10 Statement of Purpose Mistakes That Get Your Application Ignored

I can spot a dead SOP in thirty seconds. It is never subtle. These are the mistakes that do the killing.

- Opening with a dictionary definition or a famous quote, readers groan out loud - The childhood origin story, pretend passion that fools nobody - Resume in paragraph form, they have your CV, the SOP is for the story behind it - Generic university praise, name the lab, the professor, the course - Blowing past the word limit, signals you cannot follow instructions - Ending with thank you for your consideration, that is not a conclusion

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