Maybe someone will be able to help me. I am looking for some sort of "connection" (if any) to math and speech pathology. I know that they are completely and utterly different, but I'd love to write why being a math major would help me as a speech pathologist in my personal statement. I cannot really think of anything.

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I'm applying to media and culture PhD programs. My research interest or intended dissertation topic is a social history of Grey's Anatomy and the queering of the show (both cannon and meta). I spend a great deal of time talking about specific topics and methods in my SOP (which isn't quite polished enough for LJ yet). I started this research in my ( Read more... )

Hello, applyingtograd! I am in the process of doing my applications for MSW programs, and I am hardcore freaking out. I haven't written a "please love me" essay since high school, and I'm a little out of practice!

My first-choice school is the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis. This is my first draft of my statement ( Read more... )

  So I'm applying to grad schools for Sociology this Fall, but my statement still needs ALOT of help! please post some constructive criticism? limit is 300-500 words ( Read more... )

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Hi all! I am in desperate need of help! My grad school application is due in a couple of days, and I am not sure whether my personal statement is strong enough. If anyone can please read it and make suggestions I would greatly appreciate it!!! Happy new year to everyone!

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Hello there. I'm writing to you all to request help with my statement of purpose. I'm looking for general feedback, editing, and answers to a few questions. Thanks in advance!

Please excuse the formatting. My final copy will have tabs to start each paragraph and only one line between paragraphs. I can't figure out how to do tabs on HTML but I can't ( Read more... )

I'm down to the wire and I've been completely stuck on how to revise my statement. This is draft number two; in my first draft I put in "a little more "SQUEE!" and a little less substance," as one of my friends put it. I've tried to add more concrete information about what I want to study, but I think I'm still a little light on the "why" ("because ( Read more... )

Hi,

Below is the second draft of my statement of purpose. Although I have a master's degree in clinical psych, I have decided to return to school for an MSW. Here is the prompt:

1. Describe a social problem. Assuming you have the power and resources at your disposal, what would you recommend for intervention and/or social change to address the social ( Read more... )