Transition with Purpose: Pathways from English Language to Academic Study

109 ACTIVITY 4: WRITE A STATEMENT OF PURPOSE OBJECTIVES: USE YOUR NOTES ON CO-CURRICULAR GOALS IN ACTIVITY 3 AND PHRASES, STRUCTURES, AND OUTLINES FROM STATEMENT EXAMPLES TO DEFINE AND ARTICULATE YOUR OWN GOALS. TASK: WRITE YOUR OWN STATEMENT OF PURPOSE BASED ON YOUR MAJOR. A statement of purpose is only one step in articulating academic or employment goals. It can help you to create a concrete path toward those goals. Think about why you want to study your major and about which classes you have taken/will take while you are pursuing your degree. Remember, your course work in the IELP is part of your academic history and part of preparing for your graduation from university. If you have completed projects or classes in your major, you can also mention these in your statement. Consider how your personal interests, academic achievements, and life experience have helped prepare you to for where you are now and how you plan to move toward attaining your academic and employment objectives. INSTRUCTIONS: Use the following prompt to begin your statement of purpose: STEP 1: Create an outline for your statement of purpose. You can use the same outline structure as one of the examples that you analyzed. STEP 2: Write your own statement of purpose. Submit both the outline and the statement at the same time. Define your personal history, motivation, and goal(s) in pursuing your major.