SOP evaluation for M.Eng in electrical&computer engg-urgent

[niroshini]

I wish to pursue my graduate studies at your esteemed university, as I believe that a Masters in Electrical&Computer Engineering will help me realize my goal, which is to develop myself as a full-fledged electrical engineer and to specialize myself in job market, inorder to have an accelerating career in related industries.

Any tryst with science, mathematics or any area that needed analytical thinking brought out the Engineer in me as I was not happy with just understanding a particular phenomenon but wanted to practically implement it. This interest in logical thinking led me to take up Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry as my major subjects at the Pre University Level. At the Pre-University level, we had an electronics lesson in which we had to make a flash light using LED's.A circuit involving a battery,a switch and LED was used.The components were connected through copper wire for efficient flow of current.Curved mirrors were also used for concentrating the light rays in one direction. I was extremely fascinated by this phenomenon and this motivated me to opt for electronics engineering as my major for my undergraduate studies. I passed the Pre-University by scoring an aggregate of 93.8% across all subjects with the physics and maths scores being 98.5%,97% respectively.

During the course of engineering ,I learnt many subjects such as Microprocessors,Digital Signal Procesing,Computer Netowrks.There was a project fair organised by our department when i was in first year.They exhibited various projects and the one which i liked the most is "Cellphone Operated Landrover Robot".It had used microcontroller as one of the key components.I was impressed by this and after that,i started enriching my knowledge in the field of microprocessors and microcontrollers as it is widely used in a number of household appliances.This interest in Microcontrollers led me to present a paper, "Detection of cancer cells in human using nano-robots" at Tamilnadu college of Engineering which is at Coimbatore.At the time of completion of second year,I was actively involved in organising an Industrial visit to Central Power Research Institute at Bangalore in India and i was appreciated for taking an initiative in my area of interest.

During my third year in college,there was a road accident which involved the death of my classmates due to drunken driving.We were grief-striken and this inspired me to develop a "Drowsy and drunken driving detection system" as my final year project.To make use of this system,one has to fix the circuit in the vehicle.The circuit is made up of PIC microcontroller,eye-blink sensor,alchoholic sensor,alarm unit.One sensor monitors the eye blink level and another senses the amount of alchohol from the air that is exhaled by the drivers.If the level exceeds the threshold value,the signal difference will be sent to the PIC microcontroller, which produces either 1 or 0 ,and this triggers the alarm circuit, which gives a beep sound so that the driver is alerted of his drowsiness, and the message is given to the nearest control room using GPS.While doing this project,I used to program for PIC microcontroller using C language.This induced a passion for programming.I passed my Undergraduate degree with an aggregate score of 81% across all semesters.

At the end of final year,I was recruited by Tata Consultancy Serivces,Asia's largest and India's most prestigious IT company,which visits our college annually and recruits only the top students.I was given the role of software programmer and i was glad to accept that as it was my passion .I was trained on ComputerNetworks,Software Programming languages and also personality development.During the two year period ,i worked in two different projects wherein i developed i-phone apps for one customer and also a web application for the another.I had always been a mentor to the new joinees and used to take initiatives for which i was rewarded at my work place.

Having worked for the past 2 years, I realize that my present knowledge would not suffice.And as a logical step towards taking my career to the next level, i have decided to go back to college.I have chosen Canada as its education system is excellent and ranks among the best in the world.It will be more valuable if i obtain my Masters degree in Canada as Canadian engineering degrees are recognised worldwide, and can help international students gain an extremely competitive edge when applying for jobs.The perspective I have drawn in my mind is to achieve analytic supervision over the electricals and computer and then go back to industry by a high quality back ground.It is with this in mind that I am looking forward to a long and rewarding relationship with your university. Your university is a confluence of people from varied culture, nationality, religion, race and ideology. I am sure that my exposure to these kinds of diverse influences,interaction with renowned faculty at your institution would aid in the overall development of my personality.

I know that my goals are not mere wishes and I am aware that the path I am choosing is not a smooth ride. I understand that I have to put in painstaking hard work and compete with best in the world to achieve my goals. I am thoroughly prepared for it. To sum it up, I am prepared to go an “extra mile”-both figuratively and literally-add value to my qualification to realize my goals. I am quite confident that I will match the high standards set by your program

Finally I take this opportunity to thank you for enabling me to express myself and I hope that i will be admitted into your M.Eng program at your esteemed university.

[ankurshah]

1.there isno need to explain the PU project, its immaterial

2. DOnt explain the death of friend, say it in a more respectful manner. Pls be precise. This is more like writing you resume in words.

3. TCS para is just a waste. You got places.Say that and go to explain the project you have worked with

4. Talk abt the uni man, not canada.

5. Your SOP is just too long of a read for ME prog. With jus a BE and 2 yrs exp, you should keep it below 600 words man. DO not explain your resume in word. Explain the motivation for ME. PLus being an engineering it has to be tech motivated.

6.Get some who has excellent command over english to proof read it

[selecttext]

Your admissions committee wants to know: (1) your specific research interests; (2) your academic and professional goals; (3) your specific reasons for choosing their department; and (4) why you are a great researcher and student.

The death of your friend and your subsequent solution to drunk driving is a good example of how engineering can solve human problems. However, the project sounds impressive on its own - you needn't invoke the death of your friend. I suggest that you read some sample letters before reconstructing yours. You can try this caltech site which includes a number of successful letters written by international students: http://alumnus.calte...ent/samples.htm

Good luck

Edited December 15, 2012 by david.timerman