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Some of these essays are really quite good, while others would benefit from substantial revisions . Rather than templates or models, these samples are best considered for their inspirational value – whether to help you find something you like in a piece of writing, or to help you avoid certain types of passages that don’t add value to your essay.  \nImportantly, your essay should be authentic to you: your voice, your story, your passions, your career plans .  \nCritical Evaluation of Essays  \nCertain questions may be useful to help you evaluate and suggest improvements to personal statements, including your own!  \n1. Does the statement make clear near the beginning what the applicant is seeking, whether an internship position, a spot in graduate program, etc.?  \n2. Does the statement explain why the applicant is interested in the opportunity?  \n3. Does the statement address ways that the applicant will bring benefits to the  \ninternship sponsor, graduate program, or field broadly? ( Does the statement consider the reader’s interests?)  \n4. Does the statement explicitly connect past experiences with future intentions?  \n5. Does the statement employ specific examples to demonstrate the applicant’s accomplishments and qualifications for the proposed path?  \n6. Does the statement give you a sense of knowing the applicant’s motivations in professional (and sometimes private) life?  \n7. Does the statement avoid recounting the sort of information that would normally be listed in a resume/CV, such as GPA, transcript details, club membership, etc.?  \n8. Is the statement easy to read, organized in straightforward way, and free from grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors?  \nGraduate School Personal Statement (A)  \nA simple bridge truss was the first structure I ever analyzed. The simple combination of beams that could hold cars, trains, and trucks over long spans of water fascinated me. Having the tools to analyze the loads on the truss further increased my interest in structures. I encountered the bridge in a textbook for my first engineering class.  \nKnowing that the professor, Mr. Lionel Trane, was a tough teacher, I purchased the class book ahead of time and began to read it over the summer. The first member of my family to attend college, I was determined to succeed. In class we learned about forces on simple members and then we put the members together to form a simple truss. At this point I had almost decided that structural engineering was the career for me. I loved the practical, problem solving aspects of the field.  \nAs I continued in my program, the coursework became more advanced. In my analysis and design classes, I especially enjoyed studying steel design because we not only learned the use of the load resistance factor design but also applied that knowledge—I designed a four-­‐story building. The professor was a practicing engineer, and he always related the subject to real life steel structures he had engineered, for example, the Goodman Library in San Diego. This is the kind of project on which I would like to work, designing the structure and considering how the building will respond to environmental forces.  \nAlthough I liked my classes, my internship experiences really confirmed my interest in structural engineering. While working at Canteco as a student volunteer the summer after my sophomore year, I reviewed calculations for load-­‐bearing members in new commercial building designs. The calculations were based on three sets of end-­‐application assumptions, and I had to verify the numbers and make sure the core parameters matched the clients’ intended load predictions. In this role, I attended weekly m","cbCaibrCMp9U2I1x","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibrCMp9U2I1x","pdf",790938,"English","# Example Statements of Purpose (Personal Statements)\n## Critical Evaluation of Essays\n## Graduate School Personal Statement (A)\n## Summer Internship Personal Statement (B)","[{\"question\":\"What should a statement of purpose make clear at the beginning?\",\"answer\":\"It should state what the applicant is seeking early on, such as an internship position or admission to a graduate program.\"},{\"question\":\"How should a strong personal statement explain the applicant’s motivation?\",\"answer\":\"It should explain why the applicant is interested in the opportunity and communicate how the applicant’s interests align with it.\"},{\"question\":\"What types of information should the statement avoid including?\",\"answer\":\"It should avoid resume/CV-style details such as GPA, transcript specifics, or simple lists like club membership details.\"}]","Example Statements of Purpose - Personal Statements - Sample Essays | PDF",1789391152,23]