<p>I just want to confirm my intuition about approaching the Statement of Purpose essay.</p>
<p>The prompt goes like this: </p>
<p>Is should be to the point, should it not? Please make a statement about your educational objectives, listing your reasons for pursuing undergraduate work in your field of choice and explaining your long-term goals. Include specific interests and show, as far as you can, how MIT’s programs support these interests. Feel free to elaborate on your academic work and work experience to date.</p>
<p>500 words.</p>
<p>It should answer the question and be to the point? There’s no need to paint a personal story similar to the undergraduate college essays is it?</p>