Process Journal of SOP 1st draft

Date Process

9 October 2018 - Find examples of SOP from the internet.

- Personal statement outline

Reflection : I get some idea of the way to write SOP

but I cannot list enough information that I’m going
to write about
18 October 2018 - check SOP outline

- start write the first paragraph

- Finish the first paragraph

Reflection : I learn that it is not that easy to write

SOP and my outline is not good enough

23 October 2018 - Start write the second paragraph

- Check and edit some part of first paragraph

Reflection : I know the way how to write, so this

time I didn’t stress as same as last time

30 October 2018 - Done the second paragraph because the last

time it was not finish

- Check the first and second paragraph

- Add more information in the outline

Reflection : There are various grammar errors, I

reckon that I need to improve myself

2 November 2018 - Start writing the third paragraph

- Finish the third paragraph

- Let my friend check it and comment.

Reflection : I’ m not sure that my SOP is good or

not, so I ask my friend to review my SOP and check
grammar too.

- feedback from my friend : edit some grammar

error and add more detail about your experience.

7 November 2018 - Check and edit some parts of all paragraph.

- Start writing the conclusion

- Let another friend check and comment

Reflection : A number of grammar errors are edited

by me and I also put my SOP to check in
grammarly

- feedback from my friend : edit some sentence

structures and grammar error, use more academic
vocabulary.

15 November 2018 - Finish & Review SOP

- Ask teacher to check the grammar and comment

- Edit grammar and some sentences

- Ask friends read and comment

Reflection : I feel surely to let my teacher read my

SOP because I already edited the errors.
Nevertheless, there still some errors.

feedback from my teacher : cut out some

unimportant part and be more specific, and also
check grammar error.

19 November 2018 - Done with the second draft.