earriola1031
Nov 17, 2011
Graduate / 'cancer or cell signaling research' - First SOP for a Ph D in cell biology [NEW]
this is my first draft, it is hard for me to tell what is good or not or what I should or should not say any ideas? this one can be a page but others are 400 max
"A personal statement should be an approximately one page description of your interest in science and your motivation to pursue a career as a research scientist. A discussion of your long term career goals is helpful to the admissions committee. Use your personal statement to provide information that will not fit in other parts of the application"
"Just because something is the size of a molecule doesn't mean that it can't be filled with intrigue." As soon as I heard this quote, I knew it described my fascination with biology. The grandiose picture of ecosystems or taxonomy is what most think when they hear biology but little do they understand the true complexities that reside within us all. We can be broken down to our basic building blocks, our cells, and these are the miniature cities that build us up upon the foundation that is our genetic code. Understanding the complexities of these inner cell processes is vital to understanding and connecting genetic and molecular causes for diseases and cancers.
This captivation however did start with the larger view of science, as a child I watched shows like Mr. Wizard's World or Bill Nye and these men were my initiation into the field. I do not come from an affluent family where college is insisted upon or science is even mentioned as a career of study so biology was always my guilty passion as excelled through school. The disadvantages of coming from a lower income family has always weighed heavy on my higher education goals, which has been the reason I have not been able to expand my education pass the city of my birth. I first attended a community college where I finally surrendered to this passion fully after taking biology. My time spent here imbedded lasting connections between professors and me. I transferred to a local university where they have an emphasis in cell and molecular biology here I have begun to hone my interest.
A recent research experience at ------ University has propelled to embark on my heftiest goal to date, to attain a doctoral degree in cellular biology. That experience cemented the idea that my drive can overcome any obstacle-whether physical, monetary, or mental-in my path by allowing me to work on a project independently whilst being held accountable for my final results. I am the only child of four to graduate from high school, the only member of my immediate family to earn a college degree, and I will be the only one in my entire family to hold a doctorate degree. I wish to work in cancer or cell signaling research and have a possible future in academia after completing my doctorate. Extending my knowledge to other eager young scientist, I could see as no better career.
this is my first draft, it is hard for me to tell what is good or not or what I should or should not say any ideas? this one can be a page but others are 400 max
"A personal statement should be an approximately one page description of your interest in science and your motivation to pursue a career as a research scientist. A discussion of your long term career goals is helpful to the admissions committee. Use your personal statement to provide information that will not fit in other parts of the application"
"Just because something is the size of a molecule doesn't mean that it can't be filled with intrigue." As soon as I heard this quote, I knew it described my fascination with biology. The grandiose picture of ecosystems or taxonomy is what most think when they hear biology but little do they understand the true complexities that reside within us all. We can be broken down to our basic building blocks, our cells, and these are the miniature cities that build us up upon the foundation that is our genetic code. Understanding the complexities of these inner cell processes is vital to understanding and connecting genetic and molecular causes for diseases and cancers.
This captivation however did start with the larger view of science, as a child I watched shows like Mr. Wizard's World or Bill Nye and these men were my initiation into the field. I do not come from an affluent family where college is insisted upon or science is even mentioned as a career of study so biology was always my guilty passion as excelled through school. The disadvantages of coming from a lower income family has always weighed heavy on my higher education goals, which has been the reason I have not been able to expand my education pass the city of my birth. I first attended a community college where I finally surrendered to this passion fully after taking biology. My time spent here imbedded lasting connections between professors and me. I transferred to a local university where they have an emphasis in cell and molecular biology here I have begun to hone my interest.
A recent research experience at ------ University has propelled to embark on my heftiest goal to date, to attain a doctoral degree in cellular biology. That experience cemented the idea that my drive can overcome any obstacle-whether physical, monetary, or mental-in my path by allowing me to work on a project independently whilst being held accountable for my final results. I am the only child of four to graduate from high school, the only member of my immediate family to earn a college degree, and I will be the only one in my entire family to hold a doctorate degree. I wish to work in cancer or cell signaling research and have a possible future in academia after completing my doctorate. Extending my knowledge to other eager young scientist, I could see as no better career.