The Statement of Purpose
I’ve been trying to apply to a university in Japan. Normally, most universities expect you to write a Statement of Purpose and a Research Plan approximately 1000 words each. But not this one, they want at most 500 words each, otherwise when you upload them to the system, it automatically cuts the part after 500 words. So I was trying to trim my SoP… I cut out one paragraph consisting of 100 words, then cut out a few sentences, then several words here and there… And finally I got stuck at 501 words. 501!! I don’t know how many times I read my SoP, I just couldn’t find a single word to remove. I was going crazy and a friend recommended me “just make a typo, combine two words” but I didn’t want to do that. I have a little obsession when it comes to writing. I want to make my sentences aesthetically pleasing. And that’s why I have a hard time on writing exams. I sit there and think about how to form more charming sentences instead of focusing on the task. Anyway, I finally found an “a lot” that I missed and changed it to “much” in the SoP and uploaded it to the online application system of the university. And now I have to do this daunting task again for my Research Plan. Oh God...
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