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How would I write a “letter of intent” for a graduate program?

Any help as to how to formulate a “letter of intent” for a distance learning graduate program (namely a master’s program in library and informational sciences)? I don’t need anyone to write anything for me. I just need some help and some pointers to get me in the right direction. I’m not used to writing admission essays.

The Purpose
The statement you write gives you the opportunity to sell yourself to the graduate program of your choice. Your goal and purpose is to persuade the school that you will be a positive addition to its student body. The relevant experiences you have gained through your undergraduate work, as well as through field and employment experiences, are precisely what you want to highlight.

Your purpose should be clear and concise, and you should ensure that you keep your audience in mind as you write your statement. Explain your academic goals, how you developed them and how being a part of that graduate program will help you reach those goals. The tone of your statement should be very direct and you should answer any and all questions posed by the application.

Do your best to express how the graduate program matches your educational goals. Be sure to discuss both short- and long-term goals. While you are introducing yourself to the graduate program, your statement should be as objective as possible. Be as specific as you can and refrain from using too many big “academic” words.

Content
As for content, you will want to include any academic achievements that distinguish you as a student. For instance, if you have had work published, have completed an internship or studied abroad, you should mention those experiences as they relate to your graduate education goals. The area of study that you wish to focus on should be clear, as should your plans to use your education to enrich your future.

If any inconsistencies exist in your records, this is your chance to explain them in a positive way.. If, for example, you had to drop out of school for a year to earn money to finance your education, talk about that, briefly.

If you worked full-time during your undergraduate education, you would certainly want to mention that, in order to put your achievements in perspective.

The school may ask you to write about why you have chosen their program, which will be much easier to answer if you have done your research.

Do not forget to include any special skills you have developed that will make you a better candidate for acceptance into the program. These skills may include computer, laboratory and foreign language skills. If you have research skills, it is important to highlight them as well.

Style
The style of your statement is individual to you as a person. Just be sure that your statement is clear, organized and specific. Try to use good transitions between your paragraphs to enhance the flow of the statement. The use of an active voice is important, so avoid the use of passive verbs. For example, rather than saying that your goal “was achieved,” say “I achieved my goal.” (Don’t shy away from using the “I” first-person pronoun.)

No matter what, be accurate. The last thing you want to do is include anything in your statement that is unsubstantiated or untrue. When you do your final editing, which should be extensive and detailed, check your facts.

When you reach the conclusion of the statement, treat it like the concluding paragraph of a persuasive essay. Your final paragraph should tie everything together and make that last stab at selling yourself to the graduate program. The most important message to get across in your statement is that you will excel in your graduate study and research at the particular program you have chosen.

One last bit of advice: when you’ve finished your statement: get others to read it and help you revise. Don’t hesitate to go to your favorite professor, and ask him or her to read the statement and help you improve it.

The idea of varying your sentence structure ties in with the idea of style. Here are some other pointers to improve your style and keep your essay interesting and enjoyable to read:

* Be simple and straightforward.
* Avoid passive voice.
* Be conversational without being too casual or too formal.
* Use strong verbs.
* Avoid words you’ve never used before and unnecessarily fancy vocabulary.
* Eliminate clichés.
* Delete redundancies.
* Don’t overuse adjectives and adverbs.
* Make sure to convey your passion for learning.

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Mention must be made of a branch of Library situated in Umueze, Ibusa by the Delta State Government, the Library exists only as a building than a building in which collections of books, tapes, and newspapers etc are kept for people to read, study or borrow. The kind of Library located in Ibusa is supposed to be public/reference Library but the condition of the Library is simply indescribable. First time visitors to the Library will be taken aback at the degree of dustiness of the Library environment. The Government of Delta State appears to have since lost knowledge of the existence of the existence of the Library, abandoning it to the indigenes of the town. What is the idea behind setting up a Library which cannot be maintained?

The Library was set up in February, 1984 with the objective of inculcating reading habit in the vast students of Ibusa and neigbouring communities but this objective seems to have been defeated with the abandonment of the Library, this building together with the collection of books have become a real eye sore so that it has become highly necessary to advise the state Government to show recommitment and stuff up the Library with relevant materials. The book shelves of the 52-reader capacity are full of books not particularly current, and are most Encyclopedia Britannica (1958-1971) and Year Books. 

The Library itself is built in form of a hall with junior section, a store which is completely empty, except for unfulfilling darkness, adult section, toilets, all purpose room full of abandoned newspapers, Librarian’s office locked up with old and near useless furniture and a notice board empty of information. But for about three users and about three staff found inside the Library, we would have concluded that the entire Library was no longer in use.

All of the indigenes inquired from on the direction of the location of the Library all described its location but added that they were unaware whether it was still functional. Information gathered showed that Government of Delta State has for long stopped supplying books to the Library and the condition of the environment said it all. In 2006, one Dr. Nwanze Okidigbe was said to have supplied the Library with books, the only supply of books the Library benefited from that year, 2007, Books such a The Norton Anthropology of World Masterpieces and Great Tales of Science Fiction and many more found in the shelves of the Library testify to the charity of Dr. Nwanze Okidigbe.

The Ibusa Family Union contributed books to the Library while, in 2008 there was no supply of books of any type to the Library. Credit should be given to Dr. Fredrick Osadebe, President of Ibusa Community Development Union (ICDU) USA Chapter, said to have been supplying the Library with every current edition of The Guardian Newspaper for the past four years running. Several notable literary minded Authors of Ibusa origin have continued to bluff the Library not wanting to make donations of books authored by them to the Library for reasons not obviously known. There are still some notable Ibusa Authors who utilize the instruments of never fulfilled promises and pledges in dealing with issue of charitably giving out books written by them to the Library. A lot of capable Ibusa indigenes have also made promises of developing the standard of the Library in various ways only never to be seen again with their promises. The fence surrounding the building is a dwarf one, Bore-hole cannot be found within the premises of the Library as staff either have to purchase water or trek miles to get some. No are no Air-conditions in the whole of the building.

Satellite TV or even a television set cannot be found in this information office, not even a Radio set. This is terrible because the Library only ends up feeding its numerous readers with half information.

This is quite necessary especially if we reason that we, the indigenes should not abandon the Library, even if the State Government has done. Literariness should be encouraged and promoted among the youths of the town. There are literary minded and well-read Ibusa men and woman who should take interest in promoting the art of reading for the benefit of their sons and daughters in the town, and in the over all interest of the town because education is one reason the Ibusa community is soaring beyond human imagination, this should be maintained if the Ibusa is to remain the giant of Anioma region.

The Delta State Library, Ibusa Branch is obviously in a sorry state and needs to revival by the relevant authorities if literariness is to be encouraged in the town and adjoining communities. Find out how this can be achieved by the government and capable Ibusa indigenes.

About the Author:

Emeka Esogbue hails from Ibusa, Delta State, Nigeria. He is is a Historian and International Relations Analyst with lots of tremendous published and unpublished works.

emekaesogbue@yahoo.com

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does NYU have a library science degree program?

i’ve been looking online, but i keep getting different answers. if they do, how is it? thanks!

Library science is a masters program (MLS) and are accredited by the American Library Association which maintains a list on it’s website.

http://www.ala.org/ala/educationcareers/education/accreditedprograms/directory/list/index.cfm

NYU is not on the list, so if they do have a program, it’s not accredited, so that means it’s not a good program.