Example Of Personal Statement

When I was in highschool I had the opportunity to volunteer as part of the Gregg County Museum Board of Student Directors the year before I started at UT. As part of this organization I was able to help organize museum activities, gain experience in museum curation, and see the impact of engagement, outreach, and public education within my community. This experience along with the skills and insights I gained from it helped me direct my interests in history and humanities when I came to UT. Having seen the impact that a museum, its initiatives, and volunteers could have, even while being a small museum in a rural area, I started to think about how I could pursue my passions in liberal arts and contribute valuable community service at the same time.

The work I did with my local museum

I had always loved history but it was my experiences with the museum that led me to start seriously thinking about how I could pursue the things I loved as a career. Before I volunteered with the museum, I had resigned myself to law school after college. Once I came to UT I realized the only reason I wanted to go to law school was because it seemed like the only viable career option after undergrad if I majored in what I was passionate about. I radically changed my career plans, whereas before I was very focused on law school, I started seriously considering all my interests and the potential futures they involved. This lead me to reach out to my professors about my interests and graduate school plans, which has lead to so much support and many opportunities I wouldn’t have otherwise gained. I now feel very confident about the path I want to pursue and I know my experience with the museum is a large part of this. With the encouragement and direction I’ve received from my professors I also feel confident about achieving the goals I’ve set for myself in my