Decide the topic for your personal statement. This could be a sport or social aid activity you are passionate about, a personal experience that helped you grow emotionally, or topics of academic interest to you. The topic should allow you to explore your life and how different components such as family, education, friends and community have played a role in shaping your goals, ambitions and you. One way of coming up with topic ideas is to finish the rest of the application before starting the statement. Observe what questions arise as you fill in the application form. For example, if you are filling in the academic qualification section, ask yourself, "What opportunities did my school offer me?" "Did my school face any major issues and did I in any way contribute to resolving them?" "Did the experience change me in any way?"
Write about the topic. Present experiences that are unique to you. Don't tell your prospective law school you have been dreaming about becoming a lawyer since you were five years old. Instead, talk about an experience that made you want to become a lawyer. Talk about your family, community or a mentor who inspired you to pursue law school. Be as specific as possible.
Give information the reader has not read in your application. Avoid talking about test scores and grades and other information already in your resume. Refrain from focusing on experiences related to others, or on issues of which you have no personal knowledge, as they lend an impersonal tone to your statement, contradicting the purpose of a "personal" statement.
Be concise and write in a simple language. Follow any specifications regarding the length of the essay; if there are none, limit your statement to two or three double-spaced pages. Keep a strict watch on grammar and spelling.
Review the statement and revise. Request feedback from friends, professors, parents or others whose judgment and language skills you respect. Revise continually to come up with a clear, straightforward, organized and grammatically-sound personal statement. Read your paper out loud to catch any awkward wording.