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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
http://essaypro1.webs.com/howtowritesop.htm
ReadingsChi-han Huang,
http://xination.pixnet.net/blog/post/21739595http://www.educationusa.tw/dispPageBox/UStudyHP.aspx?ddsPageID=USTUDYHPhttp://essaypro1.webs.com/howtowritesop.htmhttps://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0Bwxp4w9k3rqANjhmMjExM2ItNzk5Mi00MDRkLTk0OTktZTY0OTkyMTM2NWIz&hl=en_UShttps://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0Bwxp4w9k3rqANjhmMjExM2ItNzk5Mi00MDRkLTk0OTktZTY0OTkyMTM2NWIz&hl=en_UShttp://essaypro1.webs.com/howtowritesop.htmhttp://www.educationusa.tw/dispPageBox/UStudyHP.aspx?ddsPageID=USTUDYHPhttp://xination.pixnet.net/blog/post/21739595 -
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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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