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Tips for Writing a Personal Statement

hi guys welcome back to my YouTube channel I am RDA and today I am going to read my person statement um I know that whenever I start my video I always give like a small lecture and I always tell you guys that I do not want you to copy and paste my anything that I'm reading or that I wrote down uh the reason behind that is that we are different uh personalities and what I'm going to read today is the personal statement and it's personal for a reason so I want you guys to write your own experience and um uh in this order the gks will like uh choose you when they see what kind of a person you are so I know that you are an interesting person and I want you to write your own personal statement and the only reason that I am here right now I'm doing this video is that I feel you I like I was there I have been there so when I I actually have like a one week to write my personal statement and the study plan and um it was really hard because I didn't know what to write down at first and the only place that helped me was YouTube I actually watched a lot of beautiful beautiful YouTubers that really helped me out and um I'm here today to give the same thing okay so I wrote down some tips and I might write it on the screen as well because I want you guys to to write it down if you have a notebook uh just write these small tips and keep them in mind while read like writing your personal statement or you can just write it on your phone it's up to you um so the first tip is um use Easy English words do not use complicated words um I want you guys to keep in mind that these people their their mother language isn't English it's Korean and it's kind of hard for them to read like a really um like tough words in English they don't want to they don't they are not going to you know uh test your intelligence in like the person's statement and the stud plan no uh they will see what kind of uh uh measure you studied in your Bachelor let's say or if you were like a senior uh they only going to see your uh your marks the what you achieved while you know studying at University or before University in high school so um just keep this in mind use really simple words do not use a lot uh complicated ones okay so the second one is the second tip is um use empathy so I wrote down that you have to use empathy here and there what I mean by here and there is that do not use empathy lot um because it's actually not you're you're not going to look good if you use empathy too much but if you use empathy like in a really reasonable uh like places this is good for for you because in this way they will know what kind of person you are and um this really makes them really interested in you so yeah use empathy um and yeah because I would say I used a lot of empathy in my uh personal statement but as I said I used it in a reasonable uh places I did not put it in every way okay so the third one is mention a specific memory that made you want to study this measure and encouraged you to do so and uh in this uh tip I I actually wrote in my personal statement that the only reason that I wanted to study art or that like the reason that encouraged me to study art is my dad so I always remember when I was a child uh he was really supportive and he is till now um but when I was a child I really wanted this like a uh encouragement so he was really supportive uh he always wanted me to draw more and paint more and the main action that really made me want to study art or something in arts is that my dad used to take my um drawings and hung them in his office and uh he would bring his uh co-workers and show them my drawings and he used to always tell me that and uh this kind of memory made me want to study arts and encouraged me to know more about arts and want to know more about it so yeah this is this is a memory that uh I included in my personal statement and if you remember something about your me measure maybe maybe your dad uh used to study this measure me so you wanted to study like your dad or maybe your mother uh encouraged you to study this measure wanted you to uh let's say be a doctor or wanted you to be a businessman or a business woman so it's up to you you you can write whatever you want but I would say if you mention this kind of thing like uh it would give you give them like an idea about who are you as a person okay so the fourth one is write the reason behind choosing Korea to studing in and uh this question I actually uh talked about it in my interview video and in in like every gks interview they have to ask this question and you can write it down in your personal statement as well we can say the reason behind wanting to study in Korea as I said this day will give them an idea of you as a person why would you want to study in Korea why not in like any other places than Korea um so I would say this is really important to mention in your personal statement although they will ask you this question in the interview but I would recommend it you should you should write it down so I would say this is the tips that uh I actually want you guys to follow if I had any other tips to write down I will definitely write write it down in the comment section and I will pin it for you guys to see it um and now I can read my personal statement so I have the personal statement on my phone and I will start reading it um this program encouraged me to gain better knowledge and quality education while learning more about South Korea's culture I look forward to experiences an experiencing a new lifestyle and making international friends who share the same goals as me um the main reason of choosing this program is Korea's strong emphasis on the Arts as someone who breeds art Korea was the perfect choice for continuing my Master's Degree art receives much attention in Korea compared to Jordan I am also excited to start learning the Korean language to interact with Korean people and learn about their Traditions studying in Korea can open doors for me to internship opportunities such as uh job uh place placements and career advancement both within Korea and Jordan uh Korean culture and lifestyle interests me and I believe that living in a motivational Community will help me achieve a lot and continue to work hard on myself I'm passionate about everything I do so being in a university that encourages students to work towards bitter career goals is what I'm looking for and this scholarship was the answer to me ever since I was a child I have always been into art carrying a Sketchbook with me wherever I went my dad was the best supporter supporter of my art always asking me to grow so he could hung uh my drawings in his uh office to show them to his co-workers this always gave me confidence in my art I love drawing and painting and my art my love for art increased when I started my bachelor degree um so I started my bachelor degree in multim media and graphic design my major opened doors to creativity for me leading me to Digital Arts and improving my drawing skills even more it was hard to study at University because my family couldn't afford to pay for my study fees I had to delay my studies for 2 years to find the right time to start my study career during those years I choose to participate in youth places I met new people and was part of volunteer work there these activities helped me learn a lot and improve my communication skills as I had to organize and interact with many people there eventually I finally finally got to go to university and start my major of multimedia and graphic design and after one year of studying I started working as a freelancer to help my family with my University Fe this not only helped me improve my creativity and my art but also improved my personality I continued to improved my skills and maintained a high GPA so that I could prove that I am worthy to apply and study in Korea with this and with God's grace I graduated from University of alisi Technical College in February 2024 I worked on my graduation project which was a significant experience and a proud moment for me as I passed with a grade of four out of four my University graduation project was a website for comic art creating an interactive platform for Jordanian and people artists to help them showcase their work and Reach people interested in this type of art since I had always taken Korean art and Artist as an Inspirations in drawing or designing post posters I wanted to know more about how Koreans create or design such beautiful art and I wanted to learn from them to improve the content of Art in Jordan as a passionate person I always love being around passionate people such as my grandma who always influenced me in to Chase my goals and work hard on them she lived a hard life where she always wanted to study bachelors and continue her education but she couldn't because her family couldn't afford it she accepted the reality of not going to college but this never stopped her from learning at home and starting to teach at school where she always wanted to I always was inspired by her and everything she did although she's not around now but I always remember how strong and passionate she was I'm a very thankful uh person for all these experiences and opportunities that came into my life I also believe that these things are stepping stones for a greater goal which is to pass the global Korean scholarship and be able to pursue a master's degree in South Korea and this was my person statement uh there's I had other things written down but um as I told you from the beginning of this video is that I didn't have time to write my personal statement and my study plan so I had only one week and uh the reason that I wrote my certifications here is because I didn't translate mine so my my certifications were written in Arabic and uh because I was um I was all over the place that that week I couldn't I couldn't translate it so I wrote it down on my personal statement but I think it's a good idea to do it as well anyhow I hope hope uh this video found your well and helped you out and if you have any kind of questions don't be hesitant at all please write it down in the comment section I would really be so glad to help you out and to answer everything you guys have to ask in the comment section I'll see you next time bye