This document should be around 500 words long and should explain to us why you would like to study in our department. We use the document primarily to determine whether you are a good fit for what we have to offer, though the Statement of Purpose also gives us a sense of your writing, research, and reasoning skills. The statement of Purpose should tell us a bit about who you are as a scholar, what you are interested in studying, why you think Kent State is a good place for you to pursue your degree, why your interests are a good fit for our program’s strengths, which faculty member or members you are interested in studying with and why, and what you hope to do with your degree.
If there are any elements of your application that you think require explanation, this is a good place to provide that explanation.