Tips About Writing SoP

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Tips about writing Statementof Purpose

Chi-han Huang,

Rutgers UniversityDepartment of Chemical Engineering


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Experience/characteristics Career goal

Why--motivation

Why qualified

Why--motivation

How to help

Applied

Program

1. Researchfields

2. Curriculums

Main parts


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Experience/characteristics Career goal

Why--motivation

Why qualified

Why--motivation

How to help

Applied

Program

1. Researchfields

2. Curriculums

demonstrate why yourequalified for the program,how you like it and whyyou apply by describingyour prior experience

and personality

How the programhelp you achieveyour career goal

How your experience/ characteristicsinspire you to achieve your career

goal

Why the program of this school catches your eyes


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Realize the program you apply as well as your prior experience/ characteristics and your career goal.

Give a detailed description of your prior experience/ characteristics, career goal and the program.I.e. summary a fact about the strength of the program or the strength of yourselfrather than write down adjectives

Write from the past to the future Distinguish yourself from others

Do describe your prior experience/ characteristics with details prior experience/ characteristics about 50%; the program and career goal about 50%Do realize the program you apply as much as possible.

I.e. their research fields, curriculums and features/ strength.This can determine whether youre qualified for the program,whether it can help with your future career, and most importantly, whether youre admitted.

SOP--Arrangement of paragraphs

(1) Introductiona compelling beginning points out

motivation and summarizes the whole article(2) Experience/ characteristics(3) The program you apply

(why it catches your eyes)(4) Futurecareer goal(5) Conclusion

KEY POINTS


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Comment:Avoid emphasizing your poor grades (if

applicable), but its recommended to providean explanation of the poor grades in onesentence. However, DO cover this weaknesswith your other strength.

For example, busy in extracurricular activities sofailed in XXX course. But, academic performance hasbeen improve since then./ or learn XXX skills in theextracurricular activities.

Referencebloghttp://xination.pixnet.net/blog/post/21739595

http://www.educationusa.tw/dispPageBox/UStudyHP.aspx?ddsPageID=USTUDYHP

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Acknowledgement

Xination, FSU

Liang Hsuan Tai, FSU

Professor Chih-Wei Wang, NSYSU

Professor Wei-Lung Tseng, NSYSU

Dr. Shih-Sheng Sun, Academia Sinica

Mr. Fu, U.S. Education Information Center
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