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WritingYouralStatement

WhatisaalStatementandWhyIsItImportant?

Graduateandprofessionalschoolsmaketheirdecisionstoadmitapplicantsbasedontestscores,

undergraduateacademicperformance,co-curricularactivities,recommendationletters,an

interview,andawrittenessay.Manyschoolswillalsoaskforaalstatement.Theal

statementgivesyouthechancetowriteaboutyourself.

Youarecompetingwithhundredsofotherapplicantswhohavesimilartestscoresandgrades.The

alstatementcanbethefactorthatdifferentiatesyoufromtheothercandidates.Itgivesthe

admissionscommitteeachancetogetaglimpseofyouasaratherthanasasetofnumbers.

Agoodessaymightbethedecidingfactorinanadmissionsdecision;anunconvincingor

unremarkableessaycanadverselyaffectyourchancesofadmission.

TheChallengeofWritingaalStatement

Aalstatementisaverydifferentkindofwritingthantheanalyticalwritingrequiredinmany

ofyourcollegecourses.Youralityneedstoemergefromthewriting.AdmissionsOfficers

willevaluateyourabilitytocommunicateclearlyandconcisely.Youralstatementshouldbe

grticallycorrectanderror-free.

Themosteffectiveessaysconveyaaldimension.Theydescribeanindividual,distinguished

byintellectualmotivationandaccomplishment,socialconcernsandcontributions,andal

values.Youmaywanttodeveloptheessayaroundanexperience,a