Statement of Interest - what do I want?

larationalist
Wed, 25 Oct 2006 02:09:28 +0000

Absolutely. The SOP should do what 14ofspades mentioned, and I would argue that another primary function would be to put any bits of information that are on your CV or transcripts into context. For instance, people see on my CV that I was president of a professional fraternity and continue to be active in the alumni group, and see that I’m now applying for teaching assistanceships. In my CV it’s my job to talk about how my experience helping out younger members of the fraternity to learn really excited an interest in teaching, and that one of my primary objectives for getting a graduate degree is to prepare myself to teach at the university level in the future.