WhiteWine Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Hello! Do you think one should add a "works cited" section at the end of an SoP if there are books or articles mentioned in the text? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzylogician Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 Unless they're obscure, it's probably not necessary. You can give a short description with the relevant information in the text, and anyone who is curious can google and find the full information. "Smith's ("The Secret Lives of Unicorns and Kittens") seminal study of unicorns in the wild inspired me to research the effects of pixie dust on proposed tax increases in the North East United States," etc. WhiteWine and Sigaba 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigaba Posted November 4, 2017 Share Posted November 4, 2017 ^ If the title of a work is long and you're up against a word count, I'd go with "Smith's seminal work on unicorns." Keep in mind that every choice you make in writing a SOP can be second-guessed endlessly. Do what you can to avoid such gopher holes. The best form of the argument is not necessarily the perfect argument. WhiteWine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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