<p>I'm an international student who's never had to write a personal essay in my life and I'm feeling very lost! Any good suggestions?</p>
<p>Start by reading some
[Tufts</a> University Admissions Department](<a href=“http://admissions.tufts.edu/apply/essay-questions/past-essays/]Tufts”>Past Essays | Tufts Admissions)
[Johns</a> Hopkins University Office of Undergraduate Admissions: Apply, Essays That Worked, Class of 2017](<a href=“http://apply.jhu.edu/apply/essays/]Johns”>http://apply.jhu.edu/apply/essays/)
[Essays</a> that Worked: Connecticut College](<a href=“http://www.conncoll.edu/admission/apply/essays-that-worked/]Essays”>Essays that Worked · Connecticut College)</p>
<p>and Essays that Worked can be partially accessed on books.google.com</p>
<p>And I like Stanford’s list of opening lines they liked.
[Stanford</a> Magazine - Article](<a href=“Stanford Magazine - Article”>Stanford Magazine - Article)</p>
<p>I have an excellent resource for you! Check out [How</a> to Write A Personal Statement | Dear Admissions](<a href=“DearAdmissions.com is for sale | HugeDomains”>DearAdmissions.com is for sale | HugeDomains) and you can download a free copy of “The Art of the Personal Statement”. </p>
<p>It has:
-Introductions by the Deans of Admission at UC Berkeley and UPenn
-18 Sample Essays at the end
-A step-by-step guide to writing the personal statement, including a great section on brainstorming</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>thank you! yes I’ve already read the Hopkins and Connecticut College ones</p>