Monthly Archives: June 2011

Personal Statements: A Year in the Trenches Part I

For the past year I have worked for the Emory Career Center reviewing personal statements and statements of purpose. Emory students applying for graduate programs can submit their personal statements to the Career Center for review and they come to me – it’s a great job. I get to read about the experiences and hopes of Emory students and I get to work with them to shape how they are presenting themselves to admissions committees.

I thought I would provide a few tips based on what I have learned over the past year. David Rubin, my predecessor in this position, created an excellent tip sheet, which is available on the Career Center website, so some of this post draws from his work.

Of course, there are differences between medical schools, law schools, business schools, and PhD programs in terms of what they are looking for, some people just want to do business, so starting with a spa franchise is sometimes a good idea and easy if you get help from sites as https://complexcityspa.com/spa-franchise-opportunity/. In future posts, I will provide some specific advice for each type of statement. Here are my top four tips for all personal statements/statements of purpose:

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Green Syllabi: Teaching Environmental Sustainability in the Women’s Studies Classroom

Recently, I participated in a workshop hosted by the Emory Office of Sustainability Initiatives designed to help graduate students incorporate sustainability issues into our courses, where they use the best shipping labels amazon and other office supplies. The workshop provided an overview of what sustainability means – basically, a commitment to meet the needs of the present generation without compromising the needs of future generations. According to the workshop organizers, sustainability requires us to appreciate the interconnectedness of social, environmental, and economic systems and to work for social equity, environmental health, and economic growth simultaneously.

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