eucalyptus Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 How many profs is too many to mention your SOP? At one of my programs, I'm mentioning all 6 members of the Developmental Psychology program. Two of them are potential advisors (I'd really love a co-advising arrangement), and I'd like to do a project with either of another two. The final two profs teach and research on areas that are clearly related and would be the "broadening of my foundational knowledge". Is this total overkill? Should I cut the mention of the final two profs so they don't think I'm just trying to name everyone in the program? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rising_star Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Mentioning every prof in your subfield is overkill, imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzylogician Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 yeah, six is overkill. mentioning four should be more than enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eucalyptus Posted December 15, 2009 Author Share Posted December 15, 2009 Great, that's what I was leaning towards. Thanks for the super-quick replies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socialpsych Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Just to add to the chorus: I COULD have mentioned 6 or more profs at a few of my schools last year, but I always stuck to the top 3, and I think it made for a better SOP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
workingonit Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Its a delicate balance to find--mentioning enough names so that you indicate your flexibility as a student (and give yourself ample wiggle-room if several of those faculty don't have the funding to take another student), but not so many that your research interests appear to be too broad. I mentioned 3-5 faculty for each school I applied to, and mentioned that I was looking forward to rotating through labs before getting settled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LateAntique Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Depending upon the school, I mentioned 2-4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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