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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://www.englishforums.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Formal, General &amp; Business Letter Writing</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/FormalGeneralBusinessLetter-Writing/Forum5.htm</link><description>Formal letter-writing questions, how to write a cover letter, general, business, official, reference, character, leave, sponsorship, or invitation letter, CVs, writing to an English company, Learn how to start and end a letter.</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>XMOD (Build: 3616.28671)</generator><item><title>Re: Please help with my personal statement for Undergraduate Application</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleasePersonalStatementUndergraduate-Application/qdkl/post.htm#154877</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:38:59 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:154877</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleasePersonalStatementUndergraduate-Application/qdkl/post.htm#154877</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments5-154877.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>pls help me to write my personal statement</description></item><item><title>Re: Please help with my personal statement for Undergraduate Application</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleasePersonalStatementUndergraduate-Application/qdkl/post.htm#85630</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:38:59 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:85630</guid><dc:creator>Sallynn</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleasePersonalStatementUndergraduate-Application/qdkl/post.htm#85630</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments5-85630.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>hi, this is to let you know that I managed to work on the personal statement. Thank you for your willingness to help. Cheers</description></item><item><title>Re: Please help with my personal statement for Undergraduate Application</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleasePersonalStatementUndergraduate-Application/qdkl/post.htm#82085</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 12:38:59 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:82085</guid><dc:creator>Guest</dc:creator><slash:comments>2</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleasePersonalStatementUndergraduate-Application/qdkl/post.htm#82085</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments5-82085.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>i need to write my personal statement for undergraduate courses.i intend to go for law or social work courses in the uk.am a mauritian.i badly need to send my ucas form as am already late enough.hope you will help me friend...the sooner the better!see ya!</description></item><item><title>Re: Please help with my personal statement for Undergraduate Application</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleasePersonalStatementUndergraduate-Application/qdkl/post.htm#81955</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:38:59 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:81955</guid><dc:creator>Sallynn</dc:creator><slash:comments>3</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleasePersonalStatementUndergraduate-Application/qdkl/post.htm#81955</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments5-81955.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>b</description></item><item><title>Re: Please help with my personal statement for Undergraduate Application</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleasePersonalStatementUndergraduate-Application/qdkl/post.htm#81468</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:38:59 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:81468</guid><dc:creator>Sallynn</dc:creator><slash:comments>4</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleasePersonalStatementUndergraduate-Application/qdkl/post.htm#81468</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments5-81468.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>Thank you very for the your feedback. I will work on the letter according to your advise. I will post a copy soon.</description></item><item><title>Re: Please help with my personal statement for Undergraduate Application</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleasePersonalStatementUndergraduate-Application/qdkl/post.htm#80394</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:38:59 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:80394</guid><dc:creator>nona the brit</dc:creator><slash:comments>5</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleasePersonalStatementUndergraduate-Application/qdkl/post.htm#80394</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments5-80394.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>Hi SallyAnn  I think you need to organise your letter a little better. You are jumping around from subject to subject at the moment. Format your letter so they can find exactly what they are asking for.  Pargraph one: goals (educational and career) paragraph two: motivation, and what sort of person are you? paragraph three: • Professional interests,  Para four: other   I would also remove a lot of the detail about your father.</description></item><item><title>Please help with my personal statement for Undergraduate Application</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleasePersonalStatementUndergraduate-Application/qdkl/post.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:38:59 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:79656</guid><dc:creator>Sallynn</dc:creator><slash:comments>6</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/PleasePersonalStatementUndergraduate-Application/qdkl/post.htm</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments5-79656.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>The applicant's personal statement should include: •	motivation,  •	Professional interests,  •	And goals  Be briefly described (one to two pages);  •	This personal statement may also contain aspects about oneself or of the work that are not apparent from the other application credentials Here is what i came up with but i think it is does not flow: your help will be highly appreciated  My educational goal has been to achieve a degree in Marketing and eventually pursue my doctorate. My interest in Marketing originated from my father. A PhD degree holder in Marketing and Economics, he never ceased to emphasize the value of a good education to his 2 children.  While I was in high school, my father worked as a Lecturer at the...</description></item></channel></rss>