Hi all,
I'm a senior in undergrad, and my background is in Math and Financial Engineering (a Management major)
I'm pursuing a graduate in CS/Software Engineering. However, my experience in CS is lacking. I've taking 2-3 courses in my university, and have done no research, though I've done a few projects on my own.
I don't intend to do research in graduate school and I'm using it to have a formal education in CS to get a job.
I've taken a number of courses on Coursera in computer science and done a lot of programming on my own.
My question is where should I focus my SOP? ie: How I got interested in CS?
How should I address the fact that I am not interested in research, if at all? (I'm applying to schools where a thesis is not required)
And is explaining my interest in programming inappropriate since I've read that CS masters are more theory than practical?
I know I've asked a lot of questions, so thank you for any advice you can provide.