Sample Personal Statement

Name:        XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

ACADEMIC

            I am XYZ a graduate in Education as well a graduate in Computer Studies.  In my academics; I did my matriculation with a good grade. Intermediary studies were not so bad but due to lack of qualified faculty result was not as good as it should be.

            Due to some severe problems I dropped my studies in 2003, which I restarted in 2008. During this period I worked for some institutes in field of education and sales. For a very short period of about two months I was with a leading pharmaceutical company of My Country. Unfortunately it was not a good experience. So, I left it early. In year 2009, once again I started my studies and this time I successfully completed my graduation in year 2011. In upcoming year i.e., 2012, I went for a bachelor of education and with the grace of almighty completed it in December, 2013.

WHY I CHOOSE YOUR COUNTRY

            Personally I love to study and educate others, but during last two years I found that for me or a person like me it is hard to get education in My Country in current situations. I was searching over and over and at last I found through searching (in which some of my friends and family members helped me to choose) that where to go. It was decided that I should leave for either one of the following countries for better education OTHER COUNTRY, YOUR COUNTRY, Australia or Sweden. When it was up to me I went for YOUR COUNTRY due to following reasons:

1.     Highly qualified Faculties and staff

2.     Better accommodation

3.     Ideological system of teaching

4.     Reputed institutes round the globe

5.     Better environment

6.     Easy Access to Libraries

7.     Better Law and Order Situations

1.     YOUR COUNTRY institutes do have qualified and committed faculties, that is what I have heard from my friends who have been in YOUR COUNTRY for their studies. On the other hand some My Countryi institutes have these facilities but following lines at the end will show why I am not going to chose them

2.     If I have to leave my home town for education I would like to be at a good place of living, unfortunately if there is a good Institute it is at a dangerous locality, which I will never choose to live at.

3.     Universities in my country are using old systems of teaching; they mostly do not have A.V. aids available. Group discussion and workshops are very rare and they are commenced only in few institutions, which lead to availability problems.

4.     YOUR COUNTRY universities are top ranked in the list of universities across the world, this is the opportunity which who will not like to acquire.

5.     As compared to my homeland YOUR COUNTRY got an amazing educational environment as well as healthy environment for living to.

6.     While staying in My Country it is almost impossible to have access to public libraries. First there are very few here, secondly they are not easily accessible by common man. The worst is that these libraries are not accommodated with newly published editions of technology books.

7.     Who do not know, what are law and order situations of My Country? This is a one of the biggest reasons for me to leave My Country for studies. Due to these conditions there is a chain of protests and strikes in My Country.

Above mentioned are some of the main reasons for me to choose YOUR COUNTRY. As compared to YOUR COUNTRY, My Countryi educational system is far behind the line. There is a lack of faculty, therefore non-qualified staff is also appointed at several stations. Bribery makes it easier for anyone to go for a post where he actually does not fit. Personally I found many holes in educational process in my country.

WHY I CHOSE COMPUTER STUDIES AND/OR EDUCATION AND/OR PSYCHOLOGY

            Being a graduate in Education and Computer Studies I will probably go for these two, but I would be happy if there is any place in Educational Psychology or in simple Psychology programmes. Educational methodology is also remained a subject of mine but I would like to go for above mentioned first.

WHY SHOULD NOT MY COUNTRY

            One may ask why you are not getting admission into My Country universities for those courses. The answer is, here I may get admission to universities but I am sure that I will not be able to get even satisfactory education. Although there are some quality institutes in My Country but either they cost even more than they deliver or they are located at a certain location which in these days is not safe e.g., Agha Khan   XXXXXXXXXX (Karachi).