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For taught or research master's programmes in the USA, UK, Canada, Australia, Germany and Europe.

1.Target programme

Full name (as on passport)

Programme

University

Country

Intake

2.Academic background

Your degree

College / university

Your score

Score scale

Graduation year

Academic highlights

0 / 20+ words

Rank, relevant courses, awards, scholarships, publications. Facts only.

3.Experience

Describe one project or internship in detail. Depth beats a long list.

Your strongest project or internship

0 / 40+ words

What problem, what you personally did, what result.

Other work experience (optional) (optional)

0 / 10+ words

Gap year or backlog to explain (optional) (optional)

0 / 10+ words

Be short and factual: what happened and what you did about it.

4.Why this field and programme

How did you become interested in this field?

0 / 30+ words

A specific moment, project or problem. Not 'since childhood'.

Why this programme and university?

0 / 30+ words

Name courses, labs, professors or facilities from their website.

5.Goals

After the degree, I will…

Finish the sentence. Be specific about role and sector.

Within 5 to 10 years, I aim to…

Live draft

73 words · aim 600–900

16 highlighted gaps will fill as you answer.

Section labels

Motivation

How did you become interested in this field?. This interest led me to Programme.

Academic background

I completed my Your degree at College / university in Graduation year, with a score of Your score/10. Academic highlights.

Experience

Your strongest project or internship.

Why ⟦University⟧

I have chosen University in Country for the Fall 2026 intake for the following reasons. Why this programme and university?.

Goals

After the degree, I will After the degree, I will…. Within five to ten years, I aim to Within 5 to 10 years, I aim to….

Closing

I am ready for the academic demands of Programme and would value the chance to contribute to the University community. Thank you for considering my application.

• Replace general praise with specifics: a course, lab, module or professor from the programme page.
• Numbers help: dataset size, team size, accuracy gain, users reached.
• Rewrite in your own voice and check the university word limit.

Draft checks

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Target programme · 4 answers to complete
Academic background · 5 answers to complete
Experience · 1 answer to complete
Why this field and programme · 2 answers to complete
Goals · 2 answers to complete
Includes at least one number or measurable result
Within 600-900 words · 73 words now
No unfilled gaps

Words: 73 / 600-900
Paragraphs: 6 / 3-8
Avg sentence: 9 words
Reading ease: 75.5

Easy to read

How these are calculated

Reading ease = 206.835 - 1.015 x (words / sentences) - 84.6 x (syllables / words), the Flesch formula. Syllables are estimated, so treat it as a guide. 40-60 is normal for academic prose.
Keywords are words from your programme, area and skills answers. Coverage = keywords found in the draft / keywords.
Paragraph target is about one paragraph per 120-180 words of the word range.
Word targets are typical ranges. Always follow the university's own limit.

2/16 answered

73 words