Personal (Portfolio) Statement

After 4 or 5 agonizing hours of trying to write about myself and why I want to be in the Media Studies department I have accomplished writing a rough draft. I have the second portfolio meeting tomorrow and we had to have these written or else we could not attend the mandatory meeting. I had a real hard time with this because I felt as though I sounded too selfish, saying something like, I had to do this for myself. It is true I really need to do this, get into the department, so I can take more advanced classes next semester. I am so nervous as I do not feel my work is quite good enough, but I know I can improve, and I am so incredibly hard on myself.