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• TLS Guide to Personal Statements
  • Foreword
  • Chapter 1: Preparing to Write Your Statement
  • Chapter 2: Understanding the Admissions Committee and Its Expectations for the Personal Statement
  • Chapter 3: The Rhetorical Approach to the Personal Statement
  • Chapter 4: Choosing Structure and Topic
  • Chapter 5: Writing Powerful Sentences
  • Chapter 6: The Personal Statement Checklist
  • Chapter 7: Making the Most of the Sample Personal Statements and Commentary
  • Chapter 8: The Personal Narrative (Structure)
  • Chapter 9: The Organizing Quote (Structure)
  • Chapter 10: The Character Sketch (Structure)
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