Freaking out about my Personal Statement! Help!!

[dentalmagic]

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Hi guys,

I am severely struggling trying to write my personal statement. I have been trying to brainstorm for the last several weeks and am having massive writer's block. I'm feeling so much more anxious now that the application cycle has started because I wanted to submit my app early and now I can't because I'm missing a personal statement. I'm so worried that my app is going to be delayed just because I couldn't figure out how to write one properly. I'm feeling so anxious and it's preventing me from writing.

Please help me with any advice! I'd really appreciate it! Thank you!

 

[Likkriue]

Got a rough draft? Send to me and I'll take a look.

 

[fit2]

Write down thoughts throughout the day. Eventually you'll have en0ugh ideas to put together a rough draft

 

[dentalmagic]

Got a rough draft? Send to me and I'll take a look.

Not yet, I'm having a hard time figuring out how to start my introduction and have been stuck there for a while. I just feel like there are so many different approaches I could take and it's giving me anxiety trying to just pick one I guess.

 

[dentalmagic]

People keep saying how it needs to have an attention grabbing introduction and I just don't know what to write about. I don't want it to be too over the top making the adcoms roll their eyes when they read it.

 

[Alemmy]

If your having trouble thinking of an introduction, my advice would be to start writing the body of your personal statement and the main points you want to convey and write the intro later. Thats what I ended up doing.