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How to Write a Cover Letter
By eastchance.com

While the application is a succession of documents where you arewriting about yourself, the statement of purpose is the very documentabout yourself. Its goal is to provide a picture of your background and goals that will persuade the admission committee to accept you. In thestatement of purpose it gets personal: you have to show who you are,what you know and can, and what you want. The overall philosophy of astatement of purpose (SP) goes like this: departing from yourbackground, you explain your goals, and how the two go together. Thatis, you that prove what you know helps you achieve what you want toget. Then, you show how your goals motivate you to apply of thatparticular program. Recruiters expect you to prove compatibilitybetween you, and your goals, and the program. Show how what you havematches what they want. Remember, this is a question of interpretation:don't make things up, just put your qualifications in the right light.This means, of course, that you have to personalize your SP for eachprogram you are applying to.

Beyond the particular skills required by each program, a SP shoulddepict you as a clear-headed person, capable of thinking clearly,without confusion, a motivated, active learner. Before writing thefirst draft, take some time to think about yourself, your goals andyour skills. Start by stating your goals in the introduction. Structurethe body of the paper according to the logic explained above. Startfrom facts - your background, explaining what, where and why you havestudied, and how that can be used in the new program. If you arechanging the subject of your studies, provide a convincing explanationof the reasons that determine you to. In other words, say why are youmotivated to make that change. Continue in the second section of thebody of the paper with your professional goals, with your professionalgoals, explaining the connection between them and your studies. Presentyour long-term plans, and say how the program you are applying for willhelp you achieve those goals. Finally, in the last part, havingexplained your background and your goals, relate them to the program ofyour choice. Make clear why your background recommends you for theprogram, and how the program will help you achieve the long-term goals.In this section also explain why exactly that university is your choice- courses, faculty, research interests are possible reasons. Inconclusions you should sum up the main points and state how you cancontribute to the program.

The structure of a SP is not that complicated and is actually easy tograsp once you got the inner logic of the document. Still, writing agood draft is difficult. You need to take some time version. Don'trespect what you have said in other documents, but try to add on them.Answer the essay/statement question, if you have one - it usually willbe something like ｫWhy are you the right person for this program?ｻ.Don't try to be modest, explain out loud your realization, withoutshowing off. Write in a clear and logic manner, rather than beingsubtle - remember, your SP will be one in a few hundreds read by therecruiter. Don't be afraid of rewriting, you will revise it up to 10times (no exaggeration!) until you can come up with a good SP. Onestrategy is, let it rest after you have written a new draft for a fewdays, and read it again, in order to get a more objective view.

Good luck!

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