Writing a good statement of purpose
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How to write a good statement of purpose (or statement of interest)
- Read other people’s SOPs
- Start writing the day you realize you want to apply
- Edit, edit, edit
- Hit all the key points and keep your language concise
- Be authentic; don’t be flowery
Resources (i will update the titles soon enough..)
- Google Doc 1
- Google Doc 2
- Google Doc 3
- Google Doc 4
- Google Doc 5
- CS PhD SOP Collection (Notion)
- Academic SOP (CMU) PDF
- How to write a bad CS PhD statement
- How to write a SOP for grad school
- Advice repo (SOP section)
I hope this helps you dear reader as much as it does for me :)