<h1>4 on the Personal Statement. I don’t really get what they are asking for.</h1>
<p>It seems they just want a resume type deal with a brief explanation of what else thing was.</p>
<p>Am I getting the right impression? I just need some clarity.</p>
<p>Also – Its all right to type both essays and attach them, right?</p>
<p>It's like a resume, but you write in full sentences 1. what it was 2. what you did in/for that activity, like your specific job or contribution 3. how much time (years, hrs/per) you spent on it. If you want to, you can elaborate on a few that were really important to you (I didn't).</p>
<p>I am doing this in list format then, right? It almost seems as though they want it to be a proper essay w/paragraphs.</p>
<p>COuld someone share the first couple parts of their essay, so I can get a feel of how to approach this?</p>
<p>Its kind of urgent.</p>
<p>This seems to be a similar question to the activity section for the common-app. As such, I have planned (although I could change this) to list activities and awards in a similar format (list with grades, hours per week, weeks, and any other descriptive sections.</p>
<p>Any ideas. Should this be done like the common-app.</p>
<p>i personally did a paragraph on my top few activities and then attached a resume...in reality it is up to you. they make it open ended for a reason. they aren't looking for anything specific.</p>
<p>other threads addressing this:</p>
<p>sarryeyedgirl,</p>
<p>Thanks for clearing this up. After looking on all 5 threads, I realized that there is no clear choice.</p>
<p>It IS open ended for a reason. Describe it in whatever way portraits you best. If you do essays, then consider mailing or adding online (if possible) a resume.</p>
<p>mine was very straight forward. </p>
<p>described my leadership postioins, listed the rest</p>