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Writing Effective Statements of Purpose for Grad School

Are you applying for grad school in chemistry or a related STEM discipline, and wondering how to write an effective statement of purpose? If so, this video is for you! ******************* Topics: 0:50 - keeping the focus tight 2:22 - who reads your application? 2:55 - describing undergraduate research experience 5:35 - what if you don't have undergraduate research experience? 6:29 - persistence 7:11 - initiative 7:33 - program fit 8:15 - demonstrating teaching potential 8:34 - addressing bad grades 10:10 - length 10:35 - other resources on Statements of Purpose 10:05 - questions? comments? ideas for future videos? ******************* Resources on Statements of Purpose for STEM students: ACS Graduate School Reality Check: https://www.acs.org/content/dam/acsor... An outline of a typical statement of purpose in chemistry: http://www.chemistry-blog.com/2008/01... (note: most successful statements I have seen place more emphasis on undergraduate research than is suggested here, but the outline is otherwise pretty standard) A good general guide to statements of purpose (NOT chemistry or STEM-specific, but useful): https://www.whitman.edu/Documents/Aca... ******************** This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Number (DMR-POL 1846665). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.