Statement of purpose Definition and 61 Threads

Hi all, It is the first time to post in your forum. While applying for post grad studies, some colleges require a motivation letter while others require a statement of purpose. so, are the letter and the statement the same? Thanks,

Hi everyone, I'm a junior physics and math double major applying for summer REU in physics. Since this is my first REU application and also I haven't had previous research experience of any sort, how do I go about editing my statement of purpose written below. P.S. I'm international student and...

Dear, here is a statement of purpose that I have prepared for an admission in postgraduate in USA. Please any comment is welcome. ____________________________________________ From many years ago, the discovery and invention of new material has enhanced the world’s development. For...

I'm currently filling our applications and one of the applications requires a statement of purpose of "approximately 1000 words." The one I have written is currently 1500 words so it obviously has to be trimmed down. But as 1000 words is not a strict cap, I was wondering what a reasonable amount...

I'm applying for graduate programs in pure math. I'm not too sure what to write for a statement of purpose. I am very interested in functional analysis and I have done an REU work that involved with that subject and is being submitted for publication. I figure I should include those, but I'm not...

How long should a statement of purpose be? I had an idea of what the optimal length would be, but I realize now it may be a bit long. The application for UT says it should be 2 pages or less. The online form let's you input exactly 2 full pages single spaced size 12 font. I wrote up my...

I'm applying to Masters in Medical Physics, and I just found out that my application requires a statement of purpose. They describe it thus: I need it in asap, any advice on writing a good one? How long should it be? What should I mention in it? I've got two days to get it in, any help...

I need help with my Statement of Purpose. I have been doing research on experimental high energy particle physics for the past two years of my undergraduate career. However, I have discovered that there is no way I want to continue work in this field in grad school. In my personal statement...

Some graduate schools I am applying to require both while do not give specific directions of what to include in each . This lack of directions makes me very confused about what to put in each category. I have done some research and have rough idea, however I am not sure. So if you can help me I...

Hi, I'm sorry if this has been discussed at great length before here (I did do a search before hand for Statement of Purpose but didn't find too much, forgive me if I've missed a thread). I'm from the UK and about to start putting my applications to US gradschools, from what I've gleaned...

Hey all, It's that time again... applying for another graduate school program. I have to write yet another statement of purpose. Does anyone have any advice? I seem to be suffering from a debilitating bout of writer's block. I've written and thrown away three of these damn things now...