<p>Hi all. I'm trying to fill out Rensselaer's Candidate's Choice App that I just got, but there's a part I have a question on. One section is called "personal statement". It says to just make a personal statement of 250 words of more. Is this supposed to be an essay or a paragraph about myself or what??? I'm just kind of confused because it seems kind of short, but there's no other essay anywhere else on the app soooooo I'm not sure what to put.</p>
<p>Thanks :]</p>
<p>Yup! Personal statements are generally open-ended. You can talk about anything, as long as the college gets to know more about you. This can actually be more difficult than writing an essay with a prompt, though, so be careful. You must carefully construct your essay! (plus, it says more than 250 words… but I won’t go above 500)</p>
<p>I suggest looking at the article for some essay writing tips: [Applying</a> to College – Step 4: The Application and Essays- Nerld Blog](<a href=“http://www.nerld.com/blog/2011/07/09/applying-to-college-step-4-the-application-and-essays/]Applying”>http://www.nerld.com/blog/2011/07/09/applying-to-college-step-4-the-application-and-essays/)</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>