Scholarship and College Admissions

For help with writing scholarship essays, thank you letters, personal statements, and formal letters, please view the links below.

Scholarship Resources

• Writing a Scholarship Essay
• Writing Scholarship Thank You Letters

Personal Statement Essays

• Help with Personal Statements from Purdue OWL
• Help with Personal Statements from UIUC
• Help with Personal Statements from Binghampton University of New York

Formal Letters

The following link provides information on formal business correspondence. In this guide there is detailed information on how to address a variety of formal letter types.

The writing occasion for a scholarship or admissions application may differ, but the basic concepts presented in the Job Search Guide compiled by the GSU Career Services office is essential to a good understanding of what formal correspondence should do.

• Job Search Correspondence Guide (from the Office of Career Services at GSU)