please comment on my S.O.P.

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hey all, i would appreciate some preliminary comments on my statement of purpose. my specific questions are:

1. do i include too much information about my academic background? if so, what should i eliminate?

2. are the outlines of my research interests too vague or too specific? should i limit myself to only one topic?

3. is the statement itself too long? most applications ask for between 1,000 and 1,500 words - mine is only 1,375.

4. is it sufficient to add which professors i want to work with at the end of each research-oriented paragraph?

5. any other advice would be great!

if anyone wouldn't mind helping me out, please PM me. perhaps i can do the same for you and we can help each other out.

thanks!