For this assignment, write your own version of a personal statement. In it, explain why you should be admitted—why you have the skills and personality that will make you a successful student in the program and professional in the field.
A distinctive feature of the this course is that, most quarters, every single person in the class will eventually have to produce a personal statement, or a “statement of purpose” (the terms are often used interchangeably, although the latter normally refers to a research-focused degree, like a Ph.D.). Most of you are working on one […]