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Personal Statement Paper

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The personal statement is very important to applicants who intend to be admitted to an undergraduate or graduate school. The role of a personal statement is to make applicants be different from other applicants. It mainly serves the purposes of persuading the admission committee of applicants’ great passion for the study field, explaining their experience that shaped their personality, demonstrating their longtime desire and commitment for the degree, and showing their life goals. What the admission committee is looking for in a personal statement varies from school to school, major to major. Art and Design is a unique program requiring its prospective students to be different in every aspect. The Art and Design Admission Committee is looking for a student who has creative potential in all respects. Hence, for those who want to apply to the School of Art and Design, they should understand how to present their stories, experiences, practice, goals, philosophy, inspirations, and aspirations in a creative way. …show more content…

Since the personal statement for graduate programs have received little attention from researchers, “The Statement of Purpose in graduate program applications: Genre structure and disciplinary variation” from Betty Samraj and Lenore Monk (2008) and “Genre analysis of personal statements: Analysis of moves in application essays to medical and dental schools” from Huiling Ding (2007) are the two useful articles illustrating the important moves and steps in a personal statement, helping me prepare my Master of Fine Arts application. In this report, I will explore the effective methods the readings provide, as well as the writing prompt from the Roski School of Art and Design, to construct my personal

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