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This document provides guidance on writing a statement of purpose for graduate school applications. It recommends introducing yourself in an interesting way to capture the committee's attention. Next, describe your background, interests, and personal attributes that will help with graduate study. Then, explain relevant experiences that provide a foundation for graduate work, including academic and extracurricular achievements. Finally, specify the specific training and goals you hope to achieve in the program, leaving the reader confident in your qualifications and potential for success.

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This document provides guidance on writing a statement of purpose for graduate school applications. It recommends introducing yourself in an interesting way to capture the committee's attention. Next, describe your background, interests, and personal attributes that will help with graduate study. Then, explain relevant experiences that provide a foundation for graduate work, including academic and extracurricular achievements. Finally, specify the specific training and goals you hope to achieve in the program, leaving the reader confident in your qualifications and potential for success.

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Opening Paragraph: State your general reasons for pursuing graduate study and introduce yourself to the selection

committee in a compelling manner. Make it interesting; the committee members will read many applications, so be sure yours gives them a sense of your particular talents and individuality. Background: Describe your community and family background and tell how your interest in, and knowledge of your chosen fi eld developed. Describe any personal attributes and qualities that would help you complete graduate study successfully, such as determination in achieving your goals, initiative and ability in developing ideas, and capacity for working through problems independently. Qualifi cations: Explain those experiences that will serve as a foundation for your forthcoming graduate work. Discuss(1) your expertise and accomplishments in your major fi eld, (2) your undergraduate studies in general and how they relate to what you intend to do in graduate school, (3) specifi c learning experiences that demonstrate your motivation and inspiration for continued study, and (4) other relevant experiences such as jobs for community activities, including names of organizations and concrete detail. Specifi c Goals: Express the specifi c training and background that you would like to acquire while in your graduate program. Your specifi c goals should be consistent with the goals and training objectives of the department to which you are seeking admission. Closing Paragraph: Leave the reader with a strong sense that you are qualifi ed and will be successful in graduate or professional school. Here, as throughout your Statement of Purpose, try to be as brief but as informative as possible.

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