Personal Challenges and Commitment Short Response

All applicants are welcome to submit a personal statement for review, though it is not required to complete your application. This statement may be considered along with other application materials to determine eligibility for admission. If you opt not to submit a statement and further review is needed to make an admission decision, we will request a personal statement from you at that time.

If you would like to submit a personal statement, your submission should be approximately 500 words in length and address the contributions you are prepared to make to our community, both academically and otherwise. Specifically, your statement should:

Identify any circumstances that affected your academic performance, if applicable

Make clear your commitment to academic success in college, acknowledging your strengths and weaknesses and your plans to utilize available resources

Articulate your readiness to engage productively in our campus community outside the classroom

We encourage students with less than a 3.0 GPA to submit a personal statement.