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1、WRITING A WINNING STATEMENT OF PURPOSEUsually graduate and professional schools are interested in the following: 1. Your purpose in graduate study. This means you must have thought this through before you try to answer the question. 2. The area of study in which you wish to specialize. This requires
2、 that you know the field well enough to make such decision. 3. Your future use of your graduate study. This will include your career goals and plans for your future. 4. Your special preparation and fitness for study in the field. This is the opportunity to relate your academic background with your e
3、xtracurricular experience to show how they unite to make you a special candidate. 5. Any problems or inconsistencies in your records or scores such as a bad semester. Be sure to explain in a positive manner and justify the explanation. Since this is a rebuttal argument, it should be followed by a po
4、sitive statement of your abilities. 6. Any special conditions that are not revealed elsewhere in the application such as a large (35 hour a week) work load outside of school. This too should be followed with a positive statement about yourself and your future. 7. You may be asked, Why do you wish to
5、 attend this school? This requires that you have done your research about the school and know what its special appeal is to you. 8. Above all this, the statement is to contain information about you as a person. They know nothing about you that you dont tell them. You are the subject of the statement
6、.III Determine your approach and the style of the statement There is no such thing as the perfect way to write a statement. There is only the one that is best for you and fits your circumstances. 1. There are some things the statement should not be: Avoid the what I did with my life approach. This w
7、as fine for grade school essays on what I did last summer. It is not good for a personal statement. Equally elementary is the approach Ive always wanted to be a _. This is only appropriate if it also reflects your current career goals. Also avoid a statement that indicates your interest in psycholog
8、y is because of your own personal psychotherapy or a family members psychological disturbance. While this may have motivated many of us to go on to graduate study in psychology, this is not what your audience is necessarily looking for in your statement. These are some things the statement should do
9、: 1. It should be objective yet self-revelatory. Write directly and in a straightforward manner that tells about your experience and what it means to you. Do not use academese or jargon. 2. It should form conclusions that explain the value and meaning of your experiences such as: (1) what you learne
10、d about yourself; (2) about your field; (3) about your future goals; and (4) about your career concerns. 3. It should be specific. Document your conclusions with specific instances or draw your conclusions as the result of individual experience. See the list of general Words to Avoid Using without E
11、xplanation listed below. 4. It should be an example of careful persuasive writing. CONSIDERTIONS ABOUT FORM: 1. Keep to the Page Limit Number! Reviewers have to read hundreds of these applications, dont overburden them with extra pages. 2. Do not leave in typographical errors. You dont want to be ta
12、ken less seriously due to a typo, rite? (laugh) WORDS TO AVOID USING WITHOUT EXPLANATIONSignificant Invaluable appealing to me interesting exciting, excited appealing aspect challenging enjoyable, enjoy I like it satisfying, satisfaction I can contribute its important rewarding valuable fascinating
13、gratifying helpful appreciate meaningful useful helping people meant a lot to me feel good I like to help stimulating remarkable people incredible GETTING STARTEDEXERCISES: A. Recalling and analyzing experience - write short paragraphs on the following: 1. Pick a memorable accomplishment in your lif
14、e. What did you do? How did you accomplish it? 2. What sort of important activities have you engaged in? With whom? what role did you play? 3. What work experiences have you had? What was your job? responsibility? How did you carry it out? Now look over your paragraphs. What skills and qualities do you see that you possess? For example, consider working with others. Were you a leader? important team player? Looking at what you
