Studying abroad requires you to write a spell-binding statement of purpose. However, many students fail to do that. Why? Because the majority of them are making these common mistakes that you probably would like to avoid. Therefore, a huge amount of foreign and even Indian universities have started demanding SOP in a very straightforward way. Well, now you are left with no choice but to learn from the mistakes of others. You may ask, how to do that? Well, just say a BIG NO to these 5 SOP mistakes that everyone is making!
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5 mistakes to avoid at all costs while writing a mesmerizing SOP!
1. Lack of Research
Let’s imagine, writing an SOP without even knowing what you are doing. Funny, right? Well, not really. This huge mistake later becomes the biggest reason your SOP might get canceled and you push your dreams away from yourself. We bet you don’t want that. However, is there any way to safeguard yourself from that? Sure! For instance, think of writing an SOP just like you would apply for a job profile in an organization. Why? Because the procedure is same which is in-depth research about the organization that you are applying to. On the other hand, you must not forget to write some of the key points in your magical SOP which you collected during your research.
2. Distracted from goal
While writing down an SOP, several students write pages but are distracted to a great extent. However, this distraction leads to the rejection of SOP. Wondering, why? Because this shows the admission committee how your performance is going to be with this excessive distraction. Hence, we suggest you to write down a list of your goals and visions and then gradually blend it into your SOP to show the admission committee if they reject you, it’s a big loss!
3. Writing tales of life
However, many students are quite expressive and try to write storybooks while writing down their SOPs. However, we suggest you be creative but save some emotion for later. Because the admission committee expects to be professional and formal. Although a little pinch of spice is never bad as long as it is impressive and not provoking in nature. Although giving necessary details is required but exposing too much personal information is never a good idea in such cases. On the other hand, we suggest you to save some enlightenment for your auto-biography.
4. Writing without structure
Most of the students fail here! How? Well, we have a proverb to express our thoughts on this, which is “Beating around the Bush”. We bet you get us now. Writing without structure clearly displays the level of education and taking such a huge risk for studying abroad. A BIG NO! However, there is a format for writing an SOP which you can use to create a thrilling SOP! Wanna know? Let’s see! Start with a thought-provoking introduction that builds up the curiosity of the reader and then continue with personal background, academic history, professional experience (If any), reasons to choose a particular university and course, financial details, and end with an exciting conclusion that leaves the reader in awe.
5. Forgetting the rules
Mmm…seems like an elementary mistake. However, we have seen adults making these silly mistakes which include, using slang language, grammatical errors, misspelled words, and wrong sentence structure. However, these might seem too common to notice but leaves a remarkable impact on the reader. Because no matter how much you write and how well you write, if your SOP includes these errors then get ready for it to reject.
Summing up, now we believe you are crystal clear on WHAT NOT TO DO. Hence, don’t do that. However, for more queries, just remember we are one click away!
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