An information session organized for the final year students, on how to write a Successful Statement of Purpose for overseas higher education application process by Dr Guru Tej, Director, Wisdom ED, Mangaluru on 14th January 2021.
He began his speech with asking question, what is a statement of purpose? It is an application essay a student applying for a post-graduate programme at a foreign university is required to write in order to be admitted to the programme.
He said, An SOP is rightly called a personal statement because it is a statement prepared by the applicants to give an indication to the admissions committee what type of a person they are and to express their suitability for a particular programme that they wish to apply. An SOP, being a personal account of the applicant’s academic performances and wishes, reveals the applicant’s attitude.
If the statement is written by someone, the candidate’s personal touch may not be reflected in the application essay. This is why it is considered unethical on the part of the applicant to ask someone to prepare the document. The personal document can be given to someone for editing.
A good SOP stands out and attracts the admissions committee which wades through hundreds of applications. The 8 Ps that make an SOP special are personal touch, purpose, passion, preparedness, potential, planning, plain English and positivity. Session ended with clarifying the queries.
