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Guidelines for writing your personal statement:

Guidelines for writing your statement of intent, MA:

The purpose of the statement is to present yourself to the graduate admissions committee of the Department of Hispanic Studies, it is, in a way, the first impression we will get from you, so you should spend some time thinking about it and articulating its content.

The statement should concisely (between 500 and 1000 words) answer questions like, what is your purpose for making a MA in Spanish? What do you expect to achieve with this degree? How do you think our program can help you achieve your goals?

Remember that this is a presentation for an academic position, so the tone and content must remain professional and focused, for example, avoid using avoid sentences like: “Spanish is the most beautiful language in the world and it must be preserved” or “I remember that my grandmother used to speak Spanish to me when I was little”.

Guidelines for writing your statement of intent, PhD:

The purpose of the statement is to present yourself to the graduate admissions committee of the Department of Hispanic Studies, it is, in a way, the first impression we will get from you, so you should spend some time thinking about it and articulating its content.

The statement should concisely (1000-1500 words) answer questions like what is your purpose for making a MA or PhD in Spanish and what do you expect to achieve with this degree? How do you think our program can help you achieve your goals?

It must also address your future projects and ideas regarding the kind of research you would like to conduct for your thesis and/or dissertation and the theoretical context in which it could be framed. Remember that this is a presentation for an academic position, so the tone and content must remain professional and focused, for example, avoid sentences like: “Spanish is the most beautiful language in the world and it must be preserved” or “I remember that my grandmother used to speak Spanish to me when I was little”.