Aug 17, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min · 12 segments
Most personal statements don't fail because the writer has nothing to say. They fail because the writer decided who they were supposed to sound like before figuring out what they were writing about…
People
just took August.
People just took the August exam.
I'm guessing a lot.
A lot of people took the August exam.
Well, yeah,
because we were talking about it before.
Did we know what the final registration numbers were? Because we were seeing it was like, I don't even remember now.
It was close to 30K leading up to it.
And I'm sure people dropped
out.
It was over 30K leading up.
It was 33.
But people always drop
out right before.
I feel like we've touched on this, but Ethan, when people ask, and Pauline, when people ask, this is a particularly bad cycle, what should I do with that information? I feel like we've touched on this, but is there anything to do with that information? I feel like it just is what it is.
Yeah, it's like the housing market or something.
Will it ever be better? Who knows? Who knows? Is
this the best cycle you'll ever see? Who knows?
Right.
I guess if you have the luxury of like literally all the time in the world, then maybe wait.
But most people don't.
Oh, this happens every year, though.
I feel like for the KJDs, maybe they can wait and get some work experience.
People
just took August.
People just took the August exam.
I'm guessing a lot.
A lot of people took the August exam.
Well, yeah,
because we were talking about it before.
Did we know what the final registration numbers were? Because we were seeing it was like, I don't even remember now.
It was close to 30K leading up to it.
And I'm sure people dropped
out.
It was over 30K leading up.
It was 33.
But people always drop
out right before.
I feel like we've touched on this, but Ethan, when people ask, and Pauline, when people ask, this is a particularly bad cycle, what should I do with that information? I feel like we've touched on this, but is there anything to do with that information? I feel like it just is what it is.
Yeah, it's like the housing market or something.
Will it ever be better? Who knows? Who knows? Is
this the best cycle you'll ever see? Who knows?
Right.
I guess if you have the luxury of like literally all the time in the world, then maybe wait.
But most people don't.
Oh, this happens every year, though.
I feel like for the KJDs, maybe they can wait and get some work experience.
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