PURPOSE. [GUIDELINES:] A PURPOSE IS A STANDARD REQUIREMENT FOR da hike. IT IS A TOOL FOR THE 'FACULTY de GROUNDING' TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, MOTIVATION, LOGICAL MATURITY AND READINESS OF CANDIDATES TO PURSUE da hike. THE STATEMENT OF PURPOSE IS A CRUCIAL COMPONENT OF THE PROCESS. IT CAN DETERMINE WHETHER A CANDIDATE IS ACCEPTED OR REJECTED, IRRESPECTIVE OF THEIR OTHER QUALIFICATIONS. THIS DOCUMENT OUTLINES THE 5 STAGES THAT A CANDIDATE SHOULD GO THROUGH IN ORDER TO AIM AT AN IMPRESSIVE AND SUCCESSFUL STATEMENT OF PURPOSE REQUIRED FOR da hike. STAGE I: DO YOUR HOMEWORK 1. BROWSE THROUGH THE ADDRESSES OF THE ‘ENTITIES’ OF INTEREST TO YOU. OBTAIN DOCUMENTATION AND BOOKLETS AND READ THROUGH THEM CAREFULLY. HIGHLIGHT THE ASPECTS OF THEIR VISION[S] THAT APPEAL TO YOU. 2. BONE UP ON THE RESEARCH INTERESTS AND PROJECTS OF YOUR OWN LOGICAL FACULTY. READ PUBLICATIONS FROM OTHER PEOPLE OF INTEREST. 3. BROWSE THROUGH RECENT ARTICLES FROM THE RESEARCH FIELD OF INTEREST AND TRY TO GET A GENERAL UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THE FIELD DEVELOPED AND WHAT ARE ITS CURRENT PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES. STAGE II: REFLECT AND BRAINSTORM (MATERIALLY, OUT THERE) 1. REFLECT ON YOUR LOGICAL AND PSYCHOPHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT: • WHAT AND WHEN WERE THE MAJOR MOMENTS IN YOUR LIFE THAT HAVE LED YOU TO YOUR CURRENT INTEREST(S) AND ACTIVITY? • WHAT OR WHO INFLUENCED YOUR DECISION OR INTEREST (I.E. ROLE MODELS)? WHAT QUALITY ABOUT THEM APPEALED TO YOU? 2. WHY DID YOU CHOOSE YOUR LOVED ONES(SSS), YOUR VALUES, YOUR GOALS? 3. WHY DID YOU CHOOSE YOUR EDUCATORS? 4. WHAT ARE YOUR ‘FUTURE’ GOALS? • WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 10 YEARS? • WHO ARE YOU? • WHO ARE THEY? • DO? I LOVE YOU

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