Top Personal Statement Example for College
- Danielle Mulligan
- Aug 26, 2025
- 2 min read
It's time to write your personal statement and essay. Where do you begin?? Crafting a successful personal statement can often be the most daunting step in the college admissions process. More than just a summary of achievements, a personal statement is your chance to showcase your unique voice, reflect on meaningful experiences, and demonstrate how you’ll contribute to a campus community.
AP Guru has put get together a list of successful personal statements. Reading other students’ essays can spark new ideas, reveal different storytelling approaches, and help you better understand how to showcase your own voice.
Personal Statement Examples: #1
This personal statement for colleges is of a student who got accepted at Harvard University to major in Psychology.
Personal Statement Examples: #2
Watch Molly who is now studying English Literature at Oxford University read out her personal statement for colleges.
Personal Statement Examples: #3
Read the personal statement for colleges of six students who were accepted at Johns Hopkins University
Personal Statement Examples: #4
Read the personal statement for colleges of Janice who was accepted to major in neurobiology at Harvard University.
Personal Statement Examples: #5
Here is the personal statement for colleges of five students who were accepted at the Law School at the University of Chicago.
Personal Statement Examples: #6
Read the personal statement for colleges of two students who were accepted at Purdue University.
Personal Statement Examples: #7
Read Laura’s personal statement for colleges which helped her in being accepted to major in Political Science/Economics at Harvard University
Personal Statement Examples: #8
Read the personal statement for colleges of a student who was accepted at Rice University to major in Math.
Personal Statement Examples: #9
Read the personal statement for colleges of a student who is now studying Environmental Science and Public Policy at Harvard University.
Personal Statement Examples: #10
Watch some videos and also read the personal statement for colleges of students who are now studying at Tufts University.
Personal Statement Examples: #11
Read the personal statement for colleges of students majoring in medicine at The School of Medicine at University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill https://www.med.unc.edu/ome/studentaffairs/files/2018/11/Personal-Statement-Samples.pdf
Personal Statement Examples: #12
This personal statement for colleges is of Ariel who was accepted at Harvard University to major in Philosophy.
Personal Statement Examples: #13
Read the personal statement for colleges of students who were accepted at the University of Florida
Personal Statement Examples: #14
Read the personal statement for colleges of five students who have been accepted at Boston College
