The first paragraph of your personal statement, one or two sentences,
should make clear the purpose of your writing: to present an interpretive summary of your background, academic interests, and future goals as justification for your admission to a program of graduate study.

　　The second paragraph interprets your background for the graduate admissions
committee. This paragraph should establish your academic preparation for the program to which you have applied. If you have been a strong student
throughout your undergraduate years, you may call attention to what you
believe have been strong combinations of courses, which seem to fit your prospective graduate program well. If you have had ups and downs as an
undergraduate, you may call attention to progressive improvement in your
studies: i.e., the difference between your junior/senior GPA and your freshman/sophomore GPA or your record in selected course work that is directly
related to the kinds of course work that you will undertake as a graduate
student. If you scored well on whatever graduate examination that you took, you may want to cite that fact as well.