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Personal Statement Rubric Personal Statement Rubric for Scholarships Use this rubric to create the ultimate personal statement for university applications. Rubric Code: RACC22 By msdragich Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Assignment Grade Levels: 9-12

Personal Statement Rubric Enter rubric description
	Missing 1 pts	Poor 2 pts	Fair 3 pts	Good 4 pts	Excellent 5 pts
GRAMMAR/STRUCTURE	Missing	Poor Essay has several misspellings, sentence structure and punctuation errors which interfere with the essay's readability.	Fair Essay has 3-4 misspellings, sentence structure and punctuation errors.	Good Essay has 1-2 minor misspellings, sentence structure and punctuation errors.	Excellent Essay has little to no misspellings, sentence structure or punctuation errors.
Focus on the Subject	Missing	Poor The student's essay focuses on more than two experiences, people, places, or other subjects discussed. The essay lacks focus and development on a central topic.	Fair The student's essay focuses on two experiences, people, places, or other subjects. The essay lacks clear development of a single topic.	Good The student's essay focuses on just one experience, person, place, or other subject but doesn't clearly develop a picture for the reader.	Excellent The student's essay clearly focuses on and thoroughly develops the reader's picture of one experience, person, place, or other subject consistently throughout the essay.
CONNECTION TO WHO YOU ARE	Missing	Poor The student does not connect the influences of their life experience to how it shaped them.	Fair The student partially connects the influences of their life experience to how it shaped who they are.	Good The student connects the influences of their life experience and how it has shaped who they are.	Excellent The student explicitly and eloquently shows how their life experience has shaped who they are.
Length and format	Missing	Poor Student's essay did not meet the minimum length or vastly exceeded the maximum length. Student's essay was not typed in double-spaced Times New Roman 12 point font.	Fair Student's essay barely meets the minimum length requirement, but is not typed in double-spaced Times New Roman 12 point font with 1" margins. (multiple violations)	Good Student's essay exceeds the minimum and is typed in double-spaced Times New Roman 12 point font with 1" margins. (1 violation of the rule is acceptable)	Excellent The student neared the maximum word count, and is typed, double-spaced, and written in 12 point Times New Roman font with 1" margins.