Grad SOP Lenses
Focused reads for the same graduate statement of purpose. Each free lens checks one dimension closely, so disagreement between lenses can reveal a useful revision tradeoff. Lenses do not predict an admissions decision.
These lenses check one thing at a time. For a review of your whole statement, start from the Graduate or PhD shelves.
Origin Story Check
Checks whether the story of how you came to your field earns the space it takes.
Professor's First Pass
Tests what a single fast faculty read retains from your statement and whether that is enough for a reader to know where your application belongs.
Faculty Naming Check
Checks how your statement connects your research direction to the program, whether or not it names faculty.
Research Direction Test
Tests whether the research direction you state holds together at the level of detail you chose.