She accomplishes this by integrating personal experiences and using details to bring it all to life. She is straightforward and honest but relates her points in a light, informal and almost confidential tone, more as though she was talking to a good friend rather than writing for a group of evaluators. Taking the personal approach to this extreme can be risky, but when done with the skill and confidence this writer possesses the result is an extremely memorable and captivating essay. Details, Details, Details To make your essay personal, take your cue from the writer of our sample essay and use plenty of details. An essay without details is like pizza without sauce.
Details provide the color, the spice, and the life of the essays.
Each and every point that you make needs to be backed up by specific instances, examples, and scenarios from your experience. It is these details that make your story special, unique, and interesting. This is the difference between a fun, interesting treatment of a story, and a yawn-inducing account that could be attributed to any of a thousand different people. It is also a good habit to back up all your assertions and claims of success with detailed descriptions of results. Use actual numbers and statistics if you have them.