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Sample Personal Statement (M.A. Program)

 
[This Masters Degree program applicant allowed the reader to look at the human being behind the application by revealing her angst and her motivation. Notice that the discussion of religion is handled in a way that is not likely to offend any reader.]
    Two years ago, when I was a junior in college, I wrote the story "It Came from Catholic School," which I've included in my writing portfolio. My friends, fellow veterans of plaid uniforms and daily masses, liked it and encouraged me to submit it when the English department magazine made its annual call for stories. They published the story and asked me to read from it at a reading primarily devoted to student poetry.

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