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Please refer to the ins tu on website for the course that you wish to apply for the specific details that you need to inclu de in your SOP.
This leaflet is for guidance only.
Intake Educa on provides free SOP workshops where you can receive support on how to complete an SOP from our expert advisor. We
also provide a free SOP proofreading service for students who apply through our office for their programme. Please visit our website or
contact our office for further informa on.
WHAT IS SOP?
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO BEFORE YOU
The SOP is also referred to as a Personal Statement
START YOUR SOP
and is used by ins tu ons to consider you for a
programme as part of your applica on. There are several things that you need to prepare before
you start wri ng your SOP:
It is an important part of the applica on and will be
used by the ins tu on to decide if you are suitable
for the programme along with your qualifica ons Check the guidelines for SOP for the university
and experience.
1 you are applying to:
• Do they have a word limit?
• Do they require you to include certain details or
answer any specific ques ons?
• Is there a deadline date by which you need to
Read through the course details for the submit your SOP and applica on?
programme you are applying 2
You can refer to the ins tu on’s reputa on, alterna ve source
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Personal Statement You should apply as early as possi - Your advisor will give you advice Unconditional offer. There is accommodation for all Advisor will get your CAS and
Curriculum Vitae ble for popular universities / cours - and insights in how you can Conditional offer - budgets offered by the universi - instruct you on how to apply
Academic Transcript es so that you are not disappointed. prepare for this. You can prepare the possible conditions can be: ties or privately. Popular accom - for the visa.
Degree Certificate Results generally come in from in your home country, or alterna - Graduate certificate / final modation will fill quickly.
Reference letters within one to six weeks aer the tively, you could travel to your transcripts with certain final
Secure English Language Test application has been submitted host country and prepare early. grade.
Portfolio for art/design and (PhDs can take longer). IELTS Pre Departure
music courses. Deposit Briefing
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Information on what to do
when you arrive at university.