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Help Please!! APA format for personal statement letter?

I'm applying to University Southern Alabama AG-PCNP program and I just want to know if anyone used the standard APA format for their personal statement letter?

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    I'm applying to University Southern Alabama AG-PCNP program and I just want to know if anyone used the standard APA format for their personal statement letter?

    For an academic paper APA, but business letter format is better for a personal statement.

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    Did your schol specify a format? If not, I agree a business format works well, but some schools pefr APA and may submit it for plagerism. Each school is different.

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    I recently applied and USA specifies APA for your personal statement

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    They would like the letter to be in APA format.

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    Did you include Title Page and Abstract in your letter?

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    My school specified APA and wanted 3-5 references cited. I did include a title page and listed references on the very end of it to make sure it fit within the required page allotment. And yes, I was accepted (to a pretty competitive program) and told my statement was outstanding.

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    Thank you so much for posting the Purdue OWL reference. I will be applying for USA's PMHNP program for Summer 2018 and wanted to get a head start on my personal statement before the application cycle opens on August 23.

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    Can I get an update of what you used? For some reason it just looks off using APA format, I know they want that format, but I don't know if a short writing would need the front page, title, abstract, etc.

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    I am now in the same position just a year later, please help1 What did you do & how do you do a short (min 350word) personal statement in APA style? I am applying at USA as well!

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    I wrote a personal statement for my university with an APA cover sheet. No format was specified.

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    Did you include Title Page and Abstract in your letter?

    I had a title page (with running header & page number), introduction, 3 supporting sections, and a conclusion (with header, page numbers & in-text citations) and a reference page. The essay was 2 pages (due to double-spacing required for APA), 4 pages total with title page & reference page. An abstract would not be appropriate for a personal essay.

    The 3 support sections are used to answer the questions they want you to address. The paper pretty much wrote itself. Don't stress too hard over it.

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