Writing Requirements:
Should be submitted in “turn it in”
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1500 words minimum
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Times New Roman, 12 pt font
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Single-spaced
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Include page numbers
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1” border
Personal History Essay
In your personal history statement, please describe how your personal background informs your decision to pursue a civil engineering degree. A sample of topics that you might address in your statement is below.
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Any educational, familial, cultural, economic or social experiences or opportunities relevant to your academic journey
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Challenges and/or obligations you have had to address in order to achieve your educational goals and how you addressed them
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Employment while an undergraduate
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How your perspectives or activities contribute to social or cultural diversity and/or make you sensitive to the experiences of underrepresented groups
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How you have overcome barriers to access higher education
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How you have come to understand the barriers faced by others
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Your academic service to advance equitable access to higher education for women, racial minorities and individuals from other groups that have been historically underrepresented in higher education
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Your research focusing on under-served populations or related issues of inequality
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Your leadership among such groups
