One of the schools that I am applying to requires that you write a personal statement. If you are anything like me then you may feel like you do not have anything to say. However, if you begin asking yourself a few questions then you might find that you are a lot more intriguing than you first thought. Now is a great time to talk about your uniqueness and try to stay away from cookie cutter responses. You want to stand out from the pack. This is exactly how I began my process. I asked myself the following questions:
- Why do I want to study Speech Language Pathology?
- What skills or personality traits do I possess that will be useful in this field?
- What life experiences have I had that may have contributed to my desire to study SLP?
- What do I like about SLP?
- When did I first become interested in SLP?
These are just a few examples of the questions I asked myself. I also completed several career assessments and I did research on writing personal statements. Purdue OWL provides a lot of useful online resources for writing like
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/642/01/ which covers writing academic personal statements.
Lastly, I would encourage you to find someone to read over your essay and critique it honestly before you send it in. Think of your application process like a job interview. It is important to put your best foot forward in all that you do because you only get one shot at making a great first impression.
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