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Sample of A Statement of Purpose (Sop)

The document provides a sample statement of purpose (SOP) from a student applying to a structural engineering program. It details the student's interest in structural engineering since their first class, which analyzed a simple bridge truss. Internship experiences reviewing load calculations for commercial buildings confirmed their career choice. The student hopes to draw on their background through the program to study advanced concepts and research ties between structural engineering and applied mechanics. Their long-term goal is to design structures and eventually found their own engineering consulting firm.

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Sample of A Statement of Purpose (Sop)

The document provides a sample statement of purpose (SOP) from a student applying to a structural engineering program. It details the student's interest in structural engineering since their first class, which analyzed a simple bridge truss. Internship experiences reviewing load calculations for commercial buildings confirmed their career choice. The student hopes to draw on their background through the program to study advanced concepts and research ties between structural engineering and applied mechanics. Their long-term goal is to design structures and eventually found their own engineering consulting firm.

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Statement of Purpose (SoP)

Sample of a statement of purpose (SoP)

A simple bridge truss was the first structure I ever analysed. The simple combination of
beams that could hold cars, trains, and trucks over long spans of water fascinated me. Having
the tools to analyse the loads on the truss further increased my interest in structures. I
encountered the bridge in a textbook for my first engineering class. Knowing that the
professor, Mr. Lionel Trane, was a tough teacher, I purchased the class book ahead of time
and began to read it over the summer. The first member of my family to attend college, I was
determined to succeed. In class we learned about forces on simple members and then we put
the members together to form a simple truss. At this point I had almost decided that structural
engineering was the career for me. I loved the practical, problem solving aspects of the field.
As I continued in my program, the coursework became more advanced. In my analysis and
design classes, I especially enjoyed studying steel design because we not only learned the use
of the load resistance factor design but also applied that knowledge — I designed a four-story
building. The professor was a practicing engineer, and he always related the subject to real
life steel structures he had engineered, for example, the
Goodman Library in San Diego. This is the kind of project on which I would like to work,
designing the structure and considering how the building will respond to environmental
forces.
Although I liked my classes, my internship experiences really confirmed my interest in
structural engineering. While working at Canteco as a student volunteer the summer after my
sophomore year, I reviewed calculations for load-bearing members in new commercial
building designs. The calculations were based on three sets of end-application assumptions,
and I had to verify the numbers and make sure the core parameters matched the clients’
intended load predictions. In this role, I attended weekly meetings with the technical staff and
reported on the discrepancies I found in the project portfolios. It was exciting to know that I
was the last checkpoint before the whole design went for approval, and I enjoyed working on
something where I could use my analytical skills in a project with real-world results that
created safer and more useful structures.
At Milwaukee University, I hope to enroll in the structural engineering program. In this
program I hope to draw on my structural analysis and internship background as a foundation
for studying more advanced concepts. I am particularly interested in researching the ties
between the structural engineering and applied mechanics. I hope to be involved in some
structurally related research at Milwaukee University. I am particularly interested in the
research programs of Prof. John Smith and Prof. Diana King. After completing my degree in
engineering, I know I want to design structures. That is what has fascinated me since I took
Mr. Trane’s class. The program at Milwaukee University will help me to be competent and
competitive. After working for several years designing structures for seismic, wind, fire, and
flood readiness with a large firm, my long term goals are to found my own engineering
consulting firm.
Questions that may be useful while preparing the statement of purpose (SoP)

1. Does the statement make clear near the beginning what the applicant is seeking, whether
an internship position, a spot in graduate program, etc.?

2. Does the statement explain why the applicant is interested in the opportunity?

3. Does the statement address ways that the applicant will bring benefits to the internship
sponsor, graduate program, or field broadly? (Does the statement consider the reader’s
interests?)

4. Does the statement explicitly connect past experiences with future intentions?

5. Does the statement employ specific examples to demonstrate the applicant’s


accomplishments and qualifications for the proposed path?

6. Does the statement give you a sense of knowing the applicant’s motivations in professional
(and sometimes private) life?

7. Does the statement avoid recounting the sort of information that would normally be listed
in a resume/CV, such as GPA, transcript details, club membership, etc.?

8. Is the statement easy to read, organized in straightforward way, and free from grammar,
spelling, and punctuation errors?

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 Click the below link to understand more about SoP

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Question
Imagine that you are planning to pursue your higher studies at a University abroad. Prepare a
statement of purpose (SoP) in 300 to 500 words that includes;
1. The programme that you would like to pursue.
2. Explanation on why you are interested in the course.
3. Your academic interest.
4. The benefits after pursuing the programme.
5. Explanation on your future plans.
6. Explanation about your accomplishments and qualifications for the proposed course.

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