31/10/18

= find out whether the desire faculty requires SOP or Personal statement or not
= If it does, are there some restrictions or requirements in the content?
= Answer: it is not stated in the requirement lists of the faculty, but the senior suggests that I should
prepare a 3-paragraph SOP

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1/11/18
= research about general strategies for writing a Statement of Purpose and observe the strengths of
examples

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1/11/18
= Start planning the first draft by listing main ideas in each paragraph

1. Introducing yourself, school, background

- name, school
- business electives
- family company

2. The reasons for enrolling in this faculty

- believe in the university and faculty
- Direct interest in major: international business
- Wide connection
- Specific course

3. Extracurricular activity (business related)

- Student market
- JA club
- How will you fit with the faculty

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7/11/18
= Finish writing the first paragraph for the first draft

Since the time of my childhood, I have sensed the business atmosphere from people around me
at all times. My family owns a company, starting from my grandfather as an initial entrepreneur
and consequently passing down to my father not long ago. I always keep my eyes on how they
strenuously give their all to the company. The effort, both physically and mentally, that they put
in every little details of the work and state of their subordinates is vast, and it pays off. Our
company continues growing more and more as time passes, and they become reputable among
their colleagues, making me want to follow in their footsteps. In other words, It sparks my
inspiration towards business career since then. Subsequently, I try to ensure my interest in this
path on every occasion; I choose business related electives like Marketing and Entrepreneurship
during my high school. After a few practices and confrontations, I would say that I am now
certain with this business path, and I will keep pursuing it my best.
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8/11/18
= Finish writing the second paragraph for the first draft

Even though BBA course is offered in variety of universities in both Thailand and overseas, I
still choose Chulalongkorn University as my first priority, or to be honest, it is the one and only
in my mind. I highly believe in the university itself as the foundation, due to its long history,
good reputations and sayings from the alumni. Besides, the faculty provides the major of
International Business Management that I feel most interested in, and it also has many
captivating courses within that major too. If I could become a part of the qualified candidates, I
have the faith in the fact that I would be able to gain a lot of knowledge and experiences by the
those courses. Moreover, the score ranking for the candidates applying for this faculty of
Chulalongkorn University is higher than other universities, therefore we could say that the ones
who are accepted are full of potentials and more-than-enough qualities. Then, I might be able to
get some wholesome connections with peers from the good societal environment of the
university, which would further benefit my after-graduate life.

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13/11/18
= Finish writing the third paragraph for the first draft

Aside from my academic qualities like GPA, test scores and electives enrolled that have already
exceeded the requirements of the faculty, I also have participated in the related extracurricular
activities. For instance, during the student market in my school, I set up a shop to sell Nachos
with my friends. By that, I got to practice and develop many of my skills starting from the
brainstorming ideas, planning strategies, interacting with customers, and calculating the profits
and loss. This also makes me certain in continuing this path more than ever. Therefore, I could
say that I am prepared for further learning in the faculty by my past academic and practical
experiences. If I get the chance, I can bring the honour to the university since I can be a
hardworking student who is willing to learn and make best of everything, including the
appliance of knowledge for future career path and achievements as well.

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16/11/18
= Asking for comments and suggestions from other people

From teacher (Ms. Fon);

From friend (Mew);

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20/11/18
= finish the final version SOP
= add more story and details that contribute to its significance more
= include more connection to the major (international business)
= state about the long-term goal after graduate from the university
= expand complex sentences to make them easier comprehensible