 | | From: | Himanshu | | Subject: | Statement of pupose for Math Phd | | Date: | 30 Dec 2004 09:49:59 -0800 |
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 | I am applying for phd in maths at some schools in USA. I am not sure
how to write my SOP and wht to talk about in it. I would gratefully
appreciate any help in this direction/.
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| | From: | N. Silver | | Subject: | Re: Statement of pupose for Math Phd | | Date: | Thu, 30 Dec 2004 18:12:00 GMT |
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| Himanshu wrote:
>I am applying for phd in maths at some schools in USA.
> I am not sure how to write my SOP and wht to talk
> about in it. I would gratefully appreciate any help in
> this direction/.
Answer the question:
What are you going to do with your Ph.D.
once you have it?
Some possible directions for an answer:
1.) I want to make a career in academia,
teaching and/or doing research at a
college/university.
2.) I want to work in industry as a.....
3.) I want to return to my country to
contribute in the field of....
4.) Any or all of the above.......
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| | From: | David C. Ullrich | | Subject: | Re: Statement of pupose for Math Phd | | Date: | Thu, 30 Dec 2004 12:14:31 -0600 |
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| On 30 Dec 2004 09:49:59 -0800, silkwaters@gmail.com (Himanshu) wrote:
>I am applying for phd in maths at some schools in USA. I am not sure
>how to write my SOP and wht to talk about in it. I would gratefully
>appreciate any help in this direction/.
This may be a little naive, but _why_ are you applying to
graduate school? You must have some reason - talk about that.
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David C. Ullrich
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