Need Help Writing my SOP

[Prithviraj]

Hey guys,

I'm a bachelor in Computer science and currently working as a software engineer. I've always wanted to get my masters and I think its the right time for me to get it now. I wrote my GRE last month. But, I'm looking at Getting my masters from UK and none of the universities i've contacted have requested a GRE score. So, all i need to do is get a good band in IELTS and show a strong SOP. Thanks to the discussions in the forum, i've got an idea of how my SOP must look like. But i'm still uncertain of preparing my SOP entirely on my own. In addition to that, English is not my first language. So, i'd love if someone with any experience writing SOP's for a similar course could help me.

Thank you

[runonsentence]

So...you're looking for someone to write it for you? If so, you're barking up the wrong tree.

[Prithviraj]

Not really. I was just looking for someone to help me write one.

[runonsentence]

I don't understand how that's different.

[Riff64]

ouch.

I would suggest contacting the schools you are applying to and asking if they have some format that they prefer to get the SoP in. I am starting to write one myself, and it seems the format required by the school I am applying to is different from what others have discussed on this forum. Also, some schools have workshops for students to help with the process of applying to grad school and usually give a few pointers of how to go about writing the SoP. Maybe you can contact some universities near you and ask if they hold such seminars and if you can attend or if they will be posting a powerpoint presentation on their website. Sometimes university libraries have a writing centre (or at least the schools I have to have) where you can make an appointment and someone can look over what you have and give you some pointers.

good luck!

[runonsentence]

Looking back and re-reading this, I'm sorry for being short if I've misunderstood the OP's intentions. I just took "i'm still uncertain of preparing my SOP entirely on my own" to be a very different kind of request from, "I'd like a tutor," or, "I'd like to swap drafts with another student." Especially because the OP mentioned already finding advice on what the SoP should look like and do.

Honestly, it sounds like you should just get started—get a draft going and then ask someone to review it and point you in the right direction. Sometimes you just need to get a really bad draft down on paper in order to get going on something that's difficult to write.