The number one mistake I see with personal statements is wordiness. Remember to keep your essay at a single-spaced page or under (forget the word count) and avoid flowery language. As my colleague Dr. Presser says (see the bottom of this blog for his credentials), a writer should imagine s/he is being charged for each word.
So when you read your PS draft say to yourself, “If I had to pay $5 for each word how would I save myself some bucks?”
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