What is expected from the Statement of Purpose?
That it be well-written and interesting, and that it display the applicant’s personal engagement with issues at stake in urban planning. The text, which should be one or two pages in length, need not contain a detailed research proposal nor explain why the student wishes to study at McGill University. It must, however, show clearly why the author wants to earn a Master’s degree in urban planning, what he or she hopes to achieve with it, and what issue(s) in particular will receive his or her attention as a student and as a planner.
