January 9, 2008
Statement of Purpose
I've been working on "statements of purpose" and "personal statements" for graduate school admission. Against my better judgement, I decided to search the web for some advice. Never do this! (It's a bit like checking medical sites and message boards when you're wondering about the funny lump in your neck or mouth. You will assuredly run into something that will completely freak you out. "I'm gonna DIE!!!"... then the lump disappears two days later.) Sure enough, I found this:
Word for word, the graduate admissions essay is perhaps the single most important prose anyone will ever write. In ways that students rarely understand, it can be the ticket to the future of your choice, or not.
Well, that really helps... No reason to worry; it's just the single most important prose ANYONE will EVER write!
Feh. I don't know who wrote that statement, but judging from the advice (and creative use of commas) on the rest of the page, I don't think I'll take it too seriously. Instead, I think I'll draw my inspiration from Eddie Kohler's statements of purpose: SoP 1, SoP 2.
I have trouble thinking far into the future so plans are kind of sketchy but tomorrow I want to go to my aerobics p.e.
I also want to have a cat and a grand piano. And everyone should be happy and peaceful and like Shostakovich. But that probably won't happen. not even if you accept me into grad school.. . .
Please let me in to your grad school ebcasue otherwise I have to live at home next year.
P. S. Diversity is good
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