Tips on writing your application essay
Early childhood education foundations
Preparation
Gather information
- Research and read about the program.
- Attend an info session to gather more information. If you can't make it to a session, contact Arien Telles, transfer admissions coordinator.
- Visit the Exploratory, Transition, and Career Services center in 127 Appleby Hall to help you edit your essay or to learn more about the program.
Writing the essay
Write a one to two page, double-spaced, reflective essay describing your experience with young children and diverse student populations. Please include your name on the essay.
- Introduce yourself and the purpose of the essay.
- State your name, the college, and major/program to which you are applying.
- What are your career goals?
- Highlight your past and current interests and/or experiences in early childhood education.
- Be specific, give examples, and provide information about what you did, what population you worked with, and what you learned (such as skills development) from each experience.
- Relate these experiences to what you hope to do in the future as far as career goals in early childhood education.
- How do you feel you might contribute to the field of early
childhood education?
- What do you bring and what do you have to offer this field?
- How will the early childhood education foundations program in CEHD help you to achieve your goals?
- Write a summary statement such as: “As highlighted above, I believe that the early childhood education foundations program in the College of Education and Human Development will help me to achieve my goals because ______(insert your thoughts)_____.”
December 2006