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Tips for Writing Your Essay Statement:
- Essay statement may also be called: Objectives of Graduate Study, Statement of Purpose, or Personal Background
- Spend time thinking about your immediate and long-term goals
- Start with making notes of goals and achievements
- Be honest; focus on who you are, what you have accomplished, and what you hope to achieve in the future
- Combine the notes into a professional paper (use correct grammar and spelling)
- Walk away from it; return in a day or two; read again and revise
- For samples go to EssayEdge
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