I feel like I'm overwriting simply because I have so much to say (even though a majority might just be me ranting LOL). As of now my Personal Statement and Diversity Statement are both 5 pages. I still have to edit them, so that'll probably shorten them a bit.

But my question is, roughly how long should the Personal Statement & Diversity Statement be?

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  • Wednesday, Sep 27 2017

    I think the more succinctly you can make your personal statement - without losing your voice - the better. The readers have to read hundreds if not thousands of personal statements. Make your personal statement interesting, but easy to read too :)

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  • Wednesday, Sep 27 2017

    @gregoryalexanderdevine723 is right; mine is about 850 words (2.5 pages).

    Good luck :)

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  • Wednesday, Sep 27 2017

    @pcainti665 said:

    I feel like I'm overwriting simply because I have so much to say (even though a majority might just be me ranting LOL). As of now my Personal Statement and Diversity Statement are both 5 pages. I still have to edit them, so that'll probably shorten them a bit.

    But my question is, roughly how long should the Personal Statement & Diversity Statement be?

    It is school specific. Most schools require PS between 2-3 pages. DS probably 1-2 pages.

    5 pages is almost definitely too long.

    Mine ended up being a bit longer than I wanted in the beginning, but through some editing, I was able to get it down to my desired length.

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