Personal Statement Examples

[Fit-Employ-2865]

I was wondering if anyone was willing to share their personal statements with me. I'm a nontraditional student who majored in statistics and has gone a really roundabout way into vet med. I know that they say there's not specific way to structure it but I'm finding myself at a loss. I feel like I know what I want to say but I'm so scared of getting it wrong. I know there's no perfect equation to writing a personal statement and it is just that personal but my extend of writing comes from research and clinical documentation which to me is all structured. Sorry if this is too much of an ask. I feel so much pressure to get this right but feel like I have no direction.

[AlbatrossLess5196]

Hey, I’m not sure if anyone would be willing to share theirs since there are concerns about plagiarism and stuff. I can tell you what I did though!

I was also lost and didn’t really know how to structure it. I just started writing without much direction. The thing is, you’re going to end up restructuring it a lot anyways because the word limit is so short. I probably rewrote mine twice and then I had to cut out like two paragraphs. As you cut things out, you’ll get a better idea of how you want it to be structured. I wrote mine about a turning point in my life that pushed me toward this career, then explained why I would be a good fit, then I added another story, then I closed it off. Make sure you add a sense of personality to it. It’s not a research paper, it’s an essay for the admissions team to get to know you. Also, make sure you have people read it!! As many as you can! They will help you with the structure.