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This is definitely the most open-ended question. My students have been looking to a personal statement they may have written for another application (Apply Texas, Common Application, etc) and shortening it. Perhaps you responded to the Apply Texas prompt: “identity, an interest, or a talent that defines you in an essential way.” Or the Common App prompt,