Fulbright Personal Statement Letter

Below is a scheme that outlines what a personal statement letter should be. I distilled the information from multiple online sources and personal experience of numerous Fulbrighters. It should give you some idea on how to write one.

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Fulbright Personal Statement

To summarize the most important points:

  1. A personal statement is not a CV and should not repeat data from your application. It should be a supplement which gives the reviewer a picture of you as a person instead of just listing facts. After the reviewer reads it he should be eager to meet you in person!
  2. Personal statements are read quick and in bulk. Yours should be a pleasure to read. Also, you should have it proofread by a friend (preferably a native speaker) so there are no language mistakes.
  3. Identify a couple of points and develop them. It is advisable to use an anecdote from your life that introduces you.
  4. Like you most probably know, the attention spans of most people are short. Experienced heads of HR say, the average time to you have to impress, can be measured in seconds. So, grab the potential personal statement readers with the beginning, or you’ll lose them.

5 Comments

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  2. Omer jalil

    Here is a personal statement i saw for the fulbright….it will be useful i guess….http://www.brightlinkprep.com/sample-personal-statement-fulbright-scholarship/

  3. A.Asrul Juwanda B.Pharm

    Hi guys! I plan to pursue my master degree by this prestigious scholarship. WOuld you mind to give me some advice for that?
    I can not hardly find a professor for my supervisor candidate. .

    thank n advance
    A.Asrul Juwanda, B.Pharm

    • admin

      There is some information about how to approach professors in my ebook.

  4. M.faisal

    i love to join medicine university in USA can u help me

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