How To Write A Effective SOP  For Australian Student Visa

To

The Visa Officer

The High Commission of Australia

New Delhi

Dear Sir/Madam,

Subject: Statement of Purpose for the Application of Student Visa to Australia

I am XYZ and I was born on September 16, 19xx in Uttar Pradesh, India. I am a commerce graduate and have a professional experience of about _____________ years in various capacities. As higher education will help me to build a rewarding career as a business professional, I decided to go for higher studies and thus secured admission at Curtin University for Master of International Business and Entrepreneurship.

As a visa is an important element of my study abroad dreams, I am writing this Statement of  Purpose to secure a visa to Australia. I have taken extreme care to make sure that my statement meets all the visa application requirements and help you make an informed decision about my application.

As such, I invite your attention to the details furnished below.

About my family and sponsorship

I hail from a nuclear family that consists of my father, my mother, my wife and me. My father’s name is ‘name’ and he is working as a Civil Engineer. My mother’s name is ‘name’ and she is a Professor of Mathematics at ___________ College in my native place. I am married and my wife’s name is ‘name’ and she is working as the Assistant Manager at ____________ Foundation, India.

The program is sponsored by the education loan that I have secured from one of the leading banks in India along with my earnings from my jobs so far. I have appended the financial details of the loan and my income documents to assert my capability to effectively meet all the financial challenges of pursuing the program in Australia.

I would like to also state here that my spouse is accompanying me to Australia who will be on dependent visa while I am studying in Australia. I am sure her presence will provide me with moral support and strength which I am sure I would be in need of while living in a foreign land. She has been my pillar of support for all my endeavors and having her by my side would help me perform much better as well. I have also arranged enough financial resources to support my spouse as well.

On my academic and professional experiences

I am a commerce graduate from XXX College, India. I completed the undergraduate program in 20xx with a score of 87%. Prior to that, I finished my higher secondary course from AAA School with 92% in 20xx. In 20xx, I was able to complete my senior secondary program with 95% from BBB  School.

On the professional front, I worked in a range of roles after completing my undergraduate program in commerce. I started my career as a Customer Support Professional at ____________Company in 20xx and I moved to ______________ Company  Pvt. Ltd in 20xx in the same role. In 20xx, I was hired as a Senior Business Analyst by _____________ Company. and after working there for almost three years, I moved to ____________  Company Pvt. Ltd in 20xx as the Team Manager. During these experiences, I was given plenty of opportunities to develop my decision-making, team-building, conflict-resolution, communication and overall leadership skills. While I am now making the move to pursue the post graduate program, I bring these skills as the most important assets with me to the university.

What made me opt for a Master of International Business and Entrepreneurship?

Always fascinated about business and how to manage the same, I wanted to become a business man in my life even from my childhood. This was the motivation for me to choose Commerce for my higher education. After the undergraduate program, my professional experience helped me to understand the importance of gaining formal training in business management within an international context. I also was able to understand the bevy of opportunities that loomed in front of me. However, lack of proper training and a recognizable post graduate program in business management prevented me from taking advantage of the same. This helped me to realize that without proper exposure to the field of business and its management, I would not be able to become an entrepreneur like I aspire in my career. The thoughts that followed made me seriously think about doing an effective program that can help me develop various business management skills and hone the existing ones. The research that followed helped me choose the Master of International Business and Entrepreneurship course from Curtin University, Australia.

What is the reason for settling with Australia?

As the Australian academic setting was much more affordable and student-friendly when compared to the same in the USA and the UK, I decided to choose Australia as my study destination. Since I had a specific budget that I did not want to exceed, I was looking for a destination that could offer top-notch quality of learning and affordable programs. Going through the options I have, I was convinced that Australia is the best choice for me. I learned that Australia utilized some of the best and most effective quality checking mechanisms such as AQF, CRICOS and PRISMS to render the best learning experience. Having understood this, I was convinced that Australia is indeed the best option I have.

Impressed with the quality, I decided to learn more about the academic nature of the country and as I went deeper, I realized that there is much more than meets the eye about Australia as a top-notch international academic destination. I am also impressed with the quality of Australian universities’  associations with leading research and academic institutions which offer the students with a plethora of knowledge exchange programs for exceptional learning experiences. I was really impressed by such an option as I always loved expanding my academic knowledge and skills through a variety of learning programs.

Another element that attracted me to Australia was the overall cultural setting of the country. I was able to understand from a range of reviews I read about the country that the people of the country are extremely affable and supportive of the foreign students and they welcomed aspiring students. I am also thrilled to learn that the successful completion of the course will help me to become a global citizen by the time I finish the program. With safer living conditions and effective law and order systems along with friendly weather conditions, Australia proved to me that it is the best choice I have without any question. This led me to select Australia over other countries.

Why have I not considered India or any other countries such as the UK or the US?

I always  wanted to do my masters from a destination where I can endow myself with plenty of global insights and practical learning experiences. Having done my undergraduate program in India, I have been able to understand that the institutes in India leaned more towards theoretical aspects of the program while sidelining the pragmatic and practical scope of the program. I understood that this limited the academic growth of the students and made them less-skilled in managing business and people. During my professional stint, I was able to understand the importance of  pragmatic skills in the field since I wasn’t able to apply most of what I learned effectively. This convinced me that getting higher education from a university where I can develop myself effectively is the key to becoming an ardent professional who can take on various challenges. As I became convinced that most Indian institutes tried to offer their programs with more focus on theoretical aspects, I wanted to do the program from a foreign institute where I can gain global insights and pragmatic skills. Also, as the quality of higher education in India cannot match the education provided by the  best academic destinations like the UK, the US, and Australia along with other leading countries, I decided to go abroad for my higher education.

Convinced that the best option for higher education is with a foreign country, I decided to get more details about the academic offerings in the UK, the US and Australia. As I delved deeper into the nature of the academic sector in the UK and the US, I realized that the cost of academic offerings in these countries are extremely higher than most other countries. In addition, I realized that the living cost in the USA and the UK is pretty high and makes it unaffordable to students from normal financial backgrounds.

In addition, I was able to understand that the academic admission requirements and visa conditions in these countries were too stringent, intricate and took too much time to process. Since I wasn’t ready to spend a lot of time and money for the program, I decided against securing admission at universities in these countries. On the contrary, I was able to find out that the academic offerings and living costs in Australia are much more affordable to me.

What are the reasons to choose Curtin University? Why not any other universities in Australia?

While I was considering the master’s programs in Australia, I visited many university websites to make sure that I am making the right choice regarding the university. Since I wanted to study in a university where I can gain global insights and take advantage of pragmatic learning opportunities, I was ready to do as much research as required. Hence, I went ahead and visited various university review-aggregator websites, discussion forums, social media handles of universities and student reviews. In addition to the learning quality and nature of the university, I wanted to also drive optimum value for the money I am willing to invest for the next two years along with my time and efforts. As such, I needed to find a university where the program was affordable as well.

During the extensive research I carried out with a range of resources, I was able to understand that Curtin University combines two distinct yet mutually complementing programs to offer the best of both programs for the students. I realized that the university would provide me with impeccable training in both international business management as well as entrepreneurship so that I can become adept in both disciplines. I have learned from the research that the university utilized such unique and effective teaching methods as panel discussions, seminars, practical sessions, presentations, projects and internships. I was really poised to learn about the same since these would help candidates like me with exceptional opportunities to not only gain excellent insights in international business management but also entrepreneurship. I was really thrilled to learn that the program would orient me to create solutions for the most challenging and intricate issues of businesses and start-ups. I have also been able to learn that the university trained the students to effectively incorporate emerging technologies and how the same can be leveraged to make the business run better and more efficiently.

In addition to the same, I found that the university also has some of the best academic infrastructural capabilities and facilities to promote the holistic growth of the students. With excellent and extensive associations with some of the leading universities in Australia and across the world, Curtin University has created the most effective learning scenario for me. As I could learn more about the faculties and various academic activities organized by the university, I became all the more convinced to choose the university.

Along with Curtin University, I considered  well reputed universities like Melbourne University, RMIT, and Macquarie University, etc. However, in comparison with the overall living cost at these universities along with the tuition fee, Curtin University delivers more value for the money, time and effort I am willing to invest. I found that the cost of the program in these universities fall towards INR 3.00 to 4.5 million. Since that exceeded my budget by a long stretch, I went ahead and decided to pursue the program from Curtin University which was able to render me with exceptional value for the investments I was willing to make.

What are my career aspirations?

I aspire to become an entrepreneur in India and that is the ultimate career goal I have. However, I have understood from my professional experiences and the research that I carried out that being an entrepreneur is a demanding and challenging prospect and I need to be ready and prepared for it. Over the years, I have learned from many up-coming entrepreneurs that they have experience in real business and they are adept at managing their business and people well. As such, I intend to gain the required experience in managing people and business before I walk on the path to realizing my ambition of becoming an entrepreneur. As such, after the master’s program is concluded in Australia, I wish to return to India immediately and associate with any of the leading businesses in a responsible role. That is my short-term goal and during the same, I wish to work hard with dynamic business persons and managers to understand the nuances of running a business and the insights important to the market. I am sure that my training from Curtin University would provide me with the required abilities to effectively take advantage of the learning opportunities and imbibe them to my skill forte.

In the long-term, after 5-6 years, I would like to utilize the insights, skills and experience I have gained to advance in my career in the same company or in another company to a middle or upper-management role where I can actively involve myself with a range of decision-making and policy-shaping activities. Such an experience would help me gain a comprehensive understanding of making decisions for a business and how business operations can be strategized.

After a few years into the role, I would have surely gained the required experience in managing a business, its operations and the people. I would then like to start a business of my own where I can provide intelligent and technology-driven business management insights to small and medium-scale businesses via bespoke business management consultancy service propositions.

The incentives to return to India

The major incentive for me to return to India is my personal ties with my parents. Since my parents are aging and I am the only son they have, I need to look after them. They were born in India and want to live in India. So, I need to return to India to look after them. My parents were supportive of all my academic and professional endeavors and helped me to reach so far in my life. So it is my duty to look after them in their old age and thus I will return to my native place after the studies.

 India is a fast-developing trillion-dollar economy in the world and it has got a lot of employment opportunities. Encouraged by the developing nature of the country and its population, businesses from across the world are trying to incept their operations in India. As such, India offers me plenty of career opportunities. The fact that having a globally recognizable degree from one of the most venerated universities in the world would also add significantly to my profile in India and it would surely help me build a rewarding and financially sound career in India.

Also I wish my children to be  brought up in Indian culture. Hence, I will return to my home country with my spouse after the program is over. In addition, my parents also have some assets in India and these are worth millions of rupees so it has to be looked after thoroughly. Since I am the rightful person to inherit the same, I must return to my native place to look after it.

Declaration

I, XYZ, would like to declare here that all the content of the statement—the documents, the details and scores and other facts furnished—is true to the best of my understanding. They have neither been tampered with nor redacted whatsoever. I have also taken extreme care to make sure that the statement of purpose is free from any errors and if there are any, I assume complete responsibility for the same.

The final appeal

I have presented all the details pertinent to the student visa application via the statement of purpose here. As such, I urge you to assess the same with great consideration for all my academic and professional endeavors so far .

I am looking forward to hearing positively from you and commencing my exciting academic journey in Australia.

I thank you very much for the time and the opportunity.

XYZ