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PS General Structure

The document outlines the structure for a graduate school personal statement, emphasizing the importance of a strong introduction, a detailed account of academic and research experiences, and a clear articulation of future academic interests and career goals. It suggests including a brief personal background, relevant work experience, and specific reasons for choosing the program. The conclusion should express enthusiasm and readiness for future challenges.

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PS General Structure

The document outlines the structure for a graduate school personal statement, emphasizing the importance of a strong introduction, a detailed account of academic and research experiences, and a clear articulation of future academic interests and career goals. It suggests including a brief personal background, relevant work experience, and specific reasons for choosing the program. The conclusion should express enthusiasm and readiness for future challenges.

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The General Structure

1. The “hook”
a. Introduce yourself. Introduce yourself, your interests and motivations. Tell them
what you’re interested in, and perhaps, what sparked your desire for graduate
study. This should be short and to the point; don’t spend a great deal of time on
autobiography.
b. Explain why you want to go to graduate school.
2. The substance
a. Explain your science: Summarize your undergraduate and previous graduate
career
i. Research you conducted. Indicate with whom, the title of the project, what
your responsibilities were, and the outcome. Write technically, or in the
style of your discipline. Professors are the people who read these
statements.
ii. Important paper or thesis project you completed, as well as anything
scholarly beyond your curricular requirements.
iii. Work experience, especially if you had any kind of responsibility for
testing, designing, researching or interning in an area similar to what you
wish to study in graduate school.
b. Discuss the relevance of your recent and current activities: If you graduated and
worked prior to returning to grad school, indicate what you’ve been doing:
company or non-profit, your work/design team, responsibilities, what you learned.
You can also indicate here how this helped you focus your graduate studies.
3. The future: Elaborate on your academic interests
a. Indicate the area of your interests. Ideally, pose a question, define a problem, or
indicate a theme that you would like to address, and questions that arise from
contemporary research. This should be an ample paragraph!
b. Explain “why this program”
c. Briefly describe your career goals.
d. End your statement in a positive manner, indicating your excitement and
readiness for the challenges ahead of you.

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