The "personal statement" is the most difficult genre to write. The. Most. Difficult. But you can do it. signsoflife has a good idea there. I'll try to think of other suggestions. One that comes immediately to mind is to sit down with a friend and have a chat about the questions Umass asks, and have that friend jot down key phrases that sound authentic.
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Date: 2007-03-10 06:02 pm (UTC)Good luck, and congrats on the Tufts essay.