Daily Archives: November 11, 2009

Advice on the Personal Statement

11th

Nov. × ’09

By Sarah

Dear Applicant, Please discuss your past, from birth until yesterday, in terms of postmodern literature, the meaning of the term “the writing life,” your changing ideological stance on the Western cultural significance of tomatoes, and your goals as a professional academic. Mention the key courses in your undergraduate studies that have shaped you as a person [...]

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