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?
Career Columnist / Author Nurse Beth, MSN 167 Articles; 2,956 Posts Specializes in Tele, ICU, Staff Development. Has 30 years experience. Jun 20, 2017 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.
lhflanurseNP, APRN 737 Posts Specializes in Adult Nurse Practitioner. Has 40 years experience. Jun 20, 2017 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.
OlivetheRN, ADN, BSN, RN 382 Posts Jun 21, 2017 I recently applied and USA specifies APA for your personal statement
BirkieGirl 306 Posts Has 25 years experience. Jun 24, 2017 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.
BabyRN05 25 Posts Specializes in Mother Baby, and NICU. Jun 25, 2017 I am applying to the University of South Alabama for the PMHNP DNP program, and I used the example located at the bottom of this page: Purdue OWL: Writing the Personal Statement
qbowie1219 10 Posts Aug 11, 2017 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.
bcaball4 18 Posts Nov 14, 2017 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.
gatorRN04 2 Posts Aug 2, 2018 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!
algae1492 84 Posts Aug 3, 2018 I wrote a personal statement for my university with an APA cover sheet. No format was specified.