If you’re applying to graduate school, you’ll need a personal statement that sets you apart from others applying for graduate admission.
One way to enhance your Personal Statement is with an introduction that differentiates your essay. The introduction is the most important part of your essay, and its one purpose above all others is to draw in the reader.
Ideally, your introduction should grab the reader’s attention right from the first sentence. If the introduction can proceed to orient the reader to the focus of the essay, that can be very helpful. But orientation is not an essential purpose because that can be achieved gradually throughout the course of the essay.
Many students make the mistake of over-explaining in the introductory paragraph what they will be talking about in the rest of the essay. Such paragraphs may include something similar to the following: “My journey toward graduate school has been shaped by a variety of experiences, including academic studies, volunteer work, and extracurricular activities.” This is quite simply a waste of time and space. The reader already knows that you will be addressing these...
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