SOP for Ag Econ different than Econ??

[HopefulEcon]

I was wondering how different is the statement of purpose for Ag Econ than regular Econ. I am applying for both programs, and not quite sure how to differentiate the statement of purpose for the two programs.

I tried to look it up on previous posts, but couldn't find one. What should I be focusing on more for my Ag Econ essay?

[Gecko]

my opinion only - take the econ statement of purpose, cut out any parts that say you wanna work on pure theory (or anything that suggests such) and switch it to something more applied

[AREStudentHopeful]

Yeah, I applied to both econ and ag econ departments and there's not really a huge difference between the two. The only real difference is when you get to the part about the "research matches" between you and the department obviously.