Thread by @TundeTASH

Welcome and thanks for joining us for today’s live Twitter chat with @folanski.

Before we proceed, I'd like to briefly introduce Fola for those of you who might not know him.

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@folanski Fola is a doctoral candidate in Leadership Studies with reference to security & development at the African Leadership Centre, King’s College London. With his background in Political Science & International Development Policy, Fola has a 2nd master’s at the University of Oxford.

@folanski In recognition of his leadership potentials, he was awarded a Mandela Washington Fellow in 2016. In 2018 he was selected as an Advisory Mentor for the Queen’s
Young Leaders Programme, UK, & recently been awarded a Frederic Bastiat Fellowship on public policy at George Mason Uni.

@folanski Today, we'd be talking about "How to Write a Personal Statement & Research Proposal for Study Abroad"

Fola will take all questions at the end.

Please use #ChatWithFola & #ChatWithTunde for all replies and questions.

Thank you @folanski for taking out time to join us today.

@folanski As we all know, a high percentage of students who get denied when they apply to schools is due to research proposals / personal statements that have failed to catch the attention of faculty.

@folanski with his knowledge and background will help to throw more lights today.

@folanski So, to start with, @folanski what should and should not be contained in a personal statement? What extent of my personal details should I provide in my personal statement?

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@folanski Question 2:

@folanski with thousands of students applying each year, how do I get the attention of the admissions committee in my personal statement? Hence, how can I stand out and be impressive through my personal statement?

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@folanski Question 3:

You know some of us can write epistles. So, how long should a personal statement be really? Should I be worried about information overload when writing one? What is an ideal length if there is any?

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@folanski Question 4:

When writing a research proposal, is it advisable that I choose a general topic which everyone is quite familiar with or something quite different? Will the uniqueness of the research topic increase my chances of getting approved?

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Here's our next question @folanski:

How should I structure my research proposal when I want to write one? Should it include a section on methodology and a list of references?

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@folanski Question 6:

Thanks Fola. So, asides from Title, Background and Rationale, Research Questions, Research Methodology, Plan of Work and Time Schedule and Bibliography, anything else that should be particularly included?

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@folanski And for the final question of today's tweet chat.

@folanski, it can be frustrating waiting for a response. Is there a general wait period for after I submit a research proposal or does each school have diff wait period? Is it advisable to follow up if I do not hear from school?

@folanski Thanks everyone for joining in, and thanks to @folanski for taking out time to drop these invaluable info.

Remember guys:

Personal Statement= Max 2 Pages
Research Proposal= Max 5 Pages

Please reply with your questions using #ChatWithFola #ChatWithTunde

Have a great evening.