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SoP vs personal statement.

Paste your draft and see whether it leans toward a statement of purpose (research fit) or a personal statement (motivation and narrative).

This is a craft-judgement heuristic, not a rule from AAMC, LSAC, or any admissions body. Some programs explicitly ask for one or the other; many PhD programs want an SoP, while MD, law, and MBA essays often read more like personal statements.

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0 wordsSoP signals: 0Personal-statement signals: 0

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