How to Write a Winning Statement of Purpose (SOP)

The Statement of Purpose is an essential essay required for acceptance into almost all graduate school programs in the United States. In this video, we show you all you need to know to write a strong SOP and examine a sample Statement of Purpose in detail.
This video includes:
✔ Statement of Purpose requirements
✔ Tips for strengthening your SOP essay
✔ Analysis of a sample SOP with commentary
Video Outline:
1. Introduction to the SOP
2. Information you need to include
3. How to organize your SOP essay
4. Key paragraph elements of an SOP
5. Sample SOP with detailed commentary and analysis
Who should watch this video:
★Those applying to graduate schools in the United States
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[@parigill5541]

One of the best videos on SOP I came across for the last few weeks, lot of blessings for making this effective video.

[@MohamedOmrano]

Thanks a lot, informative and straight forward

[@poojaYadav-oe4li]

Thanks

[@TimesResumes]

"How to write a positive through and detailed SOP to be considered for graduate school" - You have shared valuable information indeed.

[@laurianen.8714]

Thanks, very helpful

[@NEPALAYA185]

Hy, can you please provide some suggestion on how to cover up key components on 350 words motivational letter.

[@rajivshastri8006]

Sir ,can we write Date in SOP or Letter of recommendation?

[@shiriv7624]

Thank you for the video it was very helpful , but a question: you said the sentences should be in active voice , but there were so many sentences in the sample that was were written in the passive voice ... may you please explain it more ?

[@meenarajameena3812]

Good Hy

[@aspiretoinspireothers6363]

Thanks much for sharing this valuable guide in making an essay for PhD application. Very helpful! Hope you can make more videos on doing a research paper esp for beginners or had years in between from undergraduate course to Graduate studies. Again, thanks much! - AHA Moment 4/25/18

[@Wordvice]

Thank you very much for your kind words! Please check out our playlist entitled "Academic Instruction" for an ever-growing series of videos on academic writing and journal submissions and publications. We've come a long way since our first video seven months ago, and we hope to get better and better!

[@emmanueloseitutu7376]

great presentation

[@udookoro790]

Is eight paragraphs not too much for an SOP? Can I condense it to five paragraphs? Can I use this technique to apply to Canadian schools for a graduate diploma studies?

[@apujyoti]

It is suggested that sop is supposed to be max of 300 words.

[@sharansingh4956]

is it really stanford's SOP

[@3bodrf]

Thanks alot. I had finish my SOP but need to review from one acacemic person for the grammers and language. Would you do it for me please?

[@areebhussainqureshi5400]

Needs a 2.5x speed option

[@abdulmohsen2610]

IS SOP just for graduate school?

[@debbydambani7040]

No

[@munawarshah373]

Sir I have applied in Hamad bin khalifa university in Masters they are asking me a graduation statement I think it is SOP I am not sure kindly guide me sir

[@michaelokyere9167]

Oh yes! It is an SOP, they are asking for.

[@watchit387]

dude tell who are you before you want to teach me something

[@ferbot123]

A very poor SOP. I highly doubt this person was accepted at Stanford.

[@tessrhian2264]

Do you have recommendations that would create a stronger SOP?

[@majdiflah]

Mr. Smart, instead of throwing negative comments, show us what you can do instead?

[@ferbot123]

@@tessrhian2264 there are many available on KZbin. Some of which I can remember were UC Berkeley, EducationUSA, Yash Mittra and Parth Vijayvergiya.

[@ferbot123]

@@majdiflah not sharing is better than misleading. I will share mine when the time comes.