Doctoral Program Personal Statement

School Psychology

Doctoral Program Personal Statement

Personal Statement & Data Sheet for:

(Last Name, First Name, MI)

Part 1 – Demographic Information & Education

Date:

Current Address:

Street

City, State, Zip

Phone number: ()

E-mail address:

Citizenship:If US, legal resident of what state:

Undergraduate Degree(s) Information
Institution/School / Degree / Field of Study / Date Received
Undergraduate GPA: / Undergraduate Psych GPA(if applicable):
Graduate Degree(s) Information
(if applicable)
Have you completed or are you in the process of completing a master’s degree?YES, completedYES, in progressNO
If yes, did/are you completing a thesis?YESNO
If yes, what is the title of your thesis?
Institution/School / Degree / Field of Study / Date Received
Graduate GPA: / Graduate Psych GPA(if applicable):

Part 2 – Test Information

Score / Percentile / Date Taken
GRE – General Test
Most Recent
Verbal
Quantitative
Writing Score
GRE – Subject Test
(Psychology) Optional
GRE -- Next Most Recent
Dates/Scores (if applicable)
Verbal
Quantitative
Writing Score
Subject Test – Psychology
TOEFL or IELTS *

(* Note: A TOEFL or IELTS score is required only for international applicants from countries in which English is not the primary language of instruction)

Part 3 – Faculty Research Ranking

Using ranks 1 through 3, with 1 indicating the highest ranking and 3 indicating the lowest ranking, please indicate your preferences for working with core Program faculty members as research mentors. If there is someone whose research area would not be of interest to you for a thesis and dissertation project, please leave blank the space beside his/her name. You may find information on faculty’s research interests on the website:

1 2 3 4 5 John Begeny

1 2 3 4 5 Mary E. Haskett

1 2 3 4 5 Scott Stage

1 2 3 4 5 Kate Norwalk

1 2 3 4 5 Eui Kyung Kim

Part 4 – Personal Narrative

The following questions request supplementary information to help our admissions committee understand how our program can best serve your interests. You are not limited in length.

1.Describe your long-term goals. How will graduate study in psychology help you attain these goals?

2.Have you ever conducted psychological research? If so, indicate the nature of the work and the purpose for which it was carried out.

3.In what areas of research are you interested? Please be as specific as possible.

4.List any work experience you have had, starting with the most recent and working backward in time. Indicate the duration of each experience.

5.List academic honors and organizations.

6.We value diversity in our program and students. Diversity includes, but is not limited to, language, disability, culture, ethnicity, and lifestyle. Please describe characteristics, experiences, competencies, or other ways in which you might contribute to or enhance diversity in our program.

7.Describe your extracurricular interests, hobbies, etc.

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