Stop recycling the same SOP for every graduate school application.
As we reviewed applications for the MT Scholarship, we noticed a pattern:
We gave instructions: some applicants ignored them. Some submitted essays five times longer than requested.
Many answered a completely different question from the one that was asked.
While others exaggerated their skills and experiences to appear more competitive.
The take home is that many applicants write the essay they want to write instead of the essay they were asked to write.
This same mistake happens in graduate school applications. Too often, applicants prepare one Statement of Purpose (SOP), change the school name, update a few faculty names, and submit it everywhere. But every program provides: prompts, priorities, and questions, that reveal what they actually want to learn about you.
Before writing, ask:
What is this prompt really asking?
What qualities is this program trying to assess?
Are they looking for a personal story, academic preparation, research interests, career goals, or all of the above?
Does my essay answer the question directly?
In fact, this is often what distinguishes a Personal Statement from a Statement of Purpose. Sometimes a school asks for one, but the prompt clearly points to the other. The prompt, not just the title, should guide your writing.
Read the instructions. Read the prompt. Then read them again.
Because a well-written essay that answers the wrong question is still the wrong essay.
69 scholars. 9,198 applicants. One remarkable milestone. 🎓
The Michael Taiwo Scholarships has announced its largest-ever cohort, welcoming 69 exceptional graduates from 6 nationalities.
Behind that number are stories of persistence, rejection, hope, and finally, opportunity.
From 7 scholars in 2019 to 69 in 2026, this is more than growth. It is a growing community committed to making graduate school more accessible to talented people, regardless of their financial circumstances.
Want to meet the 2026 scholars and read the stories behind this milestone?
Read the full story on our website: https://t.co/3psMPAQ2pI
For seven years, the Michael Taiwo Scholarships has been helping brilliant graduates take the next step toward graduate school.
What started in 2019 with just seven scholars has grown into a community of hundreds, with scholars going on to pursue graduate degrees at some of the world’s leading universities.
Along the way, we have helped cover standardized tests, graduate school application fees, transcript evaluations, and provided mentorship, removing some of the financial and informational barriers that can stand between a talented graduate and a global opportunity.
Now, seven years on, the journey continues.
With 69 new MT Scholars from six nationalities, we are ready to do what we have always done: give brilliant people the support they need to take their shot at graduate school and hopefully do even more.
But we cannot do it alone.
This is where you come in.
What if 1% of your income could help fund the next GRE, IELTS, application fee, or transcript evaluation for a scholar?
For you, it may be a small percentage.
For a scholar, it could be the difference between “I wish I could apply” and “I got in.”
Be part of the journey. Give 1%.
Donate via Zelle: mtscholars
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A scholarship essay is not your CV wearing perfume.
The committee already has the list of schools, roles and awards. The essay should help them understand a decision, a problem, a change in your thinking, or why this opportunity fits the work you want to do next.
Answer the actual question. Use one or two concrete examples. Remove the paragraph that could belong to any applicant on earth.
Big words do not create depth. Specific details do.
And if the prompt says 500 words, 492 clear words are better than 700 words squeezed into a smaller font.
Read the draft aloud before submitting. The sentence you cannot say naturally may be the sentence trying hardest to impress the committee.
EVEN YOUR BEST IDOLOS GO THROUGH TOUGH TIMES AT SOME POINT‼️
Life has a way of testing us, pushing us to the brink when we least expect it.
It’s during these moments that our true character is forged and not in the easy times
I want to take a moment to highlight someone who I’ve watched closely embodies resilience and determination and is someone you should learn from his story
@Lucid_AMG
He’s one of the most hardworking and relentless individuals I’ve had the privilege to know. This guy has faced his share of challenges, but what makes him stand out is his refusal to back down, like Bruhh literally never quits.
Instead of letting setbacks define him, he used them as fuel to rise stronger, smarter, and more determined.
That’s how you know an intelligent person👍🏽
Back then when we both lost a chunk of our funding about $200k on my end, we would call ourselves often, not wailing, but looking for a way out. At one point we even planned going for confession to prolly free ourselves from the shackles of sin😂😂
His journey assures me everyday that tough times don’t last, but tough people do‼️
No matter what you’re going through, know that there’s light at the end of the tunnel. Use every setback as an opportunity to learn, grow, and ultimately come back even stronger.
He’s literally what I can boldly call a $25k challenge account and a dream
2025 is by the corner
Let’s keep pushing forward, no matter the odds, having in mind that we’re only preparing for when the right opportunity meets us
Rooting for you💜
Repost this tweet, someone will thank you he came across it cuz of you💯
The thing about Wealth is that
It is very much Manifestable.📌
All you need first is a burning Desire to be wealthy, and you’d begin to see yourself manifesting wealth when you put in the work required
Nothing more nothing less‼️
Nobody who’s wealthy today didn’t think about being wealthy at some point in their lives.
They dreamt it
They worked for it
They slept on it
And it Manifested from their efforts💯
Good morning my 20 trader best friends💜
It’s happening by 3 pm tomorrow!!
Purity walk!!!
We will be meeting people on the streets to talk to people about the message of purity, and sharing our flyers and stickers.