Your task is to choose a topic that we have examined this semester, and to write a college-essay style opinion piece in which you express how the issue has affected you and/or your loved ones.
The goal of this assignment is to provide you with a working document that may be used as a draft of your personal statement. You may complete this assignment at home or during the scheduled exam time. However, you must come to the final and spend at least one hour writing and/or revising your personal statement.
You may complete this assignment at home or during the scheduled exam time. However, you must come to the final and spend at least one hour writing and/or revising your personal statement.
Your final exam will be graded by the following rubric.
To find out more information about personal statements, refer to the 2015-16 Common Application Essay Prompts