Hi guys,
I am finishing up my SOP for all my applications.
Originally, my plan was to mention one professor at each program in my SOP.
At some schools, there were actually at least one professor whose research is very aligning with my future interests.
In that case, I obviously mentioned their names and their works.
However, at other schools, there are professors who definitely seem to be capable of advising me but not researching the very specific topic that I plan on researching.
Obviously, my research interest might change over time so I don't want to just cut out those schools that do not have professors who are researching in that very specific topic.
But as I am writing, I realized that it doesn't really make sense to mention their names if their work is not specifically aligning with my future interests that I mention in SOP.
What do you guys think?
Should I just talk about my future interests and end it there?