{"id":1130,"date":"2022-09-07T04:26:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T04:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wordvice.com\/?p=1130"},"modified":"2026-06-08T03:54:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T03:54:11","slug":"graduate-admissions-webinar-writing-the-statement-of-purpose-and-recommendation-letter-11192018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/graduate-admissions-webinar-writing-the-statement-of-purpose-and-recommendation-letter-11192018\/","title":{"rendered":"A Step-By-Step Guide to Writing the Graduate SOP and Recommendation Letter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Graduate Admissions Webinar: Writing the Statement of Purpose and Recommendation Letters\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Un6C7Sq956k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Graduate Admissions Webinar: Writing the Statement of Purpose and Recommendation Letter<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Title: <\/strong>Improving Your Graduate School Admissions Essays: Statement of Purpose and Recommendation Letters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Instructor: <\/strong>Kevin J. Heintz (MA English), Senior Editor at Wordvice<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Wordvice Webinar Series presents a web lecture on writing essential essays for admissions to graduate school. Join writing coach and Wordvice Senior Editor Kevin J. Heintz on a guided tour of the essential graduate school essays: the Statement of Purpose and Letter of Recommendation. These two documents are required for admission to most graduate programs around the world, and the strength of writing, organization, and content in these essays can mean the difference between getting into the school of your choice and being rejected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This interactive lecture will show you what to include in these documents, how to structure them, where to begin using brainstorming and pre-writing techniques, and how to edit and revise your first draft. 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