Worried that my SOP will make letters of recommendation redundant

[theduckster]

My professors will probably write positive reviews but if they are ultimately describing the work I did in their letters, how should I proceed with wording my statement of purpose when describing that same work?

Perhaps I am overthinking this...

[Stat Assistant Professor]

I don't think this really matters. Write a concise 1-page statement of purpose describing your past preparation/accomplishments and the area(s) of statistics/biostatistics that you're interested in. Presumably there will be 3 one-page letters of recommendation, and so taken together, those should be more detailed than your SOP.

Edited November 2, 2018 by Stat PhD Now Postdoc