hi i am saad Don’t get caught up in trying to become a human thesaurus. Personal statements should look more like a record of your academic and personal achievements and less like a churning out of quotes from age-old philosophers! Your personal statement needs to show off who you are, which is easy to lose whilst rattling off your achievements or quotes from others. A straightforward sentence that demonstrates your enthusiasm is much better than trying to get their attention with an outdated statement or a quote from a historian from hundreds of years ago. We promise!