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Edit Comment Close Premium member Presentation Transcript The Personal Statement: Strategies for Supporting Transfer Applicants : 1 The Personal Statement: Strategies for Supporting Transfer Applicants UC Counselor Conference 2008 Overview : 2 Overview Purpose of the personal statement in UC admissions Case study (two parts) Instructions and questions Writing strategies for students Feedback strategies for educators Purpose of the Personal Statement : 3 Purpose of the Personal Statement Part of UC’s comprehensive review process UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, UCLA and UC Merced use the personal statement in review of transfer applicants for UC admission Opportunity to provide information that supports and augments the review process Helps readers know and understand applicants Purpose of the Personal Statement : 4 Adds clarity, depth and meaning to information collected in other parts of the UC application Completes the application for admission Used in the evaluation of transfer student applicants for certain scholarships Used to evaluate gaps in applicants’ educational history An admission decision will never be based on the content of a personal statement alone. Purpose of the Personal Statement A Message From UC Faculty : 5 A Message From UC Faculty While it is acceptable to receive feedback or helpful suggestions, applicants’ personal statements should reflect their own ideas and be written by them alone. Case Study: Part I : 6 Case Study: Part I Read the personal statement in your binder. Think about these questions: What’s important to this applicant? What qualities/characteristics define this applicant? Which of these qualities/characteristics is most prominent? Do these qualities appeal to you? Why? Instructions and Prompts : 7 Instructions and Prompts Instructions : 8 Instructions Two questions Students respond to both questions. A maximum of 1,000 words total Students should stay within the word limit as closely as they can. A little over—1,012 words, for example—is fine. Students choose length of each response. If they choose to respond to one prompt at greater length, we suggest the shorter answer be no less than 250 words. Prompt #1 : 9 [Transfer Applicants] What is your intended major? Discuss how your interest in the field developed and describe any experience you have had in the field — such as volunteer work, internships and employment, participation in student organizations and activities — and what you have gained from your involvement. Prompt #1 Prompt #2 : 10 Prompt #2 [All Applicants] Tell us about a personal quality, talent, accomplishment, contribution or experience that is important to you. What about this quality or accomplishment makes you proud and how does it relate to the person you are? Additional Comments : 11 Additional Comments Use Additional Comments box for clarification, expansion on important details: Additional names Visa issues Additional IB exams Describe anything else that you have not had the opportunity to include elsewhere in your application. 500-word limit Writing Strategies for Students : 12 Writing Strategies for Students Steps to Writing an Effective Personal Statement : 13 Steps to Writing an Effective Personal Statement Gather Information Read Critically Develop Topic and Thesis Draft, Get Feedback, Revise Personal Statement: Writing for College : 14 Personal Statement: Writing for College College Unknown audience: Students write for a community of scholars. Writer-determined topics: Students choose the topics. Dig deep: Analysis and reflection are key. Personal Statement Unknown audience Writer-determined topics Analytical and reflective response Important Strategies : 15 Important Strategies Students are encouraged to write about special circumstances that have influenced their educational experience: Re-entry Small or alternative learning environments Learning and/or physical challenges Veterans Read critically and write analytically. Think like an admissions reader by capitalizing on the relationship between readers and writers. Use a writing process. Get good feedback. Think Like an Admissions Reader : 16 Think Like an Admissions Reader All readers have expectations of writers, revealed in readers’ questions, observations and interpretations of the application. Writers fulfill readers’ expectations by addressing these questions, observations and interpretations in the personal statement. Writers can anticipate readers’ expectations by completing and critically reading their applications prior to writing a personal statement. Critical Reading and Analytical Writing : 17 Critical Reading and Analytical Writing Level one: Facts Level two: Interpretation Level three: Meaning and significance Answers to L1 questions provide details in paragraphs. Answers to L2 questions are topic sentences of paragraphs. Answers to L3 questions are thesis statements of essays. Case Study: Part II : 18 Case Study: Part II Student Profile: Use the Levels of Questions strategy with this profile. What data do you find? What patterns do you see? What questions would you ask? What inferences would you draw? How well does the essay align with the profile? How would you advise this student to proceed? Writing Process : 19 Writing Process Read the application critically using levels of questions. Draft. Get feedback — give readers at least a week to respond. Revise for organization, clarity and meaning. Proofread. The Educator’s Role : 20 The Educator’s Role Help students: Understand the role of the personal statement in the admissions process Recognize the relationship between reader and writer Understand the reading and writing tasks of the personal statement Use a writing process Obtain appropriate feedback How to Give Feedback to Students : 21 How to Give Feedback to Students Request the application and the personal statement, not just the statement. Ask students to provide you with a list of questions they would like you to answer. Comment on ideas and the level of persuasiveness, not grammar. Help students find readers who resemble their target audience. You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
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Edit Comment Close Premium member Presentation Transcript The Personal Statement: Strategies for Supporting Transfer Applicants : 1 The Personal Statement: Strategies for Supporting Transfer Applicants UC Counselor Conference 2008 Overview : 2 Overview Purpose of the personal statement in UC admissions Case study (two parts) Instructions and questions Writing strategies for students Feedback strategies for educators Purpose of the Personal Statement : 3 Purpose of the Personal Statement Part of UC’s comprehensive review process UC Berkeley, UC Irvine, UCLA and UC Merced use the personal statement in review of transfer applicants for UC admission Opportunity to provide information that supports and augments the review process Helps readers know and understand applicants Purpose of the Personal Statement : 4 Adds clarity, depth and meaning to information collected in other parts of the UC application Completes the application for admission Used in the evaluation of transfer student applicants for certain scholarships Used to evaluate gaps in applicants’ educational history An admission decision will never be based on the content of a personal statement alone. Purpose of the Personal Statement A Message From UC Faculty : 5 A Message From UC Faculty While it is acceptable to receive feedback or helpful suggestions, applicants’ personal statements should reflect their own ideas and be written by them alone. Case Study: Part I : 6 Case Study: Part I Read the personal statement in your binder. Think about these questions: What’s important to this applicant? What qualities/characteristics define this applicant? Which of these qualities/characteristics is most prominent? Do these qualities appeal to you? Why? Instructions and Prompts : 7 Instructions and Prompts Instructions : 8 Instructions Two questions Students respond to both questions. A maximum of 1,000 words total Students should stay within the word limit as closely as they can. A little over—1,012 words, for example—is fine. Students choose length of each response. If they choose to respond to one prompt at greater length, we suggest the shorter answer be no less than 250 words. Prompt #1 : 9 [Transfer Applicants] What is your intended major? Discuss how your interest in the field developed and describe any experience you have had in the field — such as volunteer work, internships and employment, participation in student organizations and activities — and what you have gained from your involvement. Prompt #1 Prompt #2 : 10 Prompt #2 [All Applicants] Tell us about a personal quality, talent, accomplishment, contribution or experience that is important to you. What about this quality or accomplishment makes you proud and how does it relate to the person you are? Additional Comments : 11 Additional Comments Use Additional Comments box for clarification, expansion on important details: Additional names Visa issues Additional IB exams Describe anything else that you have not had the opportunity to include elsewhere in your application. 500-word limit Writing Strategies for Students : 12 Writing Strategies for Students Steps to Writing an Effective Personal Statement : 13 Steps to Writing an Effective Personal Statement Gather Information Read Critically Develop Topic and Thesis Draft, Get Feedback, Revise Personal Statement: Writing for College : 14 Personal Statement: Writing for College College Unknown audience: Students write for a community of scholars. Writer-determined topics: Students choose the topics. Dig deep: Analysis and reflection are key. Personal Statement Unknown audience Writer-determined topics Analytical and reflective response Important Strategies : 15 Important Strategies Students are encouraged to write about special circumstances that have influenced their educational experience: Re-entry Small or alternative learning environments Learning and/or physical challenges Veterans Read critically and write analytically. Think like an admissions reader by capitalizing on the relationship between readers and writers. Use a writing process. Get good feedback. Think Like an Admissions Reader : 16 Think Like an Admissions Reader All readers have expectations of writers, revealed in readers’ questions, observations and interpretations of the application. Writers fulfill readers’ expectations by addressing these questions, observations and interpretations in the personal statement. Writers can anticipate readers’ expectations by completing and critically reading their applications prior to writing a personal statement. Critical Reading and Analytical Writing : 17 Critical Reading and Analytical Writing Level one: Facts Level two: Interpretation Level three: Meaning and significance Answers to L1 questions provide details in paragraphs. Answers to L2 questions are topic sentences of paragraphs. Answers to L3 questions are thesis statements of essays. Case Study: Part II : 18 Case Study: Part II Student Profile: Use the Levels of Questions strategy with this profile. What data do you find? What patterns do you see? What questions would you ask? What inferences would you draw? How well does the essay align with the profile? How would you advise this student to proceed? Writing Process : 19 Writing Process Read the application critically using levels of questions. Draft. Get feedback — give readers at least a week to respond. Revise for organization, clarity and meaning. Proofread. The Educator’s Role : 20 The Educator’s Role Help students: Understand the role of the personal statement in the admissions process Recognize the relationship between reader and writer Understand the reading and writing tasks of the personal statement Use a writing process Obtain appropriate feedback How to Give Feedback to Students : 21 How to Give Feedback to Students Request the application and the personal statement, not just the statement. Ask students to provide you with a list of questions they would like you to answer. Comment on ideas and the level of persuasiveness, not grammar. Help students find readers who resemble their target audience.