In the following sample Statement of Purpose, donated by an Academic Writing Center GA, you can get a sense of the structure and flow of a statement of purpose, as discussed in the corresponding “Crafting a Statement of Purpose Workshop.” Though not perfect, this sample reflects some of the principles discussed in the workshop, including following guidelines, tailoring to a specific program, and using concrete examples. While I was an undergraduate, I was fascinated by literary theory and the critical context it created for literary work within the world. Although I wrote and read poetry during this time, I actively avoided taking creative writing courses because I feared that creative writing would cause me to somehow “stray” from the more criticism-based path. Perhaps I was right. Once I had taken the only two poetry courses offered by my undergraduate institution, I had fully switched gears.