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The document is a statement of purpose from an applicant for a chemistry PhD program. In three sentences: The applicant wants to study analytical chemistry in the program due to their favorable impression of the university and outstanding research of the faculty in their areas of interest, and hopes to contribute to the research community. Their undergraduate education provided a firm foundation in analytical and physical chemistry, including research determining tartaric acid contents. They are finishing their bachelor's and seek to become a first-rate PhD researcher in analytical chemistry while also considering science principles in light of practical applications.

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PREP Statement of Purpose Good Example

The document is a statement of purpose from an applicant for a chemistry PhD program. In three sentences: The applicant wants to study analytical chemistry in the program due to their favorable impression of the university and outstanding research of the faculty in their areas of interest, and hopes to contribute to the research community. Their undergraduate education provided a firm foundation in analytical and physical chemistry, including research determining tartaric acid contents. They are finishing their bachelor's and seek to become a first-rate PhD researcher in analytical chemistry while also considering science principles in light of practical applications.

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Example of a decent quality statement of purpose for a chemistry program.

submitted by Petr Vansek, NIU Dept of Chemistry and Biochemistry


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[Following freely adopted from the above sample.]
S. Swenson
I am writing on behalf of my application to study towards the doctoral degree at the
University of Southern North Dakota at Hoople in the Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry. I want very much to study analytical chemistry in this program, in
particular, because of my very favorable impression of this university and the outstanding
research accomplishments of the faculty in my areas of special interest. I hope to be able
to contribute to this research community.
I feel strongly that my undergraduate education at Langley College and Hudson
University have given me a firm foundation in Analytical Chemistry and Physical
Chemistry. I was particularly fortunate to work in my junior year on a research project
with professor S. Cannizzaro, determining the contents of tartaric acid in oenophoric
samples. This work resulted in an accepted research paper and presentations at several
symposia. A graduate course on surface plasmon spectroscopy, which I took at UC Santa
Theresa, has further contributed to my confidence to pursue additional studies.
I am finishing my B.S. in Chemistry and Biochemistry from Hudson University in a few
months. I hope to obtain some day a job as a university professor. I am attracted to this
lifestyle, the freedom to decide what one wants to research and the stimulation of the
academic community. I am interested in how physical and analytical research can be
used to avoid mineral and resource depletion studied at the newly dedicated Horticultural
Research Center at USND. I seek to become a first rate Ph.D. researcher in the field of
analytical chemistry while at the same time that I also constantly scrutinize the principles
of science and erudition in the light of practical applications of principles and theory
based on human need analysis.
In addition to the analytical determination of oenophores, I have conducted research with
Dr. Shiu Sisako on behavior of electrodes (palladium, praseodymium and francium) in
the presence of caproic acid in both acidic and basic solutions, since 9/2010-present. At
the University of Southern North Dakota at Hoople I would be especially honored by
being able to study with Professors W. Gibbs or S. Arrhenius. I thank your for
considering my application for study as well as a research assistantship.

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