I'm currently writing my personal statement for a psychology MSc and all of the (generic) advice I have found for writing personal statements for postgrad study emphasize avoiding cliches, which makes sense, but I am really struggling to say why I want to pursue a career in psychology without using the major cliche of "wanting to help people" (to be fair, it feels sickeningly cliche to even type that). If you take that out it only leaves that I am very interested in science/psychology specifically...which is blindingly obvious since I am applying for a masters in it. How can I explain my interest in this course without just giving the two reasons which surely EVERY SINGLE applicant will give?!
Not sure I'm even expecting an answer to this, I'm just venting my frustration.