dasgut Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 So what does everyone say in the school specific paragraph/section of their SoP? How much do they write? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clurp Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 I've been struggling with this same thing. I've mostly written just a short paragraph mentioning a couple things: 1) that there is research going on in the department that aligns with my research interests 2) miscellaneous thing I've noticed about the department that appeals to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasgut Posted December 10, 2013 Author Share Posted December 10, 2013 I've been struggling with this same thing. I've mostly written just a short paragraph mentioning a couple things: 1) that there is research going on in the department that aligns with my research interests 2) miscellaneous thing I've noticed about the department that appeals to me On a very few schools I can and do write about 2). My problem is with 1). I know that I want to do math finance, but I don't know the current research enough to be specific without possibly sounding like a fool. Many departments do mathematical finance, but my ability to talk stops about alignment stops at about, "You guys do math finance and I want to do math finance." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clurp Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Yes, I limited my comments to general areas and areas of application that appeal to me. I wasn't extremely specific. Have you read the thread by cyberwulf about the SOP? Maybe that will put you more at ease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasgut Posted December 10, 2013 Author Share Posted December 10, 2013 Yes, I limited my comments to general areas and areas of application that appeal to me. I wasn't extremely specific. Have you read the thread by cyberwulf about the SOP? Maybe that will put you more at ease. I did. The problem is I never calm down, ha ha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
695005 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 This has been really tough for me too. I am applying for a masters degree, not a PhD, so I am not sure why I should even be talking about research. At the same time, what else is there to say? I am sure they have read about their 'comprehensive curriculum' and 'world class faculty' a million times already. Sigh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stats applicant Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 If i have something VALID to write, I use it. In some of the schools I've actually read some of the professors papers and used them in my own research and I honestly find the ideas interesting. If i don't have something valid to write, I send out some polite cliches ("best professors" "known worldwide") or something like that and leave it like this. Anyway, everything is better then trying to write about something you have no idea about and sounding like a fool, so don't do that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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