ABOUT 25 MINUTES AS WELL. THE FIRST DEADLINE FOR COLLEGE APPLICATIONS IS NEXT MONTH. IT’S JUST DAYS AWAY AND HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS ARE WRITING PERSONAL STATEMENTS AND ESSAYS. KCRA 3 IS DEIRDRE ...

Strong personal statements demonstrate strengths through experience. Rather than claiming you are a good leader or ...

Many applications will include a personal essay, in which you describe "where you're coming from" – your interests, why you want to obtain a graduate degree, career goals, and so on. To personalize ...

Talking about yourself is easy. Most of us do it without even thinking about it. But writing about yourself? Not so much. With college application season getting underway, it’s a challenge teens face ...

You may be almost done with high school and are getting ready to apply to your dream college. Or maybe you are already enrolled in your undergraduate studies and are in the process of applying to ...

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It is an assignment that many high school upperclassmen wish they could skip. Some even dread it. Yet they still have to do it. "This is a tough assignment," Gelb said. "But this is the one place in ...

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An applicant’s personal statement is one of the most important pieces of your application materials. It is the school and admission’s committee first opportunity to hear from you about why you are ...