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Statement of purpose for PhD application at the University of Maryland.

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If
Indonesia
 does not exist, a day on the Earth would be significantly shorter than 24 hours. But beautiful
Indonesian
 archipelagic features reside and continue their daily work of diverting, trapping, and disrupting one of the Earth’s most voluminous water flows, known as the thermohaline, resulting in the
Indonesian
 Throughflow.
In addition
 to the exclusive location, which lies along the equator and on the crossroad between two big continents (Asia and Australia) and two oceans (the
Indian
 and Pacific Oceans),
Indonesia
 faces complicated oceanic and atmospheric conditions but is blessed with abundant marine resources. Born and raised in
Indonesia
, I have witnessed the tangible impacts of unpredictable
climate
 on
Indonesian
 coastal communities. One of
which
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 was during my community service experience in Pangandaran,
Indonesia
, where local fishermen struggled to find and capture fish
due to
 uncertain weather and environmental changes. These circumstances intrigued me to undertake meaningful research that addresses the issues by developing a reliable prediction of marine weather and fishing grounds to optimize sustainable fisheries management for
climate
 resilience. Understanding and
unraveling
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 the complexity of the
ocean
-atmosphere interaction over the
Indonesian
 seas is essential for realizing these initiatives. The motivation to advance my knowledge of the coupled
climate
 system of
Indonesia
 drew me to explore the dynamics of the
Indian
Ocean
 Dipole as a primary driver of
Indonesian
climate
 for my undergraduate final project in the Department of Oceanography at Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB),
Indonesia
.
Furthermore
, in alignment with my undergraduate studies, my master’s thesis in the Department of Earth Sciences at ITB investigated the asymmetry of the
Indian
Ocean
 Dipole and its linkage to the Southeastern Tropical
Indian
Ocean
 upwelling by conducting advanced data analysis methods using MATLAB. These studies revealed that the interaction between the
Indian
Ocean
 Dipole and El-Niño Southern Oscillation has distinct influences on the
Indonesian
 upwelling system through remote and local forcings, affecting fishing
behaviors
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. On top of that, I have had the
honor
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 to present my research at the 27th Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society Annual Conference in 2020.
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coherence cohesion
As an applicant for a PhD program, ensure your statement of purpose is clearly structured. You presented a coherent narrative of your academic journey and its connection with your personal experiences and future goals, which is commendable. Make sure your introduction is engaging and your conclusion effectively summarizes your intent, emphasizing your potential contribution to the field.
task achievement
Your task response is laudable as you thoroughly delineated your intentions, qualifications, and the relevance of your past experiences to the PhD program. Provide a concluding statement to strengthen the sense of completion of your narrative.

Include an introduction and conclusion

A conclusion is essential for IELTS writing task 2. It is more important than most people realise. You will be penalised for missing a conclusion in your IELTS essay.

The easiest paragraph to write in an essay is the conclusion paragraph. This is because the paragraph mostly contains information that has already been presented in the essay – it is just the repetition of some information written in the introduction paragraph and supporting paragraphs.

The conclusion paragraph only has 3 sentences:

  • Summary
  • Restatement of thesis
  • Prediction or recommendation

Example:

To summarize, a robotic teacher does not have the necessary disciple to properly give instructions to students and actually works to retard the ability of a student to comprehend new lessons. Therefore, it is clear that the idea of running a classroom completely by a machine cannot be supported. After thorough analysis on this subject, it is predicted that the adverse effects of the debate over technology-driven teaching will always be greater than the positive effects, and because of this, classroom teachers will never be substituted for technology.

Start your conclusion with a linking phrase. Here are some examples:

  • In conclusion
  • To conclude
  • To summarize
  • Finally
  • In a nutshell
  • In general

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