Order Description

Instructions from Univ:

There likely are as many different successful approaches to producing this document as there are good applicants. Nevertheless, compelling personal statements invariably reveal the “intellect” beneath the writing sample as a recognizable person, someone whose combination of professional energy and personality suggests the potential for good colleagueship, for collaboration, and for inspired teaching.

Accounts of your intellectual evolution; personal experiences that helped you develop a sense of profession; activities that suggest your interest in and capacity for teaching; activities that evidence your training for archival research or field work. All are potentially informative. A summary of the high-points on your CV and your general commitment to literary study and university-level teaching are not particularly informative. The statement of purpose can be 1 or 2 pages.

Applicants who hold the B.A. degree are neither expected nor particularly encouraged to designate a research agenda. We want to see how clearly you understand the difference between being an English major and seeking to orient yourself in an academic discipline; the difference between advancing through the certifying process of a professional degree program and growing into a scholar-teacher.

In so many words, I want to express my passion for the writing, reading, literature, and knowledge. I want to draw emphasis to my desire to intellectually evolve in this program, specifically in the field of Rhetoric. Also, perhaps mention that, being a tutor for almost 3 years now has helped me find my calling and my passion. I have learned so much from each student I have tutored and i wish to someday be a grand facilitator for learning at the university level.