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Questionstoaskyourselfbeforeyouwrite:
∙What'
sspecial,unique,distinctive,and/orimpressiveaboutyouoryourlifestory?
∙Whatdetailsofyourlife(personalorfamilyproblems,history,peopleoreventsthathaveshapedyouorinfluencedyourgoals)mighthelpthecommitteebetterunderstandyouorhelpsetyouapartfromotherapplicants?
∙Whendidyoubecomeinterestedinthisfieldandwhathaveyoulearnedaboutit(andaboutyourself)thathasfurtherstimulatedyourinterestandreinforcedyourconvictionthatyouarewellsuitedtothisfield?
Whatinsightshaveyougained?
∙Howhaveyoulearnedaboutthisfield—throughclasses,readings,seminars,workorotherexperiences,orconversationswithpeoplealreadyinthefield?
∙Ifyouhaveworkedalotduringyourcollegeyears,whathaveyoulearned(leadershipormanagerialskills,forexample),andhowhasthatworkcontributedtoyourgrowth?
∙Whatareyourcareergoals?
∙Arethereanygapsordiscrepanciesinyouracademicrecordthatyoushouldexplain(greatgradesbutmediocreLSATorGREscores,forexample,oradistinctupwardpatterntoyourGPAifitwasonlyaverageinthebeginning)?
∙Haveyouhadtoovercomeanyunusualobstaclesorhardships(forexample,economic,familial,orphysical)inyourlife?
∙Whatpersonalcharacteristics(forexample,integrity,compassion,and/orpersistence)doyoupossessthatwouldimproveyourprospectsforsuccessinthefieldorprofession?
Isthereawaytodemonstrateordocumentthatyouhavethesecharacteristics?
∙Whatskills(forexample,leadership,communicative,analytical)doyoupossess?
∙Whymightyoubeastrongercandidateforgraduateschool—andmoresuccessfulandeffectiveintheprofessionorfieldthanotherapplicants?
∙Whatarethemostcompellingreasonsyoucangivefortheadmissionscommitteetobeinterestedinyou?
Generaladvice
Answerthequestionsthatareasked
∙Ifyouareapplyingtoseveralschools,youmayfindquestionsineachapplicationthataresomewhatsimilar.
∙Don'
tbetemptedtousethesamestatementforallapplications.Itisimportanttoanswereachquestionbeingasked,andifslightlydifferentanswersareneeded,youshouldwriteseparatestatements.Ineverycase,besureyouranswerfitsthequestionbeingasked.
Tellastory
∙Thinkintermsofshowingordemonstratingthroughconcreteexperience.Oneoftheworstthingsyoucandoistoboretheadmissionscommittee.Ifyourstatementisfresh,lively,anddifferent,you'
llbeputtingyourselfaheadofthepack.Ifyoudistinguishyourselfthroughyourstory,youwillmakeyourselfmemorable.
Bespecific
t,forexample,statethatyouwouldmakeanexcellentdoctorunlessyoucanbackitupwithspecificreasons.Yourdesiretobecomealawyer,engineer,orwhatevershouldbelogical,theresultofspecificexperiencethatisdescribedinyourstatement.Yourapplicationshouldemergeasthelogicalconclusiontoyourstory.
Findanangle
∙Ifyou'
relikemostpeople,yourlifestorylacksdrama,sofiguringoutawaytomakeitinterestingbecomesthebigchallenge.Findinganangleora"
hook"
isvital.
Concentrateonyouropeningparagraph
∙Theleadoropeningparagraphisgenerallythemostimportant.Itisherethatyougrabthereader'
sattentionorloseit.Thisparagraphbecomestheframeworkfortherestofthestatement.
Tellwhatyouknow
∙Themiddlesectionofyouressaymightdetailyourinterestandexperienceinyourparticularfield,aswellassomeofyourknowledgeofthefield.Toomanypeoplegraduatewithlittleornoknowledgeofthenutsandboltsoftheprofessionorfieldtheyhopetoenter.Beasspecificasyoucaninrelatingwhatyouknowaboutthefieldandusethelanguageprofessionalsuseinconveyingthisinformation.Refertoexperiences(work,research,etc.),classes,conversationswithpeopleinthefield,booksyou'
veread,seminarsyou'
veattended,oranyothersourceofspecificinformationaboutthecareeryouwantandwhyyou'
resuitedtoit.Sinceyouwillhavetoselectwhatyouincludeinyourstatement,thechoicesyoumakeareoftenanindicationofyourjudgment.
Don'
tincludesomesubjects
∙Therearecertainthingsbestleftoutofpersonalstatements.Forexample,referencestoexperiencesoraccomplishmentsinhighschoolorearlieraregenerallynotagoodidea.Don'
tmentionpotentiallycontroversialsubjects(forexample,controversialreligiousorpoliticalissues).
Dosomeresearch,ifneeded
∙Ifaschoolwantstoknowwhyyou'
reapplyingtoitratherthananotherschool,dosomeresearchtofindoutwhatsetsyourchoiceapartfromotheruniversitiesorprograms.Iftheschoolsettingwouldprovideanimportantgeographicalorculturalchangeforyou,thismightbeafactortomention.
Writewellandcorrectly
∙Bemeticulous.Typeandproofreadyouressayverycarefully.Manyadmissionsofficerssaythatgoodwrittenskillsandcommandofcorrectuseoflanguageareimportanttothemastheyreadthesestatements.Expressyourselfclearlyandconcisely.Adheretostatedwordlimits.
Avoidcliché
s
∙Amedicalschoolapplicantwhowritesthatheisgoodatscienceandwantstohelpotherpeopleisnotexactlyexpressinganoriginalthought.Stayawayfromoften-repeatedortiredstatements.
ExamplesofSuccessfulStatements
Statement#1
Myinterestinsciencedatesbacktomyyearsinhighschool,whereIexcelledinphysics,chemistry,andmath.WhenIwasasenior,Itookafirst-yearcalculuscourseatalocalcollege(suchanadvanced-levelclasswasnotavailableinhighschool)andearnedanA.ItseemedonlylogicalthatIpursueacareerinelectricalengineering.
WhenIbeganmyundergraduatecareer,Ihadtheopportunitytobeexposedtothefullrangeofengineeringcourses,allofwhichtendedtoreinforceandsolidifymyintenseinterestinengineering.I'
vealsohadtheopportunitytostudyanumberofsubjectsinthehumanitiesandtheyhavebeenbothenjoyableandenlightening,providingmewithanewanddifferentperspectiveontheworldinwhichwelive.
Intherealmofengineering,Ihavedevelopedaspecialinterestinthefieldoflasertechnologyandhaveevenbeentakingagraduatecourseinquantumelectronics.Amongthe25orsostudentsinthecourse,Iamthesoleundergraduate.Anotherparticularinterestofmineiselectromagnetics,andlastsummer,whenIwasatechnicalassistantataworld-famouslocallab,Ilearnedaboutitsmanypracticalapplications,especiallyinrelationtomicrostripandantennadesign.ManagementatthislabwassufficientlyimpressedwithmyworktoaskthatIreturnwhenIgraduate.Ofcourse,myplansfollowingcompletionofmycurrentstudiesaretomovedirectlyintograduateworktowardmymaster'
sinscience.AfterIearnmymaster'
sdegree,IintendtostartworkonmyPh.D.inelectricalengineering.LaterIwouldliketoworkintheareaofresearchanddevelopmentforprivateindustry.ItisinR&
DthatIbelieveIcanmakethegreatestcontribution,utilizingmytheoreticalbackgroundandcreativityasascientist.
Iamhighlyawareofthesuperbreputationofyourschool,andmyconversationswithseveralofyouralumnihaveservedtodeepenmyinterestinattending.Iknowthat,inadditiontoyourexcellentfaculty,yourcomputerfacilitiesareamongthebestinthestate.Ihopeyouwillgivemetheprivilegeofcontinuingmystudiesatyourfineinstitution.
(Stelzerpp.38-39)
Statement#2
Havingmajoredinliterarystudies(worldliterature)asanundergraduate,IwouldnowliketoconcentrateonEnglishandAmericanliterature.
Iamespeciallyinterestedinnineteenth-centuryliterature,women'
sliterature,Anglo-Saxonpoetry,andfolkloreandfolkliterature.Mypersonalliteraryprojectshaveinvolvedsomecombinationofthesesubjects.Fortheoralsectionofmycomprehensiveexams,Ispecializedinnineteenthcenturynovelsbyandaboutwomen.Therelationshipbetween"
high"
andfolkliteraturebecamethesubjectformyhonorsessay,whichexaminedToniMorrison'
suseofclassical,biblical,African,andAfro-Americanfolktraditioninhernovel.Iplantoworkfurtheronthisessay,treatingMorrison'
sothernovelsandperhapspreparingapapersuitableforpublication.
Inmystudiestowardadoctoraldegree,Ihopetoexaminemorecloselytherelationshipbetweenhighandfolkliterature.MyjunioryearandprivatestudiesofAnglo-Saxonlanguageandliteraturehavecausedmetoconsiderthequestionofwherethedivisionsbetweenfolklore,folkliterature,andhighliteraturelie.ShouldIattendyourschool,IwouldliketoresumemystudiesofAnglo-Saxonpoetry,withspecialattentiontoitsfolkelements.
Writingpoetryalsofiguresprominentlyinmyacademicandprofessionalgoals.Ihavejustbegunsubmittingtothesmallerjournalswithsomesuccessandamgraduallybuildingaworkingmanuscriptforacollection.Thedominantthemeofthiscollectionreliesonpoemsthatdrawfromclassical,biblical,andfolktraditions,aswellasev
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