justanotherlostgrrl Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 I'm applying to a MFA program in transdisciplinary design that's a mix of theory and studio, and I have a couple of topics of exploration - but I'm not sure how definitive I have to sound, or how focused. I've not done any major research (just undergrad work) - so is it ok to say "I want to explore how x topic is important", or do I have to have a declarative statement - "X topic is great'? I have three separate topics that seem distinct enough - IF I can fit them and the rest of the requirements in the 750 words, should I include all three? They seem to show that I'm thinking about a lot of good topics, which I'm hoping will help demonstrate why I'm a good fit and thinking about topics of interest that the program explores. If it's more important to have only one topic, I can do that - just curious what works. If anyone's interested in reviewing it, I'd appreciate the help! Send me a message and I'll send you the link. Thank yoU! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tll Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 I think for a creative program such as the MFA, maybe it's more about "breadth" than "depth", so it would be fine if you have multiple interests to explore and not have to stick to a focus? Make sure that you have space to explain your past experience and why that would make you a strong candidate. As a reference, I used one interest on mine and spend the rest show "evidence" of why I'm good at it. Total SOP was 802 words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justanotherlostgrrl Posted September 19, 2014 Author Share Posted September 19, 2014 Good to know - so how much detail did you go into for that one interest? I need to have a 750 word SOP that includes my background, plan of study, professional goals, anticipated opportunities and challenges and overlap with some of it, but have it split somewhat evenly on all of these areas - so the plan of study/interests section is only about 146 words (although I touch on some of it in the other areas). I can easily write 750 words on one of the topics, but have read a lot that stresses that you need to touch on all areas they want to see in the SOP, like your background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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