy. Nevertheless, the shorter essays, you may have to pack
concluding sentences do an effective job details everywhere, but in general, if
of linking his past experiences with his it's an important experience, it should
career goals: "After getting my master's come earlier. That said, writing about
in public administration, I would like to your future goals is a strong way to end.
work in the area of economic development After you have established your
in the Third World, particularly Latin background and qualifications in the
America. The setting might be a private previous paragraphs, delineating your
(possibly church-based) development goals can help synthesize these topics,
agency, the UN, the OAS, one of the because you are tying your themes
multilateral development banks, or a together in the context of where you will
government agency. What I need from go next. This applicant's conclusion is a
graduate school is the academic straightforward, well thought out
foundation for such a career. What I description of her professional goals.
offer in return is a perspective that Such an ending demonstrates to the reader
comes from significant involvement in that she has given much consideration to
policy issues at the grassroots level, her future and the role a Ph.D. in
where they originate and ultimately must literature can play in it. Moreover, she
be resolved." Seeing how the pieces fit makes clear that while she has definite
together leaves us with a clear point to career goals in mind, she also
take away. Moreover, the last sentence is appreciates literature for its own sake.
key to the lasting impression he creates, This kind of natural affinity for her
as it provides a fresh interpretation of subject of study serves to make her a
the significance of his work at the dedicated and genuinely engaged student,
grassroots level. If in the process of and, therefore, a more attractive
synthesizing you are able to invoke your candidate to the admissions committee.
introduction, you will add to your essay Michael Choi is the Managing Editor for
a further sense of cohesion and closure. which provides information on personal
There are a number of different ways this statements and applying to graduate
can be accomplished. For example, you school.




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