I feel like this lesson has been really contradictory. There are so many example topics about childhood events or shaping events that clearly happened long ago (and this is also explicitly recommended), then it says to not write about the distant past.
There's a whole section about making your language more descriptive and rich (/flowery imo), and then immediately after it says it has to be clear, concise and simple in language. None of the examples from the last section are concise in my opinion.
It talks about the difference between obstacles and disappointments and explicitly says failing a math test is an example of something you shouldn't write about because it's a disappointment, rather than an obstacle. Then it provides an example of a "good" essay about failing a cooking test.
I understand that it's a balancing act, but I honestly came away from this section feeling less informed than before on what makes a good personal statement. Also a big disappointment that most of the example essays linked are behind a pay wall.
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I feel like this lesson has been really contradictory. There are so many example topics about childhood events or shaping events that clearly happened long ago (and this is also explicitly recommended), then it says to not write about the distant past.
There's a whole section about making your language more descriptive and rich (/flowery imo), and then immediately after it says it has to be clear, concise and simple in language. None of the examples from the last section are concise in my opinion.
It talks about the difference between obstacles and disappointments and explicitly says failing a math test is an example of something you shouldn't write about because it's a disappointment, rather than an obstacle. Then it provides an example of a "good" essay about failing a cooking test.
I understand that it's a balancing act, but I honestly came away from this section feeling less informed than before on what makes a good personal statement. Also a big disappointment that most of the example essays linked are behind a pay wall.