All applicants must provide a Personal Statement of interestusing the guidelines below.     ( GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN DATA ANALYTICS)
Personal Statement:
In no more than two, single-spaced pages (10-12 pt font), clearly and conciselydistinguish yourself from other graduate school applicants with honesty, sincerity,and conscientiousness by avoiding cliches and ambiguous explanations.
Opening paragraph:Introduce yourself and why you are pursuing graduate study. Demonstrate yourunique qualifications by using concrete examples from your life experience andpersonal qualities that distinguish you from other applicants. Describe andprovide brief examples of your determination, fortitude, initiative, and ability todevelop ideas, and your capacity to work through problems independently.
Qualifications:In one to three paragraphs, build a foundation for your forthcoming work. Discussyour experiences with the following:1. Explain why you chose this field of study and how your academic,professional, or volunteer background may have led to your interest inobtaining graduate education.2. List your expertise and accomplishments in your major field and includeany research or related professional work you have performed, and besure to include the name of any professors that provided guidance ordirection.3. Describe your undergraduate studies, current career track, or volunteeractivities and how they relate to what you intend to do in graduateschool.4. Include specific experiences that demonstrate your motivation andinspiration for continued study.5. List other relevant experiences, activities, organizational leadership,awards, honors, etc. that includes organizational information and otherimportant details.6. Mention specific faculty with whom you are interested in working with atSt. Cloud State.
Closing Paragraph:Leave the reader with a clear understanding of your qualifications and your visionfor successful completion of your chosen graduate program. Boldly articulate thevalue that you hope to gain while you are a graduate student at St. Cloud State.Describe your goals and career ambitions and explain how your graduateprogram will help you achieve those goals. Finally, describe the value you willcontribute to the classroom and your student colleagues.Keep in mind that your audience is made up of professionals in your chosen field,so there is no need to explain your understanding of the field, but rather to showyour sincerity and ability to successfully complete your graduate education.
Note: 
I lost my parent 15 years ago during my undergraduate studies which really derained and affected me academically which led to me having a lower GPA (2.67) than required. But with my additional degrees and Certification I believe I can do well in my Graduates. My country Nigeria is a very difficult country for study to excel in their studies because the poverty rate and corruption students face. Please kindly include some of this points in your writing thank you.
Attached is my Resume to help along with the writing. I have a lot of experiences and couple qualifications to help me successfull in my graduate studies.