Which date should I include in personal statement? I have just finished writing personal statement and as far as formal etiquette concerns, there should be a date at the beginning. Is this a date I started writing the statement or the date I am sending it?

And is this the right format of the date: February 24, 2014?
If this is for an application for university, then you do not need to date your personal statement. That is because your application as a whole is dated and signed by you at the very end.

Otherwise, you can initialize and date it at the end of the document, e.g.:

KN
2014.06.30