How to Write the Statement of Purpose

[lanceur]

How to Write the Statement of Purpose

Do you want to be accepted by the best university you can get into? If so, know that although academic achievements and good test scores are important, a university wants to know more about you. To apply, you fill out application forms, send grade reports, and send letters of recommendation. All of these documents are information you cannot control. They are the opinions of others. You really only have one chance to say what YOU want to say about yourself—The Statement of Purpose.

A Statement of Purpose is an essay you write to tell a school why you think you will succeed at their school and your career and why the school should accept you. The school wants to see (1) a clear, short, well-organized essay that objectively shows your ability and motivation to succeed. (2) They want you to show them in a direct, straightforward way with convincing examples that you have the education and experience you need to succeed. (3) They want to see if you can write a grammatically correct and stylistically appealing essay that gets to the main point quickly, keeps to that point, and persuades them to accept you. Two pages or less!

In a Statement of Purpose, you will tell them why you are studying this field, what your specialization is, and how you will use your degree in the future. You will (1) show them that you are prepared academically and that are suitable for this program, (2) tell them what resources you think they have to help you reach your goals, and (3) convince them that you have the personal characteristics and skills needed have a fruitful course of study and stellar career.

Good schools want students capable of unconfused, clear thinking. By seeing how the Statement of Purpose is written, they can see if the student is clear-headed or astute. If they read a poorly organized, overly wordy, or vague essay, they reject the student because they believe s/he does not have enough discipline to consider facts objectively or present them logically.

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[Jason Lee]

Thank you for your offer and help. However, I am not sure whether we should promote this kind of commercial activities here at this website. Please delete my suggestion if web master does not agree with me.

[davidlee0222]

MBA requires essays, not SOP

[Opeman]

如果是免費講座不牽扯商業行為，本版歡迎。

不過，這裡是MBA版，該篇文章所主打的卻是SOP講座，與MBA所需要的ESSAY尚有一段差距，也請各位有興趣的版友注意。

[lanceur]

SOP讀書計畫對於需要提供或是不需要提供的人其實都有幫助跟需要。並非只侷限學校要不要求提供。
能撰寫一個好的讀書計畫，也代表你的邏輯思考夠清晰、有條理，對你日後撰寫企畫、自傳、申請書等相關文件均有幫助、甚至對你在參加任何面試的時候能更簡潔有力的闡述自己的想法，而不是天馬行空的長篇大論來顯示自己英文口說的流利，那反而對你沒有太多加分的效果。

如果你需要參加入學面試，其實如果你事先有準備一個清楚、完整的讀書計畫，大致上你都能夠很輕鬆的面對面試官的問題，所以不需要太侷限在字面上的意義。

How to Write the Statement of Purpose

Do you want to be accepted by the best university you can get into? If so, know that although academic achievements and good test scores are important, a university wants to know more about you. To apply, you fill out application forms, send grade reports, and send letters of recommendation. All of these documents are information you cannot control. They are the opinions of others. You really only have one chance to say what YOU want to say about yourself—The Statement of Purpose.

A Statement of Purpose is an essay you write to tell a school why you think you will succeed at their school and your career and why the school should accept you. The school wants to see (1) a clear, short, well-organized essay that objectively shows your ability and motivation to succeed. (2) They want you to show them in a direct, straightforward way with convincing examples that you have the education and experience you need to succeed. (3) They want to see if you can write a grammatically correct and stylistically appealing essay that gets to the main point quickly, keeps to that point, and persuades them to accept you. Two pages or less!

In a Statement of Purpose, you will tell them why you are studying this field, what your specialization is, and how you will use your degree in the future. You will (1) show them that you are prepared academically and that are suitable for this program, (2) tell them what resources you think they have to help you reach your goals, and (3) convince them that you have the personal characteristics and skills needed have a fruitful course of study and stellar career.

Good schools want students capable of unconfused, clear thinking. By seeing how the Statement of Purpose is written, they can see if the student is clear-headed or astute. If they read a poorly organized, overly wordy, or vague essay, they reject the student because they believe s/he does not have enough discipline to consider facts objectively or present them logically.

Learn How to Write a Statement of Purpose

Call (07) 313-8885 to reserve seat.
( only for 10 people each time )

3/8, 3/15, 3/22, 3/29 ( Every Saturday)

2:30 ~ 4:30 PM

www.friendsenglish.com.tw

[clark_chang]

SOP讀書計畫對於需要提供或是不需要提供的人其實都有幫助跟需要。並非只侷限學校要不要求提供。
能撰寫一個好的讀書計畫，也代表你的邏輯思考夠清晰、有條理，對你日後撰寫企畫、自傳、申請書等相關文件均有幫助、甚至對你在參加任何面試的時候能更簡潔有力的闡述自己的想法，而不是天馬行空的長篇大論來顯示自己英文口說的流利，那反而對你沒有太多加分的效果。

如果你需要參加入學面試，其實如果你事先有準備一個清楚、完整的讀書計畫，大致上你都能夠很輕鬆的面對面試官的問題，所以不需要太侷限在字面上的意義。

一個好的MBA申請package，包含GMAT的訓練、resume與Essay的撰寫，我想絕對超越SOP的範圍
既然您說不要太侷限字面上的意義，但改成符合這個版的需求還是比較適合