Demystifying Statements of Purpose and Personal Statements for Graduate, Law, and Medical School Applications (Part 1 - Grad Rebel Advantage Program)
Office/Remote Location
Description
Description:
In this session we will explore the statement of purpose (SoP) for graduate school applications and the personal statement (PS) for medical and law school applications. Our focus will be on understanding what writers are expected to write about in the SoP and PS; we will then move into guided brainstorming so attendees can start reflecting on their own relevant experiences and motivation for continued education.
Presenter: Erin Todey, Assistant Director & Writing Consultant, McNairs Scholar Program, Iowa State University
Erin Todey (she/her) is the Assistant Director of the McNair Scholars Program at Iowa State University. She earned her BA in French & International Studies and her MA in Applied Linguistics. Erin has taught a range of composition, linguistics, and academic writing courses in different domestic and international higher education contexts. Her research interests center on how discourse analysis methodologies can be meaningfully used in teaching academic writing, especially to support historically marginalized (e.g., first-generation, low-income, and underrepresented) students writing high-stakes, self-promotional genres, such as the statement of purpose for graduate school.
Admission Information
This workshop is open to 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ students and counts towards requirements for the Grad Rebel Advantage program.
External Sponsor
Graduate College