Perfect Statement of Purpose?

Graduate School
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<p>How is the perfect statement of purpose composed? I’ve never read someone elses SoP so I’m starting to doubt mine. I spend about 60% talking about what I did in undergrad and how I decided that I want to pursue a graduate degree. The other 40%, I talk about why I think my field of study is important and what I want to do while getting my PhD (hopefully).</p>

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<p>If you’re in a technical field, this might be helpful. Skip to the part about the SOP:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~harchol/gradschooltalk.pdf[/url]”>http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~harchol/gradschooltalk.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Thank you. That is good information. Is there a general maximum length?</p>

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<p>Thank you for posting that! Every prospective Ph.D. candidate—regardless of the field—should read it.</p>