WHAT DO COLLEGES LOOK FOR IN A STATEMENT OF PURPOSE?

The primary question admissions committee members ask themselves when they read a Statement of Purpose is: What does this essay tell me about the person who wrote it?

Put yourself in an admission officer's shoes. From among thousands of applications, you have to choose the fraction of students that will comprise next year's incoming class. A mix of interesting, confident and enthusiastic people who will make the class a stimulating place. Academic achievements and good test scores are important. But in an era where the majority of applicants have good academic records, it becomes increasingly difficult to distinguish between individuals and decide who gets the offer of admission.


When you apply, each of the items in the application packet
-recommendations, extra-curricular achievements, work samples - adds an extra dimension to your personality. But it is the SoP that brings you to life. Which is why each essay is read carefully by at least two and often four or five people before a decision is taken on the application.


Does this mean that the SoP is the main deciding factor? No. Your academic record . grades and the courses you took- are the first section admission committee members turn to. Standardized test scores are useful to know where you stand in the applicant pool. For graduate schools, relevant work or academic experience is important. Being from a reputed school or college confers a distinct advantage. What your teachers or boss think of you goes a long way towards the school's opinion. A good work sample can show your creativity, skill and professionalism.


However, only the SoP or application essays can bring out your uniqueness. And therefore make or break your application. An applicant who does not take the essay seriously is throwing away the best opportunity available.


So are the admission officers looking for specific personality sorts? Well, yes and no. Creativity, curiosity, pride in your work, an enthusiasm for learning, a capacity for teamwork, the ability to think independently and so on are all good attributes, and most of us share these in varying proportions. But what schools look for is a mix of individuals that together, form a well-balanced class. This would include several personality types.


It is good to go through the school's brochure or web site, speak to people about it, visit if that is possible; get a feel of the student mix that they look for and decide if this is the school for you. However, trying to tailor your SoP to reflect what you think the school is looking for is dangerous business. The people who read your application have been doing so for years and are skilled at spotting fakes. They are likely to know soon if a particular author is saying something for effect or if an essay does not ring true. And that means almost certain rejection.


What is this, you might ask. Of course we want to have an effect on the admissions officers. The important thing is to do so without appearing dishonest. If, for instance, you talk about your deep desire to make society a better place, your application should reflect it. Have you done anything about this desire? Can you talk about your actions and experiences? A small example of something you did, not necessarily spectacular, can do more towards boosting your chances than the noblest platitude can.


Don. t try to be something you are not. Don. t try to tell the admissions committee what you think they want to hear. Be honest, look inside yourself and do your best.


Which brings us to the next point - self-knowledge. The people who read your essay want to be convinced that you have thought long and hard about who you are, what are the things you appreciate, what inspires you. What you want out of life, and where you are going from here. It is not necessary to have all the answers . after all, several admirable people have no idea where they are going even at age 40 or 50. It is necessary to show that you have thought about this. And that these life experiences have taught you something.


Finally, you have to show a desire to learn. From your books and teachers, from your classmates, from music or art, from life itself.

WHAT IS A STATEMENT OF PURPOSE?

The Statement of Purpose is the single most important part of your application that will tell the admissions committee who you are, what has influenced your career path so far, your professional interests and where you plan to go from here.


As the name signifies, the Statement of Purpose is your personal statement about who you are, what has influenced your career path so far, your professional interests and where you plan to go from here. It need not be a bald statement of facts; several successful SoPs address these questions through anecdotes, stories or by describing their hero. But whether your SoP is subtle or to the point, it must be well written to be successful. (What is a successful SoP?)


This is because the SoP is the only part of your application packet over which you have full control. Your academic and extra-curricular records are in the past. Most people only take one or two shots at the GMAT, GRE or TOEFL, and these scores could be adversely affected by conditions on the test day. It is important to choose recommendation letter writers carefully, but while you hope they give you the best possible recommendation, this is not within your control.


WHY BOTHER?
"...the SoP is the only part of your application packet over which you have full control."
The SoP is your chance to talk directly to the admissions committee. To make yourself stand out from among a multitude of similarly qualified candidates. To convince the committee that you have the spark, the thirst for knowledge that could add value to your class.


Most of us work hard for the standard tests - the GRE, GMAT, TOEFL and others. We attend classes or peruse study aids. We give practice tests and do everything within our power to aim for the highest possible score. Because we know that these test scores, while not a perfect tool, are crucial to our chances of gaining admission and even a scholarship or assistantship.


The SoP or essay, on the other hand, is put off till the last possible moment. It scares us when we look at those oh-so-perfect essay examples in the admissions guidebooks and wonder how we can ever write so well. Or wonder what shining instance we can pick out of our normal, average lives to show that we are unique and remarkable. Or how to pick our way through the minefield of endless Do's and Don'ts. Or, after overcoming all these obstacles, we falter at the seemingly endless revisions, wondering if this latest draft is good enough (If I read that essay once more, I'll scream!). Finally we write something, because time's a-pressing and we have to meet the application deadline. We do our best, juggling the writing process with the last-minute paraphernalia of applying-checking forms for errors and completeness, collating the application packets, making sure transcripts, recommendations, work samples and resumes go in their right envelopes, worrying about transit times. We feel thankful when the essay is over, do a quick scan for obvious mistakes, and send it on its way.


If you do it this way, you are practically throwing away your chances of admission (see the next section, What do Schools look for in a Statement of Purpose?). A good SoP will certainly improve your chances of getting admission to the school of your choice, and even compensate for weaker portions of your application such as less-than-perfect grades. A bad SoP, on the other hand, has the potential to drag down an otherwise strong application.


If you plan correctly, you can give yourself enough time to submit a well-written, thoughtful, polished essay that will boost your chances for admission. Equally important, this is a great opportunity to look inside yourself and be rewarded by a better understanding of who you are.


Writing a reasonably good Statement of Purpose is not an impossible task. It requires care, attention and patience. And enough time for you to be able to write several drafts, show them to people and polish the essay till you get a version you are happy with.


Done right, this will even turn out to be an enjoyable process. And you will be the richer for it. Read on.

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Sample Answer to IELTS Spoken Topics (Version 1) - 9

Q:Do you think it necessary to learn these skills?

A:Yes,these skills are important parts of traditional culture. We need all kind of skills for our life.


Section 4:
Q:Is there any difference between your parents' study and nowadays children?

A: In the age of my father childhood, children hardly had opportunities to learn at school, They learned Chinese and mathematics in a small classroom. Sometime there were 3 to 4 children in the classroom. Of course the number of the teachers were very small. But nowadays in China almost all the children have chances to go to school. There are 30 to 40 students in each classroom. There are more qualified teachers.


Q:Do schools teach non-academic courses?A:Yes, Schools teach the students a lot of practical courses, such as how to operate computers, do business and communicate with others.


Q:Should school responsible for teaching these non- academic courses?A:I think so, schools are responsible for teaching these non- academic courses for the purpose that their students could find a good job after graduation. If they cannot get a good job due to their lack of non-academic course, their schools are not responsible for their students.


topic 17
Q:tell me something about you hometown
A:My hometown is Xi'an,which is in the northwestern of China. It is famous for its sites ,especially for the terra cotta warriors, which is the one of the eight wonders of world. The weather is extremely cold in winter. The temperature is about minus 20 degrees, and in summer the weather is fairly hot, The temperature is about 40 degrees. Of course, spring and autumn are comfortable.


Q:the adventages and disadvantages living in your hometown
A:I think the adventage living in my hometown are as follows; Firstly the prices of all food and vegetables are much lower. Secondly people are very kind.The disadvantage is that the weather is extremely cold in winter and fairly hot in summer.


Q:,compare the clothes wearing in the work days and weekend
A: We wear western style clothes on duty, and on weekends. We like to wear T-shirts, jeans, sweaters. These clothes are more comfortable to wear.


Q:can you tell me something about the clothes which students wear
A: Students at school usually wear school uniform,which are white shirt and blue pants,there is a pattern of the school badge on the clothes.




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tell me a family memeber who is similare to you
1,who is them
2,what does she or he looks like
3,why do you think you are similar next
Q:can you tell me the old structure about your grandparents time
A: There were a lot of members of family, such as dad .mom, about 3 sisters,5 brothers, at the same time, they had a lot of uncles and aunts. Namely they had a large family.


Q:can you tell the structure of chinese family changed for yourgrandparents' time
A: Now we have a small family, There is only one child,( son or daughter) in Chinese cities ,but in country sides each family has no more than 2 children., we have the family planning policy. The increase of the population has caused a lot of problems, such as education problems, environment, pollution .


topic 18
Q:The most beautiful natural scenery you have ever seen $B!W%= (B
A:Last year, I had a business trip to Shandong province,I went to a beach ,where I think is the most beautiful natural scenery, The ocean is very blue. The sand on the beach is pretty clean. There is no pollution.


Q:how should we protect these natural scenery $B!W%= (B
A: We should legislate laws to protect these scenery. In addition we should notice the consciousness of environment.


Q:what measures has the government taken to protect these natural
scenery $B!W%= (B


A:I think the government have legislated a lot of laws to protect the natural scenery. and give some education for environment protection


Q:what effect do you think have they done?
A: After government taking some measures ,our environment will have a great improvement.


Topic 19
Q;what do you do?
A:I am a computer engineer. I work for a hi-tech company.


Q:do you like your job,why?
A:yes I do,my job have bring me a lot of fun.???


Q:what's your hobby?
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What's your favorite sport,why,when did you begin?what merit does it have?
What do you think the balanceboth work and leisure?
topic 20
Q: where is your home town?
A:: My home town is &&&.


Q:what's advantage and disavantages of your home town?
A: advantage is that it's that its economy is &&&&, disavantage is air pollution. and if you go on street wearing a white shirt,when you reach the destination, you can find your collar dark


Q:let's talk about the western music. Can you tell me the western music's impact on the world music?
A:The western music is definitely great. Often the symphony is long while most of china's music is in small pieces. Western music and Chinese ones are totally different. They are actually a great merit to human merit.


Q: why they are a great merit?
A: because they are ???.......


Q: do you think it's necessary to open a music course in high school?
A: Of course. There are usually one or two hours each week used for teaching music.I think there should be more, such as at least three or more.


Q: why?
A: Because music can do good for students . It can elicit the imagination of the children. It can teach them how to distinct beauty from nature.


Q; It's often much easier for children to learn music than adults. Can you tell why?
A: That's because it's important to have soft fingers and palms to learn music mechanisms, such as guitar. Children have more flexible fingers and are more likely to find correct feelings.


Q: ok.ok. do you like music?
a: Yes. I like singing, especiallly in front of many people. I often sing for my friends. when they praise me , i feel happy.


topic 21
Q: name
Q: work
Q: work plan in the future
Q: how frequent do you read?
A: Sometimes.


Q: what do you like to read the best?
A:I like to read caricature the best. It is very funny


Q: where do you like to read?
A: Sometime I read at the library or at the bookstore. Most of the bookstores are open,we can read books without buying them.
on the test card


Q: talk about your favorite restaurant.
Q: why do you like it?
extension of the card topic
Q:your opinions on fast food.
Q:general ideas about fast food among Chinese.
Q: what do you think about science in food processing/production.
Q: what is your opinion on food production and the world's population.
Topic22
Q: your favorite transport and the tool of travel
A: If the trip is not long, I like to use my motorcycle, If trip is long, Ilike to take buses, coach trains or planes.


Q:Now many people buy car, who buy and the benefit of using a car,
A: Normally, if a car is important or necessary to his work or to his hobby and he has enough money to buy and maintain a car,I think he will buy a car.,


Q:and imagine the transport in the future.
A: Transportation in the future is much safer and faster. And more environmentally


Topic 24:
STAGE 1
Q:What do you do?
A:I am a computer engineer,I work for a hi-tech company.


Q:work duty?
A:I am in charge of developing softwares.


Q:do you like your job ?
A: Yes. I do. If I finish a software,I will feel happy.


Q:if your are asked to change your job, what will you do ?
A:I will become a doctor ,and I hope to research new medicine for patients and save the patients who are suffering from cancer and AIDS,Ithink this is the most important things.


Q:what do you do at the weekend ?
A: If I have money, I like to go shopping, If I have not enough money I like to look at the show windows, sometimes I like to play with my wife and my daughter.in the park
Q:what do you like to play?
A:sometime I like to play card with my friends,




STAGE 2
Topic :interesting trip ,
When/where/what/why
STAGE 3:
Q:do chinese like to travel?why?
A:I think everyone likes to travel in China, but about 20 years ago, Chinese people have little money to travel ,with the open policy more and more Chinese people like to travel, because they have more time and money for travel.


Q:what are the defferences the chinese tour between now and 100 years
A:I think the most big difference is transportation tools, Now there are planes, trains,coaches ,buses and motocycles for travel ,but 100 years ago they used animals or travel,such as horse on land, camel in desert.


Q:what holiday do chinese like to tour,and where?
A:generally speaking,chinese people like to travel in the national days the spring festival,and international labour day,because in these holidays,we have a long holidays about 7 days.most people make use of these holiday to travel sceneries such as famous mountains,museums,and galleries.


Q:what is aim of gengral tour
A:to know outside world.and to enjoy their life


topic 25;
Q;what does the advertisement effect on sports?
A:well,we can see a lot of advertisements in sports stadium,I think,the more advertisements in the sports,the the more successfully the sports games hold,because the sport oragniser will get more money from advertisements and then do their best .

Sample Answer to IELTS Spoken Topics (Version 1) - 8

extension of the card topic
Q: your opinions on fast food
A: In my opinion, fast food is not healthy so it is not suitable for us to eat so frequently, but fast food is convenient and it can save our time and money. Some foreign fast foods such as Mcdonald's and KFC are very attractive for children because they have the different taste from Chinese ones.(??) the environment is very clean and beautiful.sometimes (??) they send our children toys as presents.


Q: general ideas about fast food among Chinese.
A:Chinese fast food,sometimes,is dirty ???


Q: what do you think about science in food processing/production.
A:I am not an expert for nutrition. I think the science in food process would not destroy the nutrition factor and not add any harmful ingredients such as additive, coloring matter and at the same time, it is conducive to protect our environment.


Q: what is your opinion on food production and the world's population.
A: The population is over 6 billion all over the world. There will not enough food for people to eat. So we should save the food and should not waste any food.


Topic 13
Section 1:
Q:What's you full name?
A:My first name is x,my given name is xx, but most of people call me li gong, lt means li engineer.


Q:Do you work or still a student?
A:I am a engineer in a high technology company.


Q:Do you like your current job?
A:I like my job, because I find it very interesting. I have achieved my goals many times in my job, for example publishing some articles, finishing some complicated projects.


Q:How much languages can you speak?
A: I can speak Mandarin ,Cantonese, English and a few Japanese.
Q:What do you think Foreign language to people?
A:I think foreign languages are important to us, especially in the age of hi-tech info and globalization, If we can understand foreign languages, it is easy to communicate with foreigners.


Q:Future's plan?
A: My plan is to improve my English first, and then to find another better job. I hope to get a wonderful achievement in the field of my study.


Section 2:
Q:Building: where/what use for/why interesting?
A:I am from Foshan. In my city there is a interesting building which is called the Baihua plaza. This building is located in the center of my city. It has 65 stories. It is the highest building in my city. It is used for offices from over the 10th floor. It is also used as a shopping mall from the first floor to the 8th floor. We can buy everything we need , such as foods, clothes cosmetics, stationery, sports goods . The most interesting floor is on 9th floor. It is a food street where we can taste not only foreign foods and other province foods but also we can eat my hometown foods .especially the noodle of my hometown, The price of the dishes are very low and there are no problems as for hygiene so I like them very much.. I like to visit the food street on weekends.


Section 3:
Q:Are there some old buildings in your hometown?
A: My hometown is Xi'an .It is an ancient city. There are many old buildings there, such as temples ,ancient city walls, towers.
Q:Where and Describe it.
A: The bell tower was built in about 500 years ago. Its height is about 20 meters. There is a great bell in the tower, It maybe tell their life period.


Q:What people's attitudes to old building today?
A:I think the old buildings have a lot of attractions to us. And at the same time there are some research values for ancient architectural technology.


Q:Should we protect them? Why?
A: We should protect them. (??)first they can bring tour income for our country,second they are of research value.finally they are the culture inheritance from our ancestors(??)


Q:What role do you think the old and modern buildings play in the society.
A: The old buildings symbolize the ancient culture and civilization but modren buildings express modern cultures and civilization. (??)They are supplements each other(??).


Topic 14
What's your full name?
Do you work or study now?
Tell me something about your job.
Do you plan to change your job?
What's your future plan?
Q:Tell me something about the accommodation you live in, either here or in your hometown
A: I live in an apartment. We have two bedrooms, one living room, one kitchen and of course one restroom . The size of my apartment is about 100square meters.


Q:What's the advantage and the disadvantage of your accommodation?
A: The advantage is that my accommodation has sufficient sunlight from the windows, and a good ventilation system. And the disadvantage is that there are some noise because it is near the centre of the city.


Q:What's the weather like in your hometown? Which season do you like most?
A: In my hometown, it is extremely cold in winter. The temperature is about minus 15 degrees. Normally there are some storm snow but in summer it is fairly hot.The temperature is about 33 degrees. In spring and autumn, it is very nice. I like autumn the best because the weather is crispy and we can eat delicious fruits such as watermelons, apples, oranges.


part2:
Describe one sport that you like to play or watch most.
1. How do you begin to like it?
2. Why you like it?
3. How often do you play or watch it?
4. And explain why you prefer this sport to other sports?
A1: I like to go swimming the best, In my hometown there is a large pond. When I was a child, I began to learn how to swim in the pond. So I can swim very well, I like swimming very much. We can exercises every parts of our body by swimming. It can especially extend our vital capacities. In my high school days I got a swimming champion. I had much confidence of swimming by getting this prize. In addition swimming is an individual sport. I can swim anytime if the public swimming pool is open. But as for other sports such as football, basketball are team sports, if I want to play those ,I must organize several people. Many people are very busy, it is very difficult for me to organize them.This is the main reason why I like swimming rather than other sports. I usually swim with my daughter in our city public swimming pool on every weekend.


A2: I like to watch NBA game. When I was in high school. I began to watch NBA. It is wonderful and all the players have comprehensive skills. It is usually blood-and-thunder. Sometimes in the last one second maybe a team defeats the another team and win the game instead of losing. I am sure you agree watching such games is really enjoyable. If there is a NBA game on TV, I can surely catch the game. No matter how late it is NBA players win the game by skills and cooperate privacy. We know each player is professional and has special skill.


A3:I like to play badminton. I began to play it about 20 years ago. In those days I was in high school, I usually played it with my classmates after school. I also played it at university. I play it with my daughter and my wife on weekends.


part3:
Q:What's the difference between watching sports on TV and in the stadium?
A: Watching them in the stadium is more exciting than doing on TV. The more exciting atmosphere comes from the players and the audience. Especially the audience always get very excited by a wonderful goal but watching games on TV at home is less exciting. This is why some of my friends like to watch the football games at midnight. They usually get sleepy before the game finish.


Q:Why people like to watch sports on TV?
A:I think watching sports on TV does not cost a lot of money. We do not need to buy any entrance tickets. Sometimes it is impossible for us to watch the game. (??) At the spot some games hold in another place,such as in foreign countries.(??) Watching sports on TV is safer than doing at the stadium because after the football games sometimes there are some riots among the fans on the street.


Q:What do you think the importance of playing sports?
A: I think it is very important for us to play sports ,in the age of hi-tech information ,a lot of people have stress even after work, so playing sports can relax us physically and mentally.


Q:If someone don't like sport, how do you push him or her?
A: I can tell them the importance of sports , then I ask them to take part in the sports activities. I can teach them its skills. I think they will gradually be interested.


Q:Do you think playing too many sports is harmful? Why?
A:I think so. Everything has the limit including our bodies, too.(??Many sports will break the limit,we will feel uncomfortable,so our bodies will be harmful,(??)


Q:disadvantage and advantage of watching and playing sports $B!# (B)
A: Playing sports can exercise our body. If we win the game, we will be happy but playing sport too much makes us tired.(??) Watching sports is comfortable but they have little happiness when game
win(??),and watching sports cannot exercise our bodies.


Topic 15
Part I
$B!W%"!#!V (B what's your name
$B!W%$!#!V (B Where are you come from?
$B!W%&!#!V (B Can you describe your home town?
$B!W%(!#!V (B Compare ShenZhen with your hometown , why did you decide to live in shenzhen?
A:My hometown is in countryside. Shenzhen is a modern city. The countryside is a quiet place. There are more modern entertainment and educational facilities and rich and colorful night lives in big cities , so in China most people like city lives.


Part II
Q:Introduce your hobby,why do you like it ?
A:I like to play chinese chess with my friends, although what I win is more than what I lose, but I like it very much because Chinese chess is a mind game and playing this game can improve our intelligence.


Q:What do you think about the balance between the work and the leisure.
A:I think when we are working we must do our best. We should enjoy our leisure time after work. No matter how busy we are ,we should find some time to entertain ourselves.leisure


Part III
Q: Introduce the eaten habit of the Chinese people
A:I think in the north China people like to eat the food made of wheat, such as mantou, noodle. On the other hand people in south China they like rice. In some provinces like Sichuan, Hunan ,they like spicy foods. In addition, people in north like to drink wine. People in south like to drink beer. I think these eating habits may be different because of the differences of weather.


Q:Tell what shall you do in the future
A; I plan to make much money by my ability and wisdom. Then I am to travel around the world with my wife and my daughter. All of us like to travel. We have travelled many sightseeing spots around my country. I also plan to write a book about my travel memories.


Topic 16
Section 1: What's ur full name?
Do you work now? or still a student?
Do you like your current job?
Future plan.
Describe your accommodation, and its advantages and disadvantages.
Do you like cooking? Why?


Section 2: What do you plan to learn in the future?
Why do you want to learn it?
Where and how will you learn it?
A:I will continue to learn the computer technology. I can learn the latest technology.His specialty is computer science, I like it at the same time, I make a living for computer technology.I will learn it at my work time or my spare time at my office, at library, or at home.


Section 3:
Q:What's the most important skill nowadays?
A:In the age of hi-tech info, I think the most important skill is IT. If someone has a great skill in IT nowadays I think it is very easy for him to find a job with a high salary.


Q:Are there any traditional skill in your country? what are they?
A:the traditional skills include sculptor (who know how to sculpture),sewer (who know how to make clothes), chef (who know how to cook food),carpenter or architect (who know how to build house) and so on.