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Before you begin to write, study very carefully the essay directions on the application materials sent to you by the school and by the specific department to which you are applying. While some programs leave the content of the essay fairly "open," others may place explicit content and length restrictions on it. Try to make sure that you have a good idea of what you are being asked to write about. Whatever the particular form of the essay asked of you, there are a number of basic areas committees are interested in. When evaluating your application, each reader will ultimately have this question in mind: "Why should we let you into our school? " In order to answer this question, try to do the following: Clearly state your short and long term goals; tell how university "X" can help you meet them. Describe your areas of research and professional interest. You might indicate how your proposed studies are located within a broad field. For example, someone applying to a composition and rhetoric program might say, "I hope to examine the relationship between rhetorical invention strategies and demonstrated ability to write for members of diverse discourse communities. " Or, someone applying to an engineering program might say, "My particular interests are in optical communications, networks, and signal processing.