An SOP That Sounds Like You · Course check

Course check

2 questions. Get them all right and the Own Voice seal is yours. Get one wrong and you can reread and try again — as many times as you like, and nothing is recorded against you.

1. Why does 'I have been passionate about X since childhood' fail?

   It is too shortIt uses the wrong tenseIt is unprovable and true of every applicant

2. What should most of an SOP consist of?

   Evidence of what you have actually donePraise for the universityLong-term career ambitions