wamucc Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Curious what everyone thinks about including quotes in personal statements and/or statements of purpose (in supplemental apps). Are they too lame to include or, if short and appropriate, a good idea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiggySRNA Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Overused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanime Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 I feel that a personal statement should be just that... Personal. Not someone else's words, your own words about you. So, unless quotes are something that you use often as a way to describe life and it really speaks to who you are, I don't see the purpose. There is very limited space to covey a lot of info, so use it wisely and don't squander character count on something that someone else said in reference to their life/experiences. But I say this as a person who is not particularly into quotes or motivational phrases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wamucc Posted June 19, 2016 Author Share Posted June 19, 2016 lanime, that makes sense, thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexanderFaul Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 I've read a good post on this topic at the website of this statement of purpose writing service. It’s your voice they want to hear - not Einstein, Coco Chanel, David Attenborough, Paul Britton, Martin Luther King, Napoleon or Descartes'. I agree with lanime, it's a personal statement, it should stay personal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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