Personal Statement

Posted: September 24th, 2015

write an approximately 500-1000 word statement (1.5-2 pages) addressing each of the following four topics:

1. What are your academic and career goals? Describe your goals and tell us your plan for meeting them.

2. How will your education benefit yourself, your family, and your community? The benefit to your community can be in any capacity, including as a volunteer, as a mentor, or directly through your career.

3. Which of your accomplishments makes you the most proud?

4. How have your life experiences, family, employment and volunteer work contributed to your present goals and/or hindered your ability to reach these goals? Comment on, for example, child-rearing, homemaking, eldercare or illness, as well as positive experiences and supportive relationships that have helped shape your goals.