Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #16234 in Books
• Published on: 1997-07-17
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 142 pages

Card catalog description
Gaining admission to law, business, or medical school - as well as graduate school on the whole - is more competitive than ever. So how do you ensure that you have the edge over other applicants? One surefire way is to submit a thoughtfully crafted application essay or personal statement. It is through this personal statement that admissions officers gain insight into your personality and intellect. Good ones take time and preparation; bad ones may sabotage your chances for success. This one-of-a-kind book gives you valuable advice, including critical guidance on how to start, what to include, and what you should never say; dozens of examples of personal statements that worked at the most competitive schools; and what admissions directors at the top schools are looking for.

Customer Reviews

law school entrance personal statement prep
There was nothing unique about this book. I bought 4 different books to help me write my personal statement. They all said the same thing with the same insight. Talk about plagarism. They weren't word-for-word, but the gist was the same.

Save your money and buy only 1 book!

SOP
This book is generally good. However, the examples are quite old. They submitted their forms in 1980s or 1990s. The book pay too much attention to dramatic approach in which candidates should tell their personal stories like thriller or drama ones. Not many ones have such experience in their lives. Nonetheless, in overall, the book show you the right way to write SOP.

A Clear and Concise Guide on How to Write a Successful Statement for your Application Package

Of all the tasks we usually face when applying to graduate and professional schools, from choosing universities to preparing for and taking admission and standardized tests, from soliciting recommendations to having transcripts send out, writing a good personal essay is among the most important and difficult to accomplish. The strong competition for admissions to grad schools, the personal statement often becomes a crucial element of your application package. It is the one element that can set you apart from the competition and open the door to your successful application.

This book describes the mistakes that applicants commonly make, and offer advice on how to make your statements as effective as possible. The book dedicates 60 pages to display 40 winning personal statements, as practical examples of what should be included and what not in order to write the essay that could give you the unconditional acceptance to the grad school or program of your choice.

Absolutely a must have for anyone applying to graduate and professional school.