Jessica Lafontaine and Brian Tillewein Past (Prior Accomplishments) Personal Statement for College Application Current (Goals,

Ambitions)

Ethos Temporal Sequence Declarative Sentences Focus, Clarity, Coherence Present Tense

Strong Active Verbs

Tone / Sensory Detail Focus: Dependent Clauses to Elaborate on Ideas. Vivid Imagery Adverbial Clauses, Adjectival Clauses, Nominal Clauses

Past Tense

Avoid Passive Voice

Adjectives, Adverbs

Avoid to-be verbs,

Clarity: Achieve through varied sentence length and structure. Use a mix of transitive, object complement, and linking verb pattern sentences.