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HowtoWrite How to Write aStatementof solve a Statement of Purpose fortheKAUSTDiscoveryScholarship forthe Prof. Reima Al-Jarf CollegeofLanguages& transmutation KAUSTScholarshipCandidatesWorkshop. KingSaudUniversity. Malaz Campus. May11,2008 AimsofWorkshop p Attheendoftheworkshop,attendeeswillbeto identifywhatKAUSTislookingforinthe statementofpurpose. p p makeanoutlineoftopicsandsubtopictobe includedinthestatementofpurpose included in the statement of purpose writeanintroduction write beparagraphs write body paragraphs writeaconclusion revisethe stress writethefinal draft 2WhatIsaStatementofPurpose? TheStatementofPurposeisthesinglemost The Statement of Purpose is the single most importantpartofyourapplication Itwilltelltheadmissionscommittee whoyou be who you are whathasinfluencedyour careerpathsofar yourprofessionalinterests whereyouplantogofromhere y p g 3 WhatDoUniversitiesLookfor inaStatementofPurpose? in a Statement of Purpose? Amixofinteresting,confidentand enthusiasticpeoplewhow illmaketheclassa enthusiastic people who will make the class a stimulatingplace. Academicachievementsand slap-uptestscores. Don ttrytobesomethingyouare non.Dont try to be something you are not. Behonest,lookinsideyourselfanddoyour best. b t 4 Stagesof writingYourStatementofPurpose sooner written materialthe act Questions Brainstorming Making an outline Makinganoutline W iti Writinganintroduction i t d ti Writingbodyparagraphs Writingaconclusion ii l i Revisingtheessay Writing the final draft Writingthefinaldraft Writingtheessay After Writingtheessay Writing the essay 5 KAUSTRequirementsinaStatementofPurpose Pleasewriteanessaythatdescribesandprovideexamples forthe following following yourgrades,courses taken,academichonors. ourresearch experiencethroughyourschoolwork,papers, your research experience through your school work papers projects,internshiporwork experience. yourpersonalmotivation toattendKAUSTandpersonal your personal motivation to attend KAUST and personal goals yourextracurricularactivitiesinyourcommunityand/or your extracurricular activities in your community and/or school internationalexperience EssaysmustbesubmittedinEnglish. Pleaselimityourresponseto fifty linesoftextandleavea11/2inch(4cm)topmarginonevery pageofyouruploadedessays. 6MakinganOutline Part1 Academicsachievement grades grades coursestaken honors h PartII ResearchExperience papers Projects internship internship 7 MakinganOutline PartIII workexperience 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. PartIV face-to-faceGoals/motivation toattendKAUST 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 8 MakinganOutline g PartV extracurricularactivities 1. 2. 3. 3 4. 5. PartVI internationalexperience 1. 2. 3. 3 4. 5. MakinganOutline g PartVII PersonalTraits 1. 2. 3. 3 4. 5. PartVIII Language,Computer skills&researchskills 1. 2. 2 3. 4. 4 5. 10 WritingtheEssay g y IntroductionBody Foreachquestion,writeaparagraphthatcombinesallpoints. For each question, write a paragraph that combines all points. Conclusion 11 TipsforWritingasuccessfulEssay Yourin troduction Mustbeinteresting. Askyourselfwhyareaderwouldwant Ask yourself why a reader would want toreadmyentireessayafterreadingmy introduction? DontSummarizeinyourIntroduction. If y yousummarize,the encyclopaedismofficer neednotreadtherestofyouressay. need not read the rest of your essay CreateintrigueinyourIntroduction. 12 TipsforWritingasuccessfulEssayAnswertheQuestions BeOriginal BeYourself B Y lf Writeaboutsomethingmeaningful. Describeyourfeelings,notnecessarilyyour actions. actions Bigwordsdonotmakegoodessays. Useimageryandclear,vividprose. 13 TipsforWritingasuccessfulEssay Body paragraphsmustrelatetointroduction. Usetransition withinparagraphsandbetween p g p paragraphstopreservethelogicalflowofyour p g y essay. Theconclusion isyour drop deadchancetopersuadethe The conclusion is your last chance to persuade the readerorimpressuponthemyourqualifications. Don tsummarize. Dont summarize 14AfterWritingYourEssay language tone alter Reviewing Flow structure 15 AfterWritingYourE ssay Spendaweekorsoawayfromyourdraftto p y y decideifyoustillconsideryourtopicand approachworthwhile. approach worthwhile. Giveyourdrafttoothers withthesequestionsinmind ih h i i i d Ismysentencestructurevaried ordoI y usealllongorallshortsentences? Doyoudetectanycliches? Do you detect any cliches? DoIusetransition appropriately? 16 AfterWritingYourEssay DoIuseimagery oftenanddoesthis g y makemyessayclearer? What sthebest partoftheessay?Whats the best part of the essay? Whatstheworst partoftheessay? Whatpartsoftheessayareunclear? Whatpartsoftheessaydonotsupport What parts of the essay do not support yourmainargument? Iseverysinglesentencecrucial t th I i l t i l tothe essay? 17 AfterWritingYourEssay Whatdoestheessayrevealaboutyour y y reputation? Whatisyourstrongest personalitytrait? What is your strongest personality trait? Doyouaphilosophy? Howwouldyourfriendscharacterize you? 18 AfterWritingYourEssay Whathaveyoudoneoutside ofthe classroom thatdemonstratesqualities g y soughtafte rbyuniversities?Whatareyourmostimportant extracurricular or community activities? orcommunityactivities? Whatmadeyoujoin theseactivities? Whatmadeyou come on tocontributeto them? them? 19 AfterWritingYourEssay Whatareyourdreams ofthefuture? Howdoesthisparticularscholarshipfit intoyourplans forthefuture? into your plans for the future? Willascholarshipofficerremember your topicafteradayofreadinghundredsof t i ft d f di h d d f essays? Whatwilltheofficerrememberabout you? you? 20 21