Today begins our Spring 2011 Workshop Series! Here's a brief description of today's workshop:
Join us for an informative workshop on how to prepare a personal statement. What should be included in the statement? How should it be organized? What should you keep in mind when tailoring your statement for a specific audience? There’s still time before many graduate school and scholarship application deadlines!
Hope to see you in Kellogg 1103 at 12:00 p.m. today!
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Update - Here's a quick recap, if you weren't able to join us today!
In today's U-Hour workshop, we discussed the tricky but important genre of the personal essay, specifically the personal statement (for graduate school) and scholarship applications. We began our discussion by going over the particulars of the genre of the personal essay. We talked about key guiding questions to help you write during the planning and pre-writing phases, and gave tips and tricks for how to focus your essay during drafting. We also stressed the importance of revision and making sure a second (or third or fourth) pair of eyes gets a chance to read your essay before you have to submit it to the selection committee.
If you have more questions about writing a personal statement or scholarship essay, or if you have an essay in process that you would like assistance with, be sure to log on to www.csusm.edu/writingcenter or stop by Kellogg 1103 to make an appointment with one of our consultants!
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