Wednesday, November 9, 2011

in 500 words or less...

"Write a brief statement, of at most 500 words, describing your background, work experience, plans for graduate study and professional career, qualifications that make you a strong candidate for this program, and other relevant information. The personal goal statement is an important part of the application review process, so you should take care to produce a carefully planned and written statement."
-Indiana University Higher Education & Student Affairs Personal Statement Instructions

// just sat down to really start thinking about my IU application. how do i even begin to articulate everything about who i am, what i've experienced, and how all of that culminates to my driving forces for applying for this graduate program and my professional goals?