Making a mathematics personal statement personal

1 · Toby Lam · Aug. 31, 2022, 11 p.m.
There are a lot of facts in mathematics. Knowing more facts in mathematics certainly improves the ability of a mathematician to a certain extent. As such it’s natural to show that you do know a lot of mathematical facts in your personal statement, which you can do by writing that you’ve joined activity X, read book Y or got award Z. However, the personal statement needs to be more personal. The unique combination of facts is usually not significant enough to show a memorable personality. How can...