Admissions Is My Statement of Purpose Strong Enough for the PSI Program?

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The discussion revolves around an individual seeking feedback on their statement of purpose for the PSI program at the Perimeter Institute, expressing concern about the strength of their application due to English language proficiency. The initial request for feedback includes a link to their statement, but the links provided lead to a 404 error, indicating the documents are no longer accessible. Participants in the conversation note the inaccessibility of the links and suggest posting the statement as a PDF on an external host instead. A mentor contributes by sharing a PDF copy of a guide on writing a statement of purpose, which could assist in improving the applicant's letter. The focus remains on enhancing the clarity and effectiveness of the statement to strengthen the application.
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I am writing my application to the PSI program of Perimeter Institute. As I am not a native English speaker, I am not sure whether my statement of purpose is strong enough. In the application form, there is a list of topics that I can comment on in my letter, and I tried to write something about each of them. Could you give me feedback about my letter, how can I improve it?

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Can you post your statement as a PDF instead of images on an outside host machine?

I couldn't access them from your links. I get this http 1.1 404 message:

A kért weboldal nem található

A webszerver nem találja a kért fájlt.

Amennyiben Ön a keresett honlap tartalmára mutató hivatkozást követve jutott ide, kérjük, jelezze a honlap tulajdonosának a hibát.

Amennyiben Ön a honlap tulajdonosa, győződjön meg róla, hogy a kért fájl valóban létezik-e.

További információkért keresse fel operátori szolgálatunkat.
 
jedishrfu said:
I couldn't access them from your links. I get this http 1.1 404 message:

That's weird. I was able to see them a couple days ago, but they do appear to be taken down now...

@Robin04 -- Did you remove your pages?
 
Thank you Mentor for adding the .pdf file.
 

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