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PERSONAL STATEMENT

Your responses to the following specific questions will aid the selection committee in evaluating your preparation and aptitude for graduate study at UCR. ALL applicants are required to submit this form. Please note that your statement should not exceed a 3,000 characters (including spaces) limit.

1. Please state your specific interests with respect to the program to which you are applying. The following information should be included in this statement:

• Your intended area of specialization, career objectives, and research interests and experience.
• A brief occupational resume if any significant period has elapsed since you were last enrolled in an academic institution.
• Academic awards, prizes, honors, fellowships or other distinctions you have received.
• Work experience or activities pertinent to your graduate goals.
• If pertinent to your proposed field of study, please list your publications and any scholarly or professional organizations in which you hold membership.

2. Applicant Statement of Personal History *

ALL applicants are required to submit this statement. Please note that your statement is limited to 3,000 characters (including spaces). YOU MAY NOT USE YOUR PERSONAL RESUME or CURRICULUM VITAE AS A RESPONSE TO THESE QUESTIONS.
Please note that the Personal History Statement should not duplicate the Statement of Purpose. In an essay, discuss how your personal background informs your decision to pursue a graduate degree. Please include any educational, familial, cultural, economic, or social experiences, challenges, or opportunities relevant to your academic journey; how you might contribute to social or cultural diversity within your chosen field; and/or how you might serve educationally underrepresented segments of society with your degree.

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