Red Flags in SOPs π©π©
β Writing without purpose/passion
β Trying to blackmail the reader (My mother & I lived under the bridge to ensure I went to school). This doesn't work again.
β Spending time writing irrelevant things that don't show why the school should select you.
β Writing without purpose/passion
β Trying to blackmail the reader (My mother & I lived under the bridge to ensure I went to school). This doesn't work again.
β Spending time writing irrelevant things that don't show why the school should select you.
β Ignoring your experience and the impacts you made.
β Having a disorganized and unaligned document. Most SOP's don't have any paragraph. It is not a good writing style.
β Having a disorganized and unaligned document. Most SOP's don't have any paragraph. It is not a good writing style.
β Not talking about the βWhy.β There are so many Whyβs you should address - Why Bioinformatics? Why the University of Toronto? Why is it important for you?
β Stating unrealistic goals. (I want to get a PhD because I will change the world/home country). Be realistic, please!
β Stating unrealistic goals. (I want to get a PhD because I will change the world/home country). Be realistic, please!
These are a few flags; when I start the weekly SOP & CV reviews, I will be correcting some narratives here.
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