Real Essays for College and Grad School (Real-Resumes Series) (Real-Resumes Series)

Table of Contents......Page 6
Introduction......Page 12
PART ONE: USING THE INTERNET......Page 14
PART TWO: LAW SCHOOL ESSAYS AND PERSONAL STATEMENTS......Page 20
Personal statement and biographical sketch......Page 21
What is your professional orientation?......Page 22
Personal statement of Michael McHale: What is your professional orientation?......Page 23
Why should you be selected to attend law school?......Page 24
Develop a summary of the overall goal you have for your life......Page 25
Special factors affecting my undergraduate education......Page 26
Review your responses and state any additional information that might help to give an accurate picture of your personal, spiritual, academic, and professional goals......Page 27
What have been your greatest blessings and obstacles?......Page 28
Describe how your professional life has prepared you for the study of law......Page 29
Why are you attracted to the Ohio State School of Law?......Page 30
What would you consider your weaknesses to be?......Page 31
What professional goals would you like to achieve during your lifetime?......Page 32
What do you have to offer our program?......Page 33
What do you expect to obtain from your academic experiences?......Page 34
What skills do you possess that make you most suited to the study of law?......Page 35
PART THREE: MASTER’S DEGREE AND PH.D. PROGRAMS ESSAYS AND PERSONAL STATEMENTS......Page 36
The University of Vermont Statement of Purpose......Page 37
Describe the most significant influencing factors in your life and discuss your greatest contributions......Page 38
Tell us about your personal beliefs......Page 39
What do you think are the major issues facing public education?......Page 40
How would you improve the teaching profession?......Page 41
What do you feel is the best form of accountability?......Page 42
Personal statement of Kathryn Diangelo......Page 43
What are your teaching philosophies and beliefs?......Page 45
If you were to obtain a PH.D. in Educational Administration, what would be the key issues facing public education which you would address?......Page 47
Describe your teaching philosophy and the views you would espouse as the leader of a school system once you earned a PH.D......Page 49
If you were elected superintendent of the year, what would your message be?......Page 50
Describe your work and accomplishments in a program of significance with public schools......Page 51
Why do you want to pursue a doctorate?......Page 53
Essay describing my purpose in pursuing a doctorate......Page 55
Is your GPA an adequate predictor of your ability to be successful in the Ph.D. in Social Work Program?......Page 57
Describe how relationships between community and schools affect education......Page 59
Describe what your philosophy and practices would be as an education administrator......Page 61
Describe a situation which shows how you resolve specific administrative problems in education......Page 62
Imagine yourself as the superintendent of a school system once you graduate with your Ph.D. How would you improve student achievement?......Page 63
Imagine yourself taking over as the leader of a school system. Describe your philosophy......Page 64
Describe your life experiences that have led you to seek a master’s degree in social work......Page 65
Explain how societal and cultural trends/global events affect your thinking about a social work career......Page 68
Describe how employment, volunteer, internship, and/or life experiences developed your interest in social work and explain how you will build upon these experiences through graduate study......Page 69
How do you see your interests and career goals being met through the MSW Program offered by Buena Vista University’s School of Social Work?......Page 71
Why do you want to enter the Family and Human Services degree program?......Page 72
Describe the course that led you to contemplate the study of theology......Page 73
How would a graduate career in social work relate to your career objectives?......Page 75
How has your ethnic, racial, and religious background affected your ability to interact with people of diverse socio/economic backgrounds?......Page 76
What preparations have you made academically and professionally with respect to your area of study?......Page 77
Why are you convinced that social work is the right field for you?......Page 78
Why do you feel you can excel at the graduate level in the field of social work?......Page 79
What societal trends and global events affected your thinking about a career in social work?......Page 80
How have your employment, volunteer, intern, or life experiences developed your interest in social work?......Page 81
How have societal/cultural trends/global events affected your thinking about a social work career?......Page 83
What were the factors that contributed to your interest in social work?......Page 84
Is your GPA an adequate indicator of your intellect and capacity for intense study?......Page 85
PART FOUR: MBA PROGRAMS AND BUSINESS SCHOOLS ESSAYS AND PERSONAL STATEMENTS......Page 86
Letter of application to graduate school in pursuit of a master’s degree......Page 87
Describe a situation in which your initiative had a positive effect on others......Page 88
If you had a dinner party and could invite any three people who ever lived, who would you invite? Why?......Page 89
As a future business leader, explain the correlation between the demands placed on working parents and absenteeism. What would you do about it?......Page 90
Describe your most challenging team experience......Page 93
Describe your professional experiences......Page 94
What do you feel are the four most important reasons that you feel you would benefit the program at our institution?......Page 96
What are your greatest assets?......Page 97
Describe your work experience and why you feel that business is your calling......Page 98
Discuss your goals and plans after graduation......Page 99
What do you feel you have to offer the graduate program to which you have applied?......Page 100
Describe your most significant work/living experience......Page 101
List additional courses you will complete before entering the school of business administration......Page 102
Describe the factors that motivated you to consider a career in business......Page 103
PART FIVE: COLLEGES AND UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOLS INCLUDING THE IVY LEAGUE AND MILITARY ACADEMIES ESSAYS AND PERSONAL STATEMENTS......Page 104
Why are you interested in Brown University? What are two important passions in your life?......Page 105
Give an example of your leadership ability......Page 106
Choose one of the following quotations. Discuss why you agree or disagree. How might it be relevant to your future?......Page 107
Which book did you find most interesting? Why? (50-word limit)......Page 108
In a paragraph each, answer each of the following statements in such a way that the admissions committee can get to know you......Page 109
Getting into the U.S. Military Academies......Page 111
Discuss the social issue in your community that most concerns you......Page 112
Describe an activity or hobby and its meaning to you......Page 113
What would you like to see in a roommate?......Page 114
Of all the things you hope or expect to gain from your college experience (other than a degree!), which two or three would you place at the top of the list if you had to make up such a list today? (Be as specific or as general as you like)......Page 115
Discuss a book you have read lately and its major themes and relevance to your life......Page 116
Discuss a book you have read lately and its major themes and relevance to your life......Page 117
Do you think youth under the age of 18 should be allowed to vote? Why or why not? (300 words or fewer)......Page 118
What bothers you most about the world?......Page 119
Discuss the status of race relations in this country......Page 120
What are two essential skills you must have for success?......Page 121
Finish this sentence: “I’ve never been able to master...”......Page 122
Finish this sentence: “My favorite color is... because...”......Page 123
Do you believe your state should have a lottery?......Page 124
Write a short poem about yourself......Page 125
Write a short poem entitled: “What should I be today?”......Page 126
Describe a situation which demonstrates your ability and willingness to accept responsibility and make decisions......Page 127
Describe a situation which demonstrates your ability to present ideas orally and your skill in written expression......Page 128
Describe a recent meaningful summer experience......Page 129
Essay questions posed on the applications for the class of 2005......Page 131
PART SIX: MEDICAL SCHOOL, PHYSICIAN’S ASSISTANT PROGRAM, DENTAL SCHOOL, VETERINARY SCHOOL, AND RESIDENCY PROGRAM ESSAYS AND PERSONAL STATEMENTS......Page 134
Essay and personal statement for admission to medical school......Page 135
Application for Physician’s Assistant Program......Page 137
Application for medical school......Page 139
Describe how you selected your undergraduate school and current major area of study......Page 141
Where do you see yourself at the midpoint of your medical career? What personal traits and characteristics will you bring to medicine?......Page 142
Is there anything the admissions committee should know about your academic career that would not be evident from your transcript?......Page 143
Essay in application for dental school......Page 145
Demonstrate your ability to commit to long-term goals......Page 147
Application to veterinary school......Page 149
Residency program for anesthesiology, application for residency......Page 151
Family medicine residency program, application for residency: In what specific areas do you think you can contribute to this program?......Page 153
Personal statement of Jane Sullivan......Page 155
Please share with us something about yourself that may not be addressed elsewhere in your applications and which could be helpful to the admissions committee as we review your file......Page 157
PART SEVEN: MISCELLANEOUS OTHER ESSAYS AND PERSONAL STATEMENTS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS, INTERNSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND OTHER PURPOSES......Page 158
Resume used to apply for an internship program......Page 159
Application for summer internship......Page 160
Describe a situation from your life in which you either initiated an important undertaking or were called upon to be a leader. How did you respond to that situation? What did you learn from your successes or failures?......Page 161
What nonacademic plans or goals do you have for grade 12?......Page 162
Explain why you have chosen to attend a military academy......Page 163
PART EIGHT: LETTERS AND RESUMES TO ACCOMPANY APPLICATION MATERIALS......Page 164
Letter requesting admission to a medical residency program......Page 165
Request for a re-review of an admissions decision......Page 166
Resume to accompany an application for MBA school......Page 167
Resume to accompany college application......Page 168
Resume to accompany a law school application......Page 169
Resume to accompany a college application......Page 170
Resume to accompany a college application......Page 171
Resume to accompany a college application......Page 172
Cover letter to accompany application for a Ph.D. program......Page 173
Resume to accompany application for a Ph.D. program......Page 174
Cover letter to accompany application for a fellowship......Page 175
Resume to accompany application for a fellowship......Page 176
Cover letter to accompany resume seeking a tennis scholarship......Page 177
Resume used to explore the possibilities of a tennis scholarship at a major university......Page 178
PART NINE: LETTERS OF REFERENCE: HOW TO REQUEST THEM AND WHAT THEY SHOULD LOOK LIKE......Page 180
Letter requesting a reference to accompany an application for admission......Page 181
Letter of reference for a candidate for admission......Page 182
Requesting a letter of reference to accompany your application......Page 183
Letter of reference......Page 184
Letter of reference......Page 185