Personal Statement – LaTonya Bynum

Congrats college student!

“My name is LaTonya Bynum, MPH, CHES. I have over 20+ years of combined experience in Retail Sales, Public Health and Health Information Technology within both private sector and state government settings.

With 5 years of professional experience in Technical Writing and Editing, I am ready to assist you with your personal statement of interest needs.”

Your Dream College Experience Is On The Way:
Ready to Take A Leap of Faith?

For a no-cost courtesy review, email me your draft personal statement to: info@latonyabynum.com – include subject line “Courtesy Personal Statement Review”.

Capture your inspirational story in a personal statement that WOWs the college admissions committee!

IDEAS TO CONSIDER

Tell your story

Tell your story about what initially interested you about science and how this changed your perspective for your why for the BSPH, MPH or DrPH at their accredited school is important to your career path/professional development

Who are you?

Who is ____________ in three sentences?: Why this program?

Picture your favorite quote

Start with a quote the reflect on it in the opening paragraph something like "Courage may be the most important of all virtues, because without it one cannot practice any other virtue with consistency." ~Dr. Maya Angelou"

Think of the listener

Keep it short and sweet to a minimum of 800 words or less. Currently how many words is the draft version of your personal statement?

Discuss skills

Discuss your communication in writing and oral presentation skills as well as your leadership and academic achievements

Define it

What is your definition of public health?

Creativity

Tell your story using creativity and highlight your top three career achievements and reflection on why this program is the next level for YOU to be even GREATER than last year

Read Aloud

Remove the thought process and get to the point quickly. Read what you wrote aloud and ask yourself does it sound powerful and use your best motivational writing skills? End by summarizing and bringing it all together