hi dear..this is my statement of purpose to apply for grad program....and these are the contents of each para. but im not sure how to move smooth;y from one to another+the thesis statement in the intro. is it important because i dont know how to put all the ideas im gonna talk about in this one sentence and how to connect it to the previous sentence in the intro.??

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i finished writing my personal statement ...i have a problem in connecting the paragarphs and in writing the thesis..
my 1st para.>>>>>difficulties i faced to be able to study
my 2nd para.>>>>skills from work
3rd+4th+5th>>>>research topics
last one>>>goals
i was thinking about how to connect ideas for several days and i really got headache...plzzzzz offer me suggestions

hi....i am an international student planning to apply for a PhD in USA....i am working currently on my personal statement but i have a problem of organization...i started the essay by describibg the obstacles i faced to get to pursue the degree...the 2nd para.describes the skills i gained from my job..the next 3 talks about my areas of interests..the last one about the reasons of choosing this specifi university+my goals.......i dont know how to move from each para. to the other smoothly??the thesis sentence also??i dont know how to make it combine all the topics in the body and at the same time goes smoothly with the introduction?? thanks in advance for any piece of advice