SoP Tips

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What is SOP?

Statement of Purpose (SOP) is a long essay that helps reviewers better understand your academic
objectives, personality & good match for the program to which you are applying

What does SOP do?

● Reflects your personality in front of the admission committee
● Figure out that you are right fit for the program
When do you need it?
For Scholarship & admission in universities abroad
Before beginning
● List all of your academic credentials, Certificates and extracurricular activities that bring
you here.
● Select your goal where you want to go
● Bridge the goal with your academic & extracurricular activities

Now follow 6Ps to write winning SOP:

1. Purpose: What are your goals and interests? Why do you want to do graduate studies?
Why do you want to do these courses? What knowledge and skills do you hope to gain?
What do you want to do after completion of this program?
2. Past Experience: What kind of and how much past experience do you have? What is
your proven interest by stating written / published paper, project/ research, working
experience and others.

3. Program: Why do you want to study in that country? Why do you want to study at that
particular university? How does your work connect with the program? How does the
program fulfill your needs and interests? What's your expectation from the program?
How are you going to contribute to the program? Do you like research methodology? Do
you like any facts of the curriculum?

4. Personality: You can begin the SOP with a quote or experience that connects with the
program that you want to study. Make it unique & never lift a single line from anyone
else's SOP

5. Plain English: Communicate clearly, effectively & logically. Make it simple and easy to
read.

6. Process: Begin early & give enough time to write a SOP. Take feedback from others.
Write, edit & rewrite.

Some tips:

● The key to write a good SOP is to be unique
● Select a theme and connect everything with it.
● Imagine that you are telling a story
● Write it yourself and believe in yourself
● Use reading app to proof the SOP
● Complete the SOP within two pages
● Mention if there is any professor you would like to work with
● Research the university program/ course as well the countr