SOCECOL 195 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Online Writing Lab, Arrangement, Edmonds Community College
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Your personal statement is your opportunity to highlight yourself your experiences, goals, and ambitions. Graduate and professional programs want to hear not only about your success in the classroom, but also about your experiences outside of academia that led you to pursue a graduate degree in a specific field. Below are several reflective exercises, or pre-writing prompts, to help you brainstorm and develop material to use in your personal statements. Depending on how you learn best (i. e. your strengths! ), one exercise may prove more useful to you than others. Exercise 1 and 2 focus on specific skills and attributes you may have and help you expand on them. Exercise 3 and 4 begin very broadly and then become more specific in making connections. Fill in the table below to start generating ideas of what you can talk about in your statement. Attributes: talents, interests, strengths, and other attributes that make you special.
