How to Write a Proper Personal Statement (Economics)

     

       A personal statement is a personal essay written by an applicant for getting scholarship, grant or admission to a schools. Getting good grades will not guarantee that you will be getting a place in your chosen program. Usually a personal statement is a way for you tell a University why you are suitable candidate for admission. So, for this post, I will discuss about how to make a good personal statement for becoming an Economics major.

       First, you should avoid from making grammatical and spelling errors. Applicants should consider asking someone proofread their essay so that they can eliminate the errors and make them self sound educated. Other than that, your paragraphs should be kept short and straight to the point. Don’t forget to make the key points stand out.

      Your content must show that you are really interested in Economics. Don’t forget to emphasize the reasons why you want to study Economics and what influenced you to be an Economists in the future. Basically, this is as the platform for you to carefully think about your future (what you want to be?). Besides, you should support your theories and sentences with explanation or citation and try not to repeat the same content over and over again. Most importantly, you must be honest with yourself when writing personal statement and make it interesting to read. For the structure, you should give a general explanation about why you want to study Economics in paragraph one. Other than that, include some subjects or topics that make you interested in Economics and how a degree in Economics fits in with your future career.

       Next, in paragraph two, you should ask yourself why you are suitable for taking degree in Economics. To make it more interesting, you need to give evidence of what you says in paragraph one and two. Don’t feel embarrassed to express your love in Economics by give some example of books or articles that you always read in paragraph three. Lastly, you should include your work experience or voluntary work that related to Economics. Other than that, don’t forget to list your qualifications, awards or participation that related to Economics as well so that the readers know about your performance so far. Hence, I hope this post can help you compose a good and interesting personal statement. All the best!

Thank you.

By: Syarah Alya

Work cited:

http://whystudyeconomics.ac.uk/Your-ambitions/economics-personal-statement/