Any pointers/advice/experie nce as to how to stay professsional in a business school?

I am applying to business school....





And having issues with my personal statement. They ususally say to get personal, but how can I market myself as a professsional by complaining and writing personal sob stories? Any pointers/advice/experie nce as to how to stay professsional in a business school application will be greatly appreciatedAny pointers/advice/experie nce as to how to stay professsional in a business school?
Sob stories are bad. What they want is instances where you identified a problem, researched possible solutions, considered the cost/benefits of each, planned and executed a strategy, and evaluated your results.





Say your mom murdered your dad, and your siblings were killed in a meth lab explosion. You were sent to an abusive foster home. Yet you managed to graduate college and are applying to B-school. How did you get from sob story to the decision to go to school? What steps did you take? What resources did you manage to pull yourself up and out? How has it shaped you? What can you contribute to the experiences of your future classmates?





It's not that you had a bad life. But every mogul's autobiography starts with how life sucked and their strength of will and determination brought them greatness.Any pointers/advice/experie nce as to how to stay professsional in a business school?
Talk about your motivations, what drives you to succeed. You can do this without BS, which they readily detect, think of your positives, and weave a brief, succint account. What do you aspire to do or achieve, why, what in you makes you think you can achieve it(Hint: if you don't think you can, noone else will either:-) ) Perception is everything...so use your personal statement to create the picture to your advantage. Good luck Shyone!