How to write SOP for Australia Student Visa?

Statement of purpose (Sop) is a document that focuses on a students career plans, reason for taking a course and past study. It should give an overview of the student, his/her profile and purpose for chosen course, country of study,  mindset and also the quality of student’s English. SOP plays the major part of your application and helps the university to approve an student’s application or a visa officer to grant visa.

What should  it include:

Format for writing an Statement of Purpose

Introduction

The first paragraph could consist of your name, a personal philosophy/motto if you like,  your area of strength and finally your personal interests. You could also use this as an opportunity to acknowledge your family to be the source of motivation, encouragement and tremendous financial support. If you plan to take your spouse and /or your children along or for that matter, leave them behind ensure that you provide convincing explanations for the same.

Education Background

Mention all of your academic achievements with the respective dates. Mention the medium of instruction in school and in college. Include those projects like research, internship, and training undertaken during your period of study connected to your proposed area of study. Mention your academic strengths, highlighting achievements and respect of any awards, rank, and scholarships in the relevant field if applicable.

Employment History

In case of relevant work experience, a connection must be established with the proposed course of study. In the event of break/s in employment, mention and provide an explanation for the same. If you are working with the family business, highlight the scope and application of the purpose course of study in relation to the family’s business interests.

Why Australia

You can write about how the quaity of education and standard of teaching is better than other countries.  Also you can mention that the costs of study and living is realtive lower than other first world countires. Also, Australia has The Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) framework which protects the rights of international students studying in Australia and Tuition protection service (TPS) which ensure international student to complete their studies in an alternative institution or refund their unspent tuition fees if a suitable alternative is not found.

Why this institute

Here you can give a reason why you choose this college/university.  You can mention how you did find about the programme at the particular university/college you are applying for and any special reasons in choosing the same. You can compare fee of different institutions, the location of the institute.

Why this course

Mention the actual reasons for taking the proposed course, properly indicating your wish to specialize in the particular field as applicable. Highlight the reasons for choosing the proposed country as well as the particular institution of study.

Career Plan

You will have to explain explicitly why you want to pursue your chosen course of study (do include an outline of your course) in the institution in abroad and how on its completion, it will help you in your career pathways. This point is absolutely essential and it must be explained very clearly. Mention your career aspirations, both short-term and long-term and how overseas qualification will help you achieve them. Also mention your plans upon your return to Nepal, whether you have a family business to return to or if you wish to join a firm or set up a business concern of your own. Please remember that your goals should be concrete and realistic and based on sound inferences.

You can find some Statement of purpose sample here and if you need any help writing it or checking if it is up-to the Australian standard, you can use the Contact us page here.