STATEMENT OF PURPOSE (SOP) GUIDELINES

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE (SOP) GUIDELINES

The SOP is an essay that you must write clearly stating your intention to go overseas. This is your chance to tell the universities and colleges you have chosen why you are applying and why they should want you as a student.

Admission tutors will want to know why you are interested in your chosen subjects. A good personal statement is important- it could help to persuade an admission tutor to offer you a place.  Hiding facts and dishonesty, must be avoided at all costs. The statement must be impressive and not more than an A4 sheet.

Mentioned below are 10 guidelines that you can use to draft a good statement of purpose. These guidelines are not intended to stifle your creativity in the least, but merely to give you a sense of direction on terms of the content required.

1.       Why you have chosen the course that you have listed.

2.       Why you are interested in the subject.

3.       The family’s academic background would be worth a mention if you feel that it has been a influencing factor in your academic career.

4.       Briefly mention past academic background.

5.       Particular interest you have in your current studies.

6.       Also mention all projects, research, internship, and training undertaken during period of study.

7.       In case of relevant work experience kindly establish connection with course of study.

8.       In case of students from business families, if you have worked part time or full time with the family business, highlight the scope and application of proposed course of study in relation to the family’s business interest.

9.       Your future plans with relevance to the course. In addition you need to explain why studying will help you to achieve your goals.

10.   Conclusion.

TIPS:

Ø  Use short crisp sentences.

Ø  Change para to reflect a new idea or topic and keep paragraphs short.

Ø  Use double space between the paras.

Ø  Avoid complicated language. Remember simplicity will have more impact.

Ø  Be clear in what you say.

Ø  Avoid repetition of the same idea in different words to fill space.

Ø  Demonstrate you have done your research and know what you want.