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When talking about your past in a personal statement, you want to focus on those events that have led you to this point in your academic and professional career. In an effort to persuade the admissions officers that you are a highly qualified candidate, applicants frequently try to include too many examples and anecdotes in their essays. This makes for a superficial essay that is really just the applicant’s resume/CV in narrative format. The admissions…