Quote Originally Posted by Owlie View Post
Dear every scholarship application ever,
Why do you want me to write about my goals? I don't really have any beyond "get into PhD program" right now, and that's really boring.
Who knows why they always want this. Maybe to see if you can write fiction or to put up with some of the nonsense that awaits you in graduate school. You can dream something up. Stick with an idea you want to pursue rather than the tired old "I just want to help people."