Get Started on Your Future: Writing Personal Statements

The next couple of weeks of class are going to be spent in search of your future!  By that I mean we will research colleges or trade schools and the statements that many require, scholarship applications, and any other writing that will help you in your quest.  To start, we will review together a list of traditional topics for college essays or personal statements.  We will also read sample essays in hopes of generating some ideas.
So have fun!  You get to earn credit for taking care of your business!

A note of due dates:  a rough draft of your statement is due Monday.  We will conference (one conference) in class on Monday.  Final drafts are due on Wednesday!

An additional thought:  If your prospective college or university does not require a personal statement, or if you have already written a statement and sent it in, you can still make this assignment useful for yourself.  Look through the scholarships listed on the counseling website or listed on your college and university and write the scholarship essay for this assignment.   Otherwise, choose a sample topic from above.  It's good practice, and who knows?  You may well be able to use it in the future.

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