Statement Of Purpose!
Since its the SOP season I thought I shall enjoy it to my fullest! For all the helpless souls who are unaware about what an "SOP" is let me bring you to light. Technically, engineering students making a Statement about why they should be a part of the University and writing things they have done, have not done and also things they will never do, all under the first category and submitting it to universities in USA are called SOPs i.e. Statement Of Purpose! Okay sorry about the awfully long sentence, just that I was too excited!
Somehow the word SOP has become a synonym to the word "desparation" in my mind! In the last couple of weeks I have read through a bunch of SOP's myself. I am listing out the only thing I could capture from what I read.
I know I am not an expert to be saying all this but what the hell I want to say it anyway!!( Alright I am just trying to be nice, I have no regrets writing whatever is lined up here before you!!)
Some SOP's show a lot of passion..so much of it that it sounds obviously fake! The passion of the student seems to be oozing out of every curve in every alphabet! The abundance of motivation portrayed only makes you want to say " Why do you even want an admission to my University, write a book instead, it'll be a bestseller!!" Excess is never attractive..phew! only if more people would understand that!
The next category of SOPs are the one's that have no determination at all!! Reminds me of the extreme poverty and extreme wealth in India. "Requirement to bridge the gap" seems to creep in everywhere!!! Sad, dull, dry and ineffective!! yawnnnn!!! Reading them is like being sentenced for something as grave as running your car over some urchin!
The common characteristics in all SOPs is the English used to write them. Most, I am doubtful, use English! "English is a very phunny language"..oh its not unless you are bent to make it one! The SOPs either sound like an exercise of " use one word for the following phrases" or they narrate stories of how the prince saved the princess from the cruel clutches of the monster!!(even that would be interesting!!). The conversions from the so called "mother tounge" to English is just too obvious at times is'nt it?
Lastly ofcourse comes the "feel" of an SOP!! The most sentimental piece of work that has to be written is an SOP!!! A touchy, passionate, supersenti, almost in the lines of Ekta Kapoor soaps..that is what is needed..or is it??
Somehow the word SOP has become a synonym to the word "desparation" in my mind! In the last couple of weeks I have read through a bunch of SOP's myself. I am listing out the only thing I could capture from what I read.
I know I am not an expert to be saying all this but what the hell I want to say it anyway!!( Alright I am just trying to be nice, I have no regrets writing whatever is lined up here before you!!)
Some SOP's show a lot of passion..so much of it that it sounds obviously fake! The passion of the student seems to be oozing out of every curve in every alphabet! The abundance of motivation portrayed only makes you want to say " Why do you even want an admission to my University, write a book instead, it'll be a bestseller!!" Excess is never attractive..phew! only if more people would understand that!
The next category of SOPs are the one's that have no determination at all!! Reminds me of the extreme poverty and extreme wealth in India. "Requirement to bridge the gap" seems to creep in everywhere!!! Sad, dull, dry and ineffective!! yawnnnn!!! Reading them is like being sentenced for something as grave as running your car over some urchin!
The common characteristics in all SOPs is the English used to write them. Most, I am doubtful, use English! "English is a very phunny language"..oh its not unless you are bent to make it one! The SOPs either sound like an exercise of " use one word for the following phrases" or they narrate stories of how the prince saved the princess from the cruel clutches of the monster!!(even that would be interesting!!). The conversions from the so called "mother tounge" to English is just too obvious at times is'nt it?
Lastly ofcourse comes the "feel" of an SOP!! The most sentimental piece of work that has to be written is an SOP!!! A touchy, passionate, supersenti, almost in the lines of Ekta Kapoor soaps..that is what is needed..or is it??
posted by Meghna Bhujwala at 8:15 AM
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