But you are the same person and you have the same experiences to include in both so it might overlap? Well, that’s the point. You don’t have to just write down a detailed CV as if someone is interviewing you. Give a perspective, a presentation. The important part of your experience is not the duties you performed or the academic honors you achieved, but the things you learned, the skills you gained, the impact it created on you, and the impact you created in return, the outcome you gave back to the institute or organization or society. In short, how an experience CHANGED you and how did you bring a CHANGE in return.
Now that you have similar experiences you have to mention in both essays but keeping in mind the point stated above, you can have two perspectives. You learn and grow in two ways, personal growth, and technical/knowledge-based growth. You attend a lecture, you don’t just go and learn formulae, you always learn something new, you learn how to communicate, how to write, how to behave, how to ignore negativity, how to be patient, how to be consistent, etc. All these learnings change you, make you a better person. You learn, you grow, you influence others positively and you bring a change. This is all very important and should be included in your personal statement. While you learn technical stuff, it goes to your research objectives. And in the end, don’t forget to link all these to the main point, how would your experiences and learnings help you during your research and stay in the US. And how does it make you a better candidate for Fulbright? Remember it’s a cultural scholarship, so your social engagement and your passion to solve a crisis in the country matters a lot. Express yourself. See yourself as a new person, recalling all the journey that brought you here so that you could grab this opportunity to change your life once again. Go for it, pour your heart out. First, just express things out, don’t worry about fancy words and grammar at this point. Take out that story of yours, those passionate goals of yours, when you feel this is what you always have wanted from you, then send it to someone for review. I wish you all the best. Note that Fulbright has a preferred quota for interdisciplinary studies like energy, water, agriculture, etc. But those can be saturated because of easy eligibility, so bring something new. You will be competing with at least 10,000 people, brace yourself. To know about your strengths and specialty in you as a candidate, we suggest spending some time to take personality tests. It will give you confidence and you will learn about your strengths more if you are confused. Some good websites are: https://high5test.com/ (for strengths and traits) https://www.16personalities.com/ (personality test) But again, in the end it’s your skill how you present yourself to others. Learn to show the best of yourself, believe in yourself, and learn from your mistakes instead of demoralizing and underestimating yourself.
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