Recommendation Letter from Student I Impacted?

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Mon, 21 Jan 2013 20:50:07 +0000

If there’s explicitly an option for a fourth, I don’t think it can possibly hurt you to add it.

I would caution that your proposed essay sounds too much like a “personal statement” for undergraduate studies and not enough like a “statement of purpose” required for graduate school.

Your SOP needs to explain how you have been academically and professionally prepared for the particular program you’re applying to, and if it involves research, you need to discuss and propose a particular research direction that fits with the program. You do want to briefly discuss your goals for what to do with the graduate degree.