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As the name signifies, the Statement of Purpose is your personal statement about who you are, what has influenced your career path so far, your professional interests and where you plan to go from here. This is usually required for students applying to universities, colleges and research studies. A SoP usually narrates ones purpose of studying that particular course, area of specialization, future career goals, and achievements in the past and so on. The SoP is your chance to talk directly to the admissions committee and make you stand out from a multiple of smilarly qualified candidates. The SoP should convince the admissions team that you are the best applicant they could choose for the seat. You must show you have the motivation and ability to succeed and perform excellently. Your SoP should hightlight any experience related to the course to which you are applying.
CON TEN T W h a t is a St a t em en t of Pu r p ose/ SO P? - 3 Com p on en t s of a n SO P - 5 Tip s t o w r it e a n effect iv e SO P - 8 SO P – W h a t n ot t o d o? - 10 SO P – Sa m p les - 12 Bon u s Vid eos - 20 CH APTER 1 Wh at is a Statem en t of Pu r p ose? As th e n am e sign ifies, th e Statem en t of Pu r p ose is you r p er son al statem en t abou t w h o you are, w h at h a s in flu en ced you r career p ath so far, you r p rofession al in terests a n d w h ere you p lan to go from h ere. Th is is u su a lly requ ired for stu d en ts ap p lyin g to u n iv er sities, colleges an d research stu d ies. A SoP u su ally n ar r ates on e ‟ s p u r p ose of stu d yin g th at p articu lar cou r se, area of sp ecialization , fu tu re career goals, an d ach iev em en ts in th e p ast an d so on . Th e SoP is you r ch a n ce to talk d irectly to th e ad m ission s com m ittee an d m ake you stan d ou t from am on g a m u ltitu d e of sim ilar ly qu a lified ca n d id ates. Th e SoP sh ou ld con v in ce th e ad m ission s team th at you are th e best a p p lican t th ey cou ld ch oose for th e seat. You m u st sh ow th at you h av e th e m otiv ation an d ability to su cceed an d p er for m excellen tly. You r SoP sh ou ld h ig h ligh t an y exp er ien ce related to th e cou r se to w h ich you are ap p lyin g . “Keep in m in d th at you r au d ien ce com p r ises exp er ts in th e field an d m ake you r SoP as close to facts as p ossible. In clu d e you r research p lan s, aca d em ic goals, an d d escr ibe you r ap titu d e.” CHAPTER 2 Components of a Statement of Purpose Make a list th at of all th e m ain im p or tan t top ics th at you w an t to cov er an d list ou t su p p or tin g m ater ial u n d er each top ic. You m u st rem em ber th at in for m ation abou t you r p ast is cru cial bu t it ‟ s m ore v ital to in clu d e h ow it led you to focu s on you r p resen t area of in terest. Th e ad m ission s team con sid er s you r cu r ren t an d fu tu re areas of research in terest. You can d iv id e you r SoP in to th ree p ar ts - th e i n tro d u ctio n , b o d y an d co n cl u s i o n. 1. In tro d u ctio n You sh ou ld p en d ow n p er son al reason s for w h y you h av e ch osen th is area of in terest or list ou t h ow you h av e ov ercom e d ifficu lties. You can ev en go on to in clu d e h ow cer tain in cid en ts in you r life p layed a p ar t in in flu en cin g you r asp ir ation s. 2. Th e Bo d y Professional Goals H ere you sh ou ld look to an sw er som e of th ese qu estion s: • Wh y is it th at you w an t to becom e a m ath em atician or a p h ysicist (for exam p le)? • Wh ich w ere th e life exp er ien ces th at m ad e you realise you w an ted to becom e on e? • Wh at are you r p lan s after you obtain th e d egree from th e u n iv er sity – talk abou t you r fu tu re goals- both ed u cation al an d p rofession al. • Wh y h av e you ch osen th is u n iv er sity? • Wh y do you m ake a good can d id ate- talk abou t you r tr iu m p h s an d h ow com m itted you are to acad em ics. Education- Background In clu d e a su m m ar y of w h at you d id as a h igh sch ool or an u n d ergr ad u ate stu d en t. H ere, en su re you list ou t th e sp ecific classes or p rojects you h ad taken th at en h an ced you r in terest in th e field th at you d esire to p u r su e stu d y in . Men tion th e skills th at you h av e acqu ired th rou gh th e p rojects th at you h av e w or ked on an d stress th e on es th at are relev an t to you r fu tu re gr ad u ate w or k . Related Experience Prov id e all d etails of relev an t research th at you m igh t h av e p er for m ed w ith all req u ired d etails su ch as- th e p roject title; th e p roject resp on sibilities; th e p roject ou tcom e. If you h ave obtain ed an y relev an t w ork exp er ien ce related to you r p rofession al area of in terest- en su re you in clu d e th em . Outstanding Triumphs If you h av e been th e w in n er of an y region al, state, or ev en in ter n ation al ev en ts or com p etition s- m en tion th em - n eed less to say. Th is cou ld in clu d e an y for m of ach iev em en t in clu d in g sp ecial fellow sh ip s to sp ecial n om in ation s or aw ard s. 3. Co n cl u si o n Th e con clu sion is also an im p or tan t p ar t of th e essay - it m u st br in g in th e essen ce of w h at you are tr yin g to say ov er all. CHAPTER 3 Tips to write an effective Statement of Purpose Some basic tips you must be aw are of before you put pen to paper! • Use activ e voice an d alw ays h igh ligh t ev eryth in g from a p ositive an gle an d if th e p rogr am asks you for on e p age, stick to it str ictly. • Wh en it com es to fon t, go for 11-12. • N ote th at it ‟ s alw ays better to u se exam p les th an ju st m akin g p lain statem en ts esp ecially w h ile refer r in g to you r self. If you say you ‟ re a p er sisten t p er son , back it up w ith an exam p le or d em on str ate h ow you are on e in you r SoP. Exam p les are alw ay s m ore catch y an d h old th e read er ‟ s atten tion com p ared to gen er al statem en ts. Don ‟ t h old ba ck from d r aw in g on situ ation from you r v er y ow n life a n d ad d in g th em . Th is w ill put you abov e oth er su p er ficial a p p lica n ts w h o m ay h av e ju st m ad e statem en ts w ith no con ten t to back th em up . • Th e key of th e SoP is focu s an d con tin u ity ; h av e you r essay p roof-read an d ch ecked a cou p le of tim es before su bm ission . A fresh p er sp ectiv e alw ays h elp s. If you ‟ re lookin g to ap p ly to th e US, it w ou ld be great to get som eon e w h o ‟ s cu r ren tly stu d yin g in a gr ad sch ool to h ave a look at you r essay - as th ey w ou ld be in th e best p lace to kn ow w h at gr ad sch ools w ou ld be lookin g for in a p rosp ectiv e stu d en t. • Tailor you r SoP for ever y sch ool you ap p ly to; m ake su re you r essay is con v in cin g en ou gh to p rov e you belon g th ere. CHAPTER 4 SOP – What NOT to d o? 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Steer clear of th ese! • Th ere are som e w ord s th at are p ain fu lly ov er-u sed an d ju st sou n d em p ty an d v agu e – su ch as ch allen gin g ; rew ard in g ; beau tifu l; m ean in gfu l Make su re th ese d on ‟ t en d u p in you r SoP • N on -sp ecific in for m ation an d com m on p h r ases are d efin itely n ot goin g to get you an y closer to gettin g you n oticed... 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