โ๐๐ญ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฌ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ, ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ป๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ฆ๐ณ๐ต๐ข๐ช๐ฏ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ๐ด...
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WRITING A WINNING STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
PART B:
In part A, we addressed questions 1-4. We will be continuing the thread by finalising Q4 before going on with Q5 and Q6.
If you missed PART A, catch up
WRITING A WINNING STATEMENT OF PURPOSE (SOP)
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PART A
This VERY long thread will break down the process of writing an SOP using six questions that have worked for me in the several admissions and scholarships I have secured.
Get a drink and let us begin. pic.twitter.com/K3wJVXNVtp
โ๐๐ญ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฌ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ, ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ป๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ฆ๐ณ๐ต๐ข๐ช๐ฏ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ๐ด...
Visit the course page on the university website and look at the modules offered under your prospective course and highlight the significance of those courses to your career path
Another point to consider here is the quality of academics within your proposed department.
Look up the achievements of the academics.
Additionally, does the department have any achievements?
Mention the skills you expect to learn from the course. Also mention how you will contribute to the department using the skills you have garnered over the years.
In stating why you have decided to undertake a course, it is also critical that you note why you have chosen a particular institution.
Is it because that is the only university offering your chosen course? State this clearly.
Some things you can highlight here include the world ranking of the school. A reliable ranking to refer to is the QS World Ranking (https://t.co/ecotdoAEw0).
Similar to the point in Q4, research about student groups or activities you can contribute to during your studies.
The significance of knowledge is so that it is applied and used for positive impact.
As part of the concluding paragraphs of your SOP, you will need to explain what you will do with the skills gained after your studies
This will show the connection between the points you highlighted from Q1-Q5.
I hope you find this thread helpful as you launch into your admission and scholarship process.
Regards,
AAP
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They used a tactical warfare strategy against us.
'Divide and conquer'.
We fell for it.
Now we must become aware of it and fight back.
We must reunite. We must find true solidarity to save our world. To free ourselves. To regain our autonomy.
They used this against us.
They convinced us that it was an act of solidarity to flatten the curve, to wear a mask for others, to take the vaccines for others,
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and to reach #covidzero for others. They convinced us that this was for the greater good of society.
In reality, this couldn't be further away from the truth. They have divided us and broken the core structure of our society. They have dehumanized us with their masks.
They set us against each other into clans on opposite sides of a spectrum. They have turned us into aggressive beings fighting for our survival. Some of us fear harm from the virus, others fear harm from the vaccine, and yet others fear harm from the attack on our civilization.
We are all on a flight or fight mode. We are all operating under the influence of fear. We must collect ourselves and reflect on what has happened over the last year.
How is this for the greater good of society?
They used a tactical warfare strategy against us.
'Divide and conquer'.
We fell for it.
Now we must become aware of it and fight back.
We must reunite. We must find true solidarity to save our world. To free ourselves. To regain our autonomy.
There is some valuable analysis in this report, but on the defense front this report is deeply flawed. There are other sections of value in report but, candidly, I don't think it helps us think through critical question of Taiwan defense issues in clear & well-grounded way. 1/
Normally as it might seem churlish to be so critical, but @cfr is so high-profile & the co-authors so distinguished I think itโs key to be clear. If not, people - including in Beijing - could get the wrong idea & this report could do real harm if influential on defense issues. 2/
BLUF: The defense discussion in this report does not engage at the depth needed to add to this critical debate. Accordingly conclusions in report are ill-founded - & in key parts harmful/misleading, esp that US shldnt be prepared defend Taiwan directly (alongside own efforts). 3/
The root of the problem is that report doesn't engage w the real debate on TWN defense issues or, frankly, the facts as knowable in public. Perhaps the most direct proof of this: The citations. There is nothing in the citations to @DeptofDefense China Military Power Report...4/
Nor to vast majority of leading informed sources on this like Ochmanek, the @RANDCorporation Scorecard, @CNAS, etc. This is esp salient b/c co-authors by their own admission have v little insight into contemporary military issues. & both last served in govt in Bush 43. 5/
This is an excellent report, and I'm glad to have joined the study group. The central focus on avoiding war is understandable--a US-China war would be catastrophic and should be avoided. But protecting Taiwan's security and prosperity requires doing more. 1/x https://t.co/P0Sg4LJcpV
— Bonnie Glaser / \u845b\u4f86\u5100 (@BonnieGlaser) February 12, 2021
Normally as it might seem churlish to be so critical, but @cfr is so high-profile & the co-authors so distinguished I think itโs key to be clear. If not, people - including in Beijing - could get the wrong idea & this report could do real harm if influential on defense issues. 2/
BLUF: The defense discussion in this report does not engage at the depth needed to add to this critical debate. Accordingly conclusions in report are ill-founded - & in key parts harmful/misleading, esp that US shldnt be prepared defend Taiwan directly (alongside own efforts). 3/
The root of the problem is that report doesn't engage w the real debate on TWN defense issues or, frankly, the facts as knowable in public. Perhaps the most direct proof of this: The citations. There is nothing in the citations to @DeptofDefense China Military Power Report...4/
Nor to vast majority of leading informed sources on this like Ochmanek, the @RANDCorporation Scorecard, @CNAS, etc. This is esp salient b/c co-authors by their own admission have v little insight into contemporary military issues. & both last served in govt in Bush 43. 5/
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