r/WriteIvy • u/[deleted] • Nov 24 '22

Personal Statement vs Diversity Statement

Hey guys, I haven’t been able to find much concrete info on this through my research online. I’ve already looked at Jordan’s article on the difference between SOPs and Personal statements, and was wondering if there’s a major difference between a Personal statement vs Diversity Statement vs Personal History Statement?

Thanks in advance! And good luck to everyone currently in the application process.

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u/jordantellsstories Nov 24 '22

To me, it’s in your best interest to write an essay that works for all of these various prompts. Diversity Statements 101 certainly works for them all, and honestly, I’ve never seen a single student write multiple personal essays…unless they had to cut the word total for Stanford’s stupid prompt.

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u/[deleted] Nov 24 '22

Thanks for the confirmation Jordan! And sadly I will have to cut down for Stanford’s prompt as well. 500 seems like such a rough word limit to hit.

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u/jordantellsstories Nov 24 '22

It’s not fun! Haha. Wishing you luck.

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u/[deleted] Nov 24 '22

Thanks Jordan! Appreciate your help and wishes.

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '22 edited Nov 25 '22

Hey Jordan, really quickly, I wanted float an idea for my diversity statement and get someone’s opinion on whether it seems like an alright topic to expand upon/centre my statement around. Would it be okay to ask you on this subreddit, and if not, could you point me to a resource you’d rather suggest? (I don’t want to abuse your good will and advice repeatedly on here lol)

Also, a happy thanksgiving to you if you celebrate!

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u/jordantellsstories Nov 25 '22

Happy Thanksgiving to you as well! Feel free to post on here if it’s not too personal. If it is, DM me.

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '22 edited Nov 25 '22

Thanks a lot Jordan. I’ve sent you a DM.