Welcome to Ann on Demand! My name is Ann and I make life changing informational videos on navigating graduate school and the job market as an immigrant. I am a professor of Public Health Promotion. I earned a Masters and PhD in Public Health from a U.S. Research One Institution. I chair several dissertation committees and i'm a member of several others. I have lived in the U.S. for 10 years and I am here to share some wisdom nuggets with you to help you succeed! Welcome :)
Thank you Queen! I am just going over your video and it is so good to hear someone who has been on these committees. I am going to edit my statement now, and keep all your points in mind.
Some people actually study a lot but fail undergrad because they didn't learn how to study effectively and assimilate information quickly... Undergrad is a different ball game to high school and you dont have a teacher guiding you, you dont have a teacher explaining difficult concepts. In university you have to be disciplined and process information quickly. Another thing particularly for me is this comparison Assumption that some people are smarter than others. Unfortunately this bias is reinforced with the IQ test and so some people feel that they are inherently dumb even before taking the IQ test, this makes such individuals put less effort than the effort needed for them to succeed. Another thing is Foundational knowledge... If you didn't really learn the foundations in your secondary school you will struggle at undergrad. Lecturers and teachers alike also have a role to play in this issue by stereotyping that a student is more academically gifted rather than putting more emphasis on effort... It can really go a long way in dampening student that put in the effort but need to take more time to really understand the material Finally in Africa there is so much believe in Christianity and some people will be praying for hours instead of reading their books... They may think that why they are performing poorly could be attributed to some supernatural factors
I am writing statement of purpose first time in my life for Rhodes scholarship. I don't know I could make it or not but ya! Thank you sooOoOOoOoOOoOoOO much. Your video make me understand some pointers
Here taking note about the Statement of purpose after acing my interview with my prospective Masters program supervisor at Canada's best University in one attempt all thanks to God who guided me to this amazing channel!! Research assistant funding secured and potential other scholarships discussed!! Thank you Prof. Ann, you are truly a blessing!
I am Ikyanyon Aondoaver Polycarp from Nigeria, and I studied philosophy from the university of Abuja with a GPA of 2.49 . I want to study master of science public health.
This is 1:05 am Nigerian time, literally preparing for my graduate school in the United States. Applying for PhD in Chemistry/Biochemistry. Will sure come back here to announce the good news someday 🙏
I prayed all morning asking God to send someone that could help me with my SoP. Thank you so much for this video. You have given us all valuable insight. Now, I must get to writing. I hope to follow up with some good news soon. Again, thank you and God bless.
I'm Samuel, A Nigerian by the way. I'm a student of the university of Ibadan. And if won't mind, I'd love to personally connect with you. I believe, You'd be of a tremendous help to me in this next phase of my Life's ambitions and journey of course. Thanks in anticipation of your favourable response.
Thankyou so much. I have gained a lot because iam supposed to write a statement of purpose I have applied for a certain university. I didn't know where to start writing. Now iam writing once I got it I will come again to give thanks.
I’m just not sure on how to start my first sentence on introducing myself, should i say “ hello my name is…” and then continue introducing myself / connecting with my education program i want to join?
