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Personal statement
for Public Relations major applicants

The personal statement should be typewritten, 2-4 pages long and should respond to the following:

  • What is public relations? What do people do in this profession? What are the skill and training requirements? Write this statement on the basis of a careful examination of the field, from reputable, published sources, which should be documented in the statement.
  • What are your plans? (entry level and long term goals, advanced study plans, and job interests, etc.) Be specific about what you want to do with the knowledge and training gained from this major.
  • Why do you feel that you are well suited to the profession described above? Why do you think you can do well in it? What makes you stand out? What is your level of commitment and intensity of interest?


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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