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Every year, I read applications for my department’s Ph.D. program at Brown University. The ones I usually see are from people who might want to work with me either as their primary or additional ...

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While all programmes require you to submit a statement of academic purpose, a few programmes require you to follow a specific format when writing your statement. Always check the programme page for ...

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Most large companies like to have purpose statements. They put those statements on websites, in ads, and maybe on the walls of plants and offices. A bold purpose, so their leaders seem to believe, ...