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 １、 Introduction
 -brief introduction of why you are interested in this field or degree
 -explain why you want to change your field of study
 -in the last sentence, should mention what degree you want and where you
  want to get it
２、Body Paragraphs
 a. Study, Extracurricular, and Work History
  -do not mention anything before college
  -give very specific evidence, names, grades, etc.
  -only include things that are related to the field you want to study
 b. Study Goals
  -Why this school？
  -professors？
  -special programs？
  -special facilities？
  -Why America？ Why not Taiwan？
  -do not mention that you want to learn about another culture
  -include facilities, programs, or experiences that you cannot get in Taiwan
３、Conclusion
 Future Plans -How will this degree help you to meet you plans for the future？
  -be realistic！
  -do not try to list too many goals
  -be specific！ The university wants to know as much as possible about your
    plans
  -show how the degree you want to pursue will help you accomplish this
  -show differences between long-term and short-term goals
  -begin with things after you graduate
４、Things to avoid
 a. single spacing
 b. numbered points in a paragraph-1., 2., 3., also first, second, third, fourth, etc.
 c. generalities-
  -Engineering offers people all kinds of knowledge to help them build a better
   world.
  -After I have my degree, I plan to be a mathematics teacher and develop
   ways to help people learn mathematics more easily.
  -Information technology will play various roles in people's lives.
  -After finishing my graduate studies, I plan to contribute my professional
   knowledge into a practical area.
  -After I graduate, I will seek a career in teaching or research.
 d. grammar and spelling mistakes
 e.  writing an essay that seems like has been written for more than one school
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個人以為，要濃縮sop，利用強而有力的英文動詞可以省下許多字數。
要表達你的經驗與成就，不妨利用具體的action verb，以下供參考用：

·      achieve
·      acquire
·      adapt
·      address
·      administer
·      analyze
·      anticipate
·      assemble
·      assist
·      audit
·      budget
·      calculate
·      centralize
·      change
·      collaborate
·      compose
·      condense
·      conduct
·      construct
·      contract
·      convert
·      coordinate
·      create
·      cultivate
·      demonstrate
·      design
·      develop
·      devise
·      discover
·      double
·      draft
·      edit
·      eliminate
·      enforce
·      establish
·      evaluate
·      expand
·      explain
·      forecast
·      form
·      found
·      generate
·      guide
·      hire
·      implement
·      improve
·      inform
·      insure
·      interpret
·      interview
·      launch
·      maintain
·      manage
·      market
·      minimize
·      motivate
·      negotiate
·      obtain
·      operate
·      organize
·      originate
·      oversee
·      perform
·      plan
·      prevent
·      produce
·      program
·      promote
·      provide
·      publicize
·      publish
·      recruit
·      reorganize
·      report
·      research
·      resolve
·      review
·      select
·      separate
·      set up
·      simplify
·      solve
·      survey
·      staff
·      supervise
·      teach
·      test
·      train
·      use