My Name in SOP?

[Mathētēs]

Hi all,

Should I include my name in the text of my SOP? Is there a standard approach as to including one's name or not?

Thank you!

[acup313]

I actually forgot about this and left it out of a few of mine. I finally realized they may misplace it and not know whose it is, so I started just putting my name in the Header of the SOP. I can't really think of a way to work it in to the actual SOP that doesn't sound cheesy.

[ScreamingHairyArmadillo]

I would not. The committee members will know which is yours (all application materials are added to one file for an individual). However, I put my name in the header of the page just in case they have a hard copy and drop some papers.

[KieBelle]

In the first page header of all my essays I wrote (aligned left):

Statement of Purpose/Personal Statement (depending on what the school calls it)

Jane F. Doe

Program name

In subsequent page headers I wrote (aligned right):

Statement of Purpose/Personal Statement

Jane F. Doe

Page X of Y

That way if pages get reshuffled they'll know what document it belongs to, whose essay it is, and how to put it all back together.

[Mathētēs]

Thank you all very much for your help!