personal-statements

Personal Statements and Statements of Purpose

Personal statements (sometimes called statements of purpose) are essays required from students applying to undergraduate, graduate, or professional school. These statements are different from a job cover letter. In such statements, you are presenting yourself as a potential student. Usually universities or colleges ask you to address specific questions, but sometimes they give only general guidelines.

There are many approaches to doing these statements. It is especially important, however, to be original, sincere, honest, and to show your interest in the school to which you are applying. It is important that your essay represent who you are – resist the urge to copy models that you find on the Internet.

Here are several sites that will help you through the process of writing the statement of purpose, or college entrance essays:

http://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Statement-of-Purpose

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/969/01/

https://grad.berkeley.edu/admissions/state_purpose.shtml

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/642/01/

http://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/professors-guide/2010/09/15/10-tips-for-writing-the-college-application-essay

http://www.nextscientist.com/statement-of-purpose-for-graduate-school/

This is an example essay for undergraduate admission, with a critique discussing its strengths and weaknesses:

https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/get-in/essays/sample-college-application-essay-2

Here are some sample statements of purpose:

http://alumnus.caltech.edu/~natalia/studyinus/guide/statement/samples.htm

http://admissionsource.wordpress.com/2007/07/26/successful-essays/

An Example Statement of Purpose

Read the personal statement found at: http://www.cmu.edu/hpp/apply-to-schools/personal-statements/samples.html#1 .

Write down what you think the strengths and weaknesses of this statement are. Then practice writing your own statement of purpose. Post your ideas or your statement to the discussion board here.

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