This essay focuses on academic and professional history. either academic or professional history is not described); does not include

academic and professional history

Write a paragraph describing your academic and professional history, and related personal characteristics.Includes a detailed description of academic and professional history in a single paragraph; includes personal characteristics to support the description.Provides an incomplete description of and  history

(i.e., either academic or professional history is not described); does not include any personal characteristics.Does not includes neither an academic nor a professional biographical statement; does not include any personal characteristics.
MY GOALS
Write a paragraph stating three professional and/or academic long-term goals, and provide a brief description of each goal.
Identifies three professional and/or academic long-term goals; provides brief description of each.Identifies one or two professional and/or academic long-term goals; does not provide a description of the goals.Does not identify any professional and/or academic long-term goals.

HOW I WILL GET THERE
Write a paragraph describing two or more short-term actions that you can take to achieve each goal described above.
Provides a detail explanation of at least two short-term actions that be take to achieve each goal. Provides a detail explanation of one short-term action that can be take to achieve each goal. Does not explain any short-term actions that can be take to achieve the goals.

OVERALL REFLECTION
Incorporate thoughtful personal reflection to connect the goals and actions described in the composition.
Demonstrates a clear connection between the goals and the actions that will help achieve them.  composition is at least 500 words.Provides goals and actions, but does not establish a clear connection between them, or does not establish a timeline for the plan to achieve the goals. The composition is 100-200 words too short.Does not demonstrate a meaningful connection between the goals and proposed actions and no timeline to achieve the goals has been provided. The composition is more than 200 words too short.