Puffer Fish Posted October 24, 2015 Posted October 24, 2015 I have what I and one of my readers think is a really strong base draft of my SOP, but it's 1,000 words. Everything I've read online says that, for my program, if a school doesn't specify how long it should be, it should be around 500 words.Would anybody be willing to help me figure out how to cut this almost in half? I'll PM you the text if you respond here.Thanks in advance!
leroy Posted October 25, 2015 Posted October 25, 2015 Sure. You can PM me and i'll try and respond as soon as possible.
Bioenchilada Posted October 25, 2015 Posted October 25, 2015 What field is this for? I might be able to help.
Puffer Fish Posted October 25, 2015 Author Posted October 25, 2015 What field is this for? I might be able to help.As it says under my icon space, it's for speech-language pathology.Sure. You can PM me and i'll try and respond as soon as possible.Awesome! PM will be sent shortly. Sorry I couldn't do it sooner, I was at work.
svent Posted October 25, 2015 Posted October 25, 2015 (edited) if a school doesn't specify how long it should be, it should be around 500 words.Is this the general consensus? I'm trying to cut mine down to 500 now (it's closer to 550). Anyway, one school on the CS page just describes the desired length as "brief." The main university page says at least 2 pages, which sounds ridiculous (and also depends on how I format it obviously).I figure most schools don't want to read 1000 words anyway, and if schools specifically mention 500 words, I'll just delete a few sentences about being a TA or something.Edit: Yep, mine is exactly 500 without the TA stuff. Sorry to hijack. Edited October 25, 2015 by svent
Puffer Fish Posted October 25, 2015 Author Posted October 25, 2015 Is this the general consensus? I'm trying to cut mine down to 500 now (it's closer to 550). Anyway, one school on the CS page just describes the desired length as "brief." The main university page says at least 2 pages, which sounds ridiculous (and also depends on how I format it obviously).I figure most schools don't want to read 1000 words anyway, and if schools specifically mention 500 words, I'll just delete a few sentences about being a TA or something.Edit: Yep, mine is exactly 500 without the TA stuff. Sorry to hijack.No worries about hijacking! I only know about the requirements for my program, communication sciences & disorders, so I dunno about yours. But realistically, being at 550 instead of 500 is a lot less of an issue than being at 1,009 instead of 500 like I am. lol
svent Posted October 25, 2015 Posted October 25, 2015 Well mine was more like 900, but I deleted a lot.
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