How to Write Personal Statement for College Scholarships

Your luck can also be as bright as of Mr. HARRY POTTER.

But for those who are not as lucky as him, this is where you will learn all about personal statements for scholarships.

It’s just unlike him you will have to write a personal statement that should share about who you are; write about things that can’t be found in your resume or transcript. Your resume can represent your strengths and abilities but the personal statement will help you to excel in your application in competition to all others.

What is a personal statement for scholarships?

A personal statement is

• Your introduction to the scholarship committee/donor.

• It is the soul of your application, which is your ticket where the scholarship or fellowship will be decided.

• A description that portraits you.

• A call to get to know you.

• A sign of your priorities.

Essential points to cover in Personal Statement 

Basic

Always keep in mind that there is no singular way of writing the personal statement for scholarship. But the necessary topics should be included in the personal statement. Try to design your personal statement according to you.

Don’t Fake it

Be genuine throughout the application, lack of truthfulness, sincerity, and intentions can be easily observable to the reader. Keep statements in application authentic and true. Do write all that your heart allows but don’t try to fake it.

Mention your Goals

To stand out of the crowd, describe any previously untold secret account of an incident from your life (if you have one), or describe the path to reach your career goals.

Keep it in Brief

Make sure your essay is brief yet involving all the information you wish the scholarship committee or a donor to know about you.

Maintain Structure

Have a proper structure for the application like it should properly mention the introduction, purpose, paragraph, and conclusion also date, address, names.

DO’s for Personal Statement

• Remember you can’t show them everything. Have a few main points you want to get across, and let them find out the rest of your story in your application.

• When you decide on the main points, also think about the answers to questions like what is the aim of the story you’re telling? What do you want to include to tell it well? What isn’t important?

• Keep the formation of your story such that the reader should be able to see not only read it.

• Embrace incidents of life-changing moments or moments that defined and made what you want to do.

• The first paragraph is the most crucial important. It sets the tone and way of the rest of the essay and provides quick personal insights.

• The summing-up should pull the essay together, but also point to the future and indicate how the themes developed throughout the essay will continue to develop.

• Give the scholarship committee or donor a feel of how this scholarship will impact you in your life, and what is the relation between your personal statement and proposed program of study.

• You have to write about yourself,

• Be confident but not arrogant,

• Be informative but also persuasive,

• Believe in yourself without seeming self-important.

DON’Ts for Personal Statement

• Don’t be fancy in your statements.

• Don’t use it to me/I too often. Try to keep its frequency very low.

• Don’t use Personal Statement as a resume in the reported form. You should only write about those achievements that are directly relevant to the subject.

• You should try to avoid connecting to past traumas, such as deaths or booze and narcotic use in your family. While these may be crucial times in your life, it is too easy to unintentionally write about them in a way to make the reader feel designed to create pity. Only write about traumatic experiences if they are essential for understanding your topic.

• Keep in mind that this is not a confessional letter. Don’t be overly emotional or personal or disclose details that could cause your reader in any manner.