Hey, thanks for sharing these tips on writing an SOP for business analytics. It's crucial to showcase our personality and experiences beyond grades. By creating a solid outline and incorporating personal anecdotes, we can make our SOP stand out. Also, mentioning the university and its faculty demonstrates our interest and research. Oh, by the way, I recently stumbled upon some helpful info about succession planning for businesses. Here's the link: https://www.successionresource.com/succession-planning. It's never too early to start planning for the future, right? Thanks again for sharing these tips, and as a newcomer on this forum, I'm grateful for the insights

Hey Robert!

Here's your checklist for writing an SOP for the Cornell University:

Describe your academic background in enough detail to show your experience and preparedness in the field Show that you are a good fit for the program you are applying to Define why you want a graduate degree in this field Demonstrate that you are self-motivated, persistent, competent, and have the skills necessary to be successful in graduate school Follow the ASOP instructions as defined by the program you are applying to Polished, proofread, and had others review your ASOP

@sana-shaikh

Hey Sana,
The MBA Statement of Purpose is the most important part of your university application. After creating an outline of your story curve, cover these points-

Have a grand opening Talk about your future plans Share your academic interests Stress on your previous experience Mention a few co-curricular activities Talk about the university

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The MBA Statement of Purpose is a bit different than other SOPs that students write.
Since most MBA programs have a condition of accepting students with work experience, applicants usually have 2 more years of their career lives to talk about.

To get a comprehensive idea, I suggest you go through this blog

If they both fit in your word count, yes
Include them both
But if not, write only about your co-curricular activities
Or maybe just include a couple of lines about extra-curricular
At the same time, follow the SOP writing structure

Write your Statement of Purpose (SOP) in a paragraph format with not more than 1000 words or one to one and a half pages. Make sure you mention your full name and the program you want to apply for at the top of each page. To make sure that your SOP is the easiest to read, use a Times New Roman font (12 points) with 1-inch margins on all sides.
And more

Here's a guide on how to write your SOP

My suggestion - Have a grand opening.
It will help you capture the attention of the admissions committee within seconds.
One way to do this is to share something personal.

Talk about an incident or an event in your life that draws you toward the course you want to study.

I’m not asking you to make up an experience, just share a part of your life.
It will make the person reading your SOP connected to you and they will want to read on.

In 200-250 words, talk about a personal life incident that made you choose to study the course you are applying for
That should nail it

Get rid of adverbs and adjectives
If you have 5 of them, cut down to 1
It helps a lot

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Hi Lana,
Some universities ask you to do this.
They mention it in the application requirements.
If they've stated it as a requirement, you should put your name on the header of your SOP.

Hi Lana, you can look at this answer to see what the difference is between an SOP and a Personal Statement.
In a Personal Statement, you have to relate your life decisions with your personal experiences.

In your Personal Statement, you'll have to emphasize more on how your personal life led you to make decisions about your professional life
So, you have to make sure you don't stray away from talking about your career and interests as you write about your personal life

I'd say you shouldn't write more than 8 to 10 lines

You could borrow and read it to understand the structure of an SOP
See how it's written
But don't copy even a single word
I know it'll take some time
But you have to write it yourself

If you double space it (which is recommended), make sure you are still within the page limit

Hey there,

One small typo won't cause you too much of a problem especially, if most of your SOP is well-written. Most people ignore the typo and assume that it's a genuine mistake. But if there are more than one or two mistakes in your Statement of Purpose, then it shows your carelessness. So make sure you get your SOP proofread either by online tools and that you don't make the same mistakes again. Here are some tips to follow while writing SOP for future universities:

The most common tip would be not to over think and let it go. If the typo is some official date or title then that could affect your application and make a bad impression. While universities don't usually allow re submissions, you could try writing an official email to the university and request to rectify your mistake. The last tip would be to check if your university offers re submissions

Hope this helped you out.

Either don't mention your scores at all
Or mention subject scores and highlight them according to the course you are applying for