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Statement of Purpose (SoP)

Statement of Purpose (SoP) 總共有兩題，字數要求是1000~2000字，從官網的敘述以及問題的描述上可以看出學校很重視Diversity，在回答中可以多強調這一塊，我接下來分開介紹這兩題書寫上要注意的小事情:

• What life experiences have prepared you to pursue a graduate degree at a large and diverse institution such as the University of Maryland? Among the items you might care to include would be your financial, community and family background, or whether you are the first person in your family to pursue higher education or any other factors that you believe would contribute to the diversity of our academic community. You may also wish to give the graduate admissions committee some examples of your determination to pursue your goals, your initiative and ability to develop ideas, and/or your capacity for working through problems independently?

這一題可以從描述人生經驗與個人背景開始，但我第一次寫的時候只聚焦在我“擁有多元觀點”（diverse perspectives）這件事上，而潤稿提醒我，這題是要強調「我能為學校的多元學生社群帶來什麼貢獻?」

換句話說，重點不是我有多獨特，而是我的經驗如何讓我能夠：

• • 同理與支持來自不同背景的同學

• • 為校園中的多元文化交流帶來具體行動

• • 成為社群裡積極連結、貢獻的成員

要表達出能如何實質上「豐富整個校園社群」，而不只是個人的成長故事而已。

• What are your reasons for undertaking graduate study at the University of Maryland,
  College Park? Indicate, if appropriate, any specific areas of research interest. You
  may wish to discuss past work in your intended field or allied fields, your plans for a
  professional career, or how you developed your interest in or knowledge of your
  chosen subject. Please identify specific faculty within your desired graduate program
  with whom you would like to work and how their interests match your own

針對這一題，我書寫的方式是先從Faculty名單中找出一位與我作品集中一個專案方向相關的教授，這樣可以在描述的過程中更具說服力，然後這題要記得寫出教授的名字。

👉 Faculty 名單可以從這裡查詢（連結）