This synchronous workshop will be taught by Stephanie Redekop.

The personal statement (sometimes called the “statement of purpose”) is one of the most important parts of a PhD application. This workshop will help prospective PhD applicants understand the purpose and conventions of this genre. Examining a range of examples, we will identify several writing strategies that can help applicants to make the most of their limited word count and craft a compelling statement. Specific topics of discussion will include framing one’s research interests effectively, balancing the focus between past qualifications and future goals, understanding how “personal” the statement is expected to be, and describing one’s “fit” with a prospective program.

This is the fifth of 6 workshops in the Getting Through Graduate Work (Thursdays) workshop series. 

This workshop will be offered live online and will not be recorded. Please click ‘REGISTER’ just below, sign in to our registration portal, and click “Register for this Event” to receive the workshop meeting link by email. If you are not able to register online or if you are not a currently registered U of T graduate student, please contact sgs.gcac@utoronto.ca to be registered manually.

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