Helpful Brainstorming Prompts

For SU Grad School Personal Statements

These prompts do not replace the required program statement within the application. These prompts are to help you connect your personal story to your intended grad degree - a way for you to think about events and how that can translate into your application program statement.

1. Tell about a time you conquered a personal or professional fear
2. Tell how your friends would describe you now and when you obtain your SU grad degree
3. Tell about a time when you helped someone (student, client, co-worker, family, or friend) and no one found out
4. Tell about a time when you thought you did not have enough “juice” to finish a project, and you finished anyway
5. Tell about a random act of kindness in your career and how your kindness relates to your ability to be successful in your intended program of study