SUNY-Binghamton

Personal statement

Please tell us more about your background and plans. On a separate page or more, write an essay that discusses the following topics and/or those that are relevant to you. ( Essays assist program staff in making decisions about admissions and funding.) List any honors, awards, scholarships, or fellowships you have held; describe your foreign language training or proficiency; list any minor fields of study you have undertaken; describe any other experience you have had that might be relevant to your graduate work-teaching, research, professional or work experience, military service, etc,; discuss your career plans and foals, any specialization within the field that interests you, and your reasons for wishing to undertake graduate study in your field at Binghamton.