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personal statement

I'm an Austrian student and I'm going to apply for Chemical Engineering. The trouble is that I don't know how to start my personal statement. What shall I write at first? Any advice? Which was your first sentence?
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Pete.S
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First sentance is usually the most important one in the whole personal statement

U have to mention the reason u have chosen the career
You should rename this thread "Personal Statement - ChemEng" - you'll probably get a lot more help that way.
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loftx
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Generally people start with why they are interested in their chosen subject - chemical engineering in your case. Though it's not always a good idea to launch straight in with "I like chemical engineering because...", have a look at a few example personal statements to get an idea of how to start.
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missgalaxy
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Thanx a lot
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charlord
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this was my opening line:


I am captivated by the diversity and depth offered by a History degree; attracted by the way it encourages us to be analytical of the values and patterns of past societies.


the advice I was given was to start in the present tense and then explain why you have this current feeling - it got me offers from nottingham, durham, york and an interview at Cambridge so must have done some good!!

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