One page on each of the following:
— Your level of information literacy/research skills.
— Your ability to make logical, persuasive arguments about course and discipline concepts and ideas. In other words, your ability to apply critical thinking skills.
— Your consistency in applying proper APA formatting.
— Your ability to use effective communications.
— The level and consistency of your professionalism.
— Your three most valuable strengths as a graduate student that will help you to succeed in your program. Discuss the evidence that you have to indicate that you possess these strengths.
— The three most important areas you need to strengthen as a graduate student. Discuss the evidence that you have to indicate that you need to strengthen these three areas.
— The challenges you will face strengthening these areas. Consider your personal setting and circumstances and how you think they will evolve over the next two years.
— The strategies you can use to overcome these challenges. You may want to consider forming a support group, adjusting your circumstances as much as you are able, developing a schedule, and so on. Reviewing each activity will help you to identify the strategies that will be the most valuable to you.
