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    The document provides tips on how to write an effective personal statement for graduate school applications. It recommends marketing yourself by highlighting your strengths, experiences, and leadership. It also suggests examining yourself critically, condensing the personal statement to only the most relevant information, and making your uniqueness stand out. The goal is to craft a statement that generates interest from reviewers and leads to opportunities like campus interviews.

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    The document provides tips on how to write an effective personal statement for graduate school applications. It recommends marketing yourself by highlighting your strengths, experiences, and leadership. It also suggests examining yourself critically, condensing the personal statement to only the most relevant information, and making your uniqueness stand out. The goal is to craft a statement that generates interest from reviewers and leads to opportunities like campus interviews.

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    Dr. Evans Keynote Presentation

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    Abhineet Sharma
    The document provides tips on how to write an effective personal statement for graduate school applications. It recommends marketing yourself by highlighting your strengths, experiences, and leadership. It also suggests examining yourself critically, condensing the personal statement to only the most relevant information, and making your uniqueness stand out. The goal is to craft a statement that generates interest from reviewers and leads to opportunities like campus interviews.

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    HOW TO MARKET YOU IN

    YOUR PERSONAL STATEMENT


    Zenephia Evans, PhD
    24 Sept 2012
    Big Ten Grad Expo
    Purdue University
    Ad Disclaimer

     This presentation provided examples of brand


    taglines and slogans for educational purposes
    only. Inclusion of these slogans do not represent
    endorsement of a product.
    Thanks to:
     Jonathan Davidson
     Tammy Siemers
     Joshua Lee and the Floor Dinner
    Attendees
     Adrian Thomas
     Center for Career Opportunities – CCO
     Purdue Writing Lab
     Terri Donald
    Personal Disclaimer

     Certificate for
    personal
    statements
     No published
    articles
     No book
    Market Me

     Brand Me
     Sell Me
     Unique Me
     Answer Why Me?
     Response – Why Not
    Me?
    Ask Questions
     Family
     Friends
     Team mates
     Enemies
     Professors
     Employers
     Describe Me
    Examination…

     Good

     Bad

     Ugly

     Unmentionables
    Processing
     Strengths

     Improvement Areas

     Not Personal

     Professional
    Growth
    Perceptions

     Leadership
     Activities
     Professional image
     Personal image
     Social Media
    Condensing

     Capture you
     Relevant
     Irrelevant
     Eliminate fluff
     Pertinent
     Elevator speech
     Tombstone
    Market You …….

     Experiences
     Leadership
     Research
    Uniquely YOU

     My swoosh is
    bigger than
    yours!
    Personal Statement

     Why Graduate
    School?
     How have you
    prepared?
     You earn the PhD,
    then what?
    Personal Statement
     Passion
     Compatible
     Motivating
    factors
     Characteristics
     Journey
     Who Are You??
    Opening Statement

     Attention
    grabber
     Enticing
     Readers
    Decision
     Generate
    Questions
    Reviewers
     Proof read
     Spell check
     Solicit Readers
     Read
     List memorable
    pieces
     What drew you
    in?
    Essayedge.com Examples:
     I envy people with a lot of time in their hands.
     I have an extensive knowledge of the value of
    intelligence.
     I was totally free except for the rules.
     It was like getting admitted to an Ivory
    League School.
     In a word the experience taught me the
    importance of dedication, friendship and
    goals.
    End Result...

     Campus invite
     Phone interview
     Opportunity to
    learn more about
    you
    Variety
    Summary

     Ask Questions
     Why? How? Then
     Examination What?
     Process  Who Are You
     Condense  Opening Statement
     Market You –  Reviews
    Unique  End Result
    Thanks!

     Big 10 + Grad Expo


     Participants
     Organizers
     Assisting staff

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