ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
My decision to pursue graduate study in the
Communications is an industry that has changed our lives. In a very short
period it has changed the way we have looked at things since centuries. It is
one industry that is going to shape our future for centuries to come. Hence my
desire to do masters in electrical engineering with
communications as my major.
My interest in electronics blossomed during my high school years. It was
the time when technology had begun to make an impact on the lives of people in
For the past four months I have been working as a project trainee at the
Indian Institute for Advanced Electronics. I am working on the design and
development of a "PC Controlled Digital Serial Data Generator". This short stint
has given me invaluable practical experience. It has given me the confidence to
pursue a masters degree and also kindled a desire to do
research.
During the course of my work at IIAE, I have come across several
scientists. Most of them work in different areas of communications. Interactions
with them have made me realize the vastness and the scope of communications. My
discussions with them convinced me that specializing in communications will suit
me very well.
The subject of research which interests me very much is spread spectrum
communication systems. Coding theory and combinations is another research
subject which arouses my curiosity. The subject Communication Theory which I am
studying at present introduces these topics in theory. I am eager to find out
more about the applications of coding theory to spread spectrum communication
systems.
In addition I have
been a student member of the IEEE (
It is a strong belief in my family that the American education system has
the best to offer in the whole world. This belief arises out of the experience
that my parents had when they did their Masters of Science in the
REVIEW FOR ESSAY 1:
1st Paragraph:
While it's accepted wisdom that you have to suck up
to the university, doing that in the very first paragraph isn't always seemly.
This is something that all applicants should be careful about.
Something else
that's essential in these personal essays is to sound natural. In this
paragraph, 'underscores' and 'par excellent' don't come across too well. This
kind of awkward phrasing is best avoided.
The stunted delivery is perpetuated in this
paragraph.
Also, the idea behind the first three sentences could have been
expressed in just one. Certainly could do with tightening.
'Have been doing communications, hence want to
continue doing communications' seems like a facile point to make.
And notice
how the 2nd and 3rd paragraphs end on pretty much the same note.
The essay is considerably strengthened by his
being able to convincingly convey his strong grounding in electronics.
The
4th and 5th paragraphs mesh in ideas and content, but the essay loses continuity
because the project has been spread over two paragraphs.
A project is
generally a golden opportunity to convey personal growth, an issue whose
importance cannot be understated. An applicant could do well to focus on how she
grew as a result of her experiences. A project is perfect in this sense because
it can be used to convey both personal and technical growth.
It would have been so much better if the
applicant had put across what it was about 'spread spectrum communication' etc
interests him. Remember that it's always prudent to bring out something about
your intended major that strikes you personally.
The essay now switches track to biography
mode. If this had been placed before the 6th paragraph, the applicant could have
possibly quoted something from the magazine that inspired him to take up
communications as his major
The parents part
comes a bit too late in the essay to carry any relevance.
By now, you should
be building up to a conclusion and this particular essay is let down by bringing
in family history this late.
Once again, in this paragraph you want to round
off all the points you've been trying to make so far. Essentially you want to
make them want you.
By using a phrase like 'conducive to supplement my
aspirations' in the essay, the applicant goes to show that we're still in the
awkward zone.
This essay's brevity is it's saving
grace
Thankfully, it also gets apparent that the applicant has a strong case
to make
But the essay fails the 'page preview' test. We generally advise
applicants to look at their essay by reducing the size of the text to 50% of
normal. Even after you've done this you try and decide what each paragraph
stands for and then see if the paragraphs link.
As a follow-up to what we've
said above, this essay barely has a coherent flow. You'd be able to recognize
the interests-biography-project-project-interests-biography-conclusion pattern
the essay follows. So while it has a lot of interesting elements, they don't add
up in a holistic manner.
So we'd say that this essay would be an excellent
early draft. With a little more thought and effort, it could have morphed into
an extremely effective piece of writing. The moral is that initial drafts need
strong follow-up action on your part.
A simple bridge truss was the first structure I ever analyzed. The simple
combination of beams that could hold cars, trains, and trucks over a long spans of water fascinated me. Having the tools to
analyze the loads on the truss further increased my interest in structures. I
encountered the bridge in a textbook for my first engineering
class.
Knowing that the professor, Mr. John Doe, was a tough teacher, I asked him
for the textbook so I could study and get ready for the class over the summer.
Just arrived from
At UC my classes were even more advanced. In my analysis and design classes,
I especially enjoyed studying steel design because we not only learned the use
of the load resistance factor design but also applied that knowledge — I
designed a four-story building. The professor was a practicing engineer, and he
always related the subject to real life steel structures he had engineered, for
example, the SB Medical Center, an all steel building with a base isolated
campus. This is the kind of project on which I would like to work, designing the
structure and considering how the building will respond to ground motion. After
two quarters of structural analysis, I had come as close as possible to
analyzing real world structures. Looking back I realize, I had learned great
tools for structural analysis, but my "tool box" was still inadequate. I lacked
a very important tool: finite element analysis. According to my professor,
finite element analysis has revolutionized structural analysis.
Although I liked my classes, my internship experiences really confirmed my
interest in structural engineering. While working at Caltrans as a student volunteer, I reviewed computer grading
output for streets under construction. The computer suggested numbers for the
road grading, and I had to plot the numbers and make sure there were no abrupt
grade changes so the water can drain off easily to the sides of the road. It was
exciting to know that I was the last checkpoint before the whole project went
for approval. It was enjoyable working on something real —
At UC I volunteered through the Student Research Program to work in the
geotechnical library. I worked directly with a doctoral student and helped him
to develop a geotechnical data base for the local area. I interpreted the data
Caltrans had collected and recorded it in a form
accessible to the computer and easy to read. It took hours to finish the job,
but I enjoyed the precision involved so I did not mind putting in the time. My
supervisor like my work so much, he hired me to continue the project during the
summer. Working on this project also showed me the importance of soils in
determining buildings’ responses to earthquakes and awakened my interest in the
response of skyscrapers to seismic stress and movement.
At First Choice U, I plan to enroll in the structural engineering and geomechanics program. In this program I hope to draw on my
structural analysis and geotechnical research background as a foundation for
studying more advanced concepts. I am particularly interested in researching the
ties between the structural engineering, geomechanics,
and applied mechanics. I believe research is necessary to acquire data and
formulate theories, but it is just as important to know how to apply those
theories and use that data in the real world. I hope to be involved in some
structurally related research at
After completing my degree in engineering and working on engineering
projects, I know I want to design structures. That is what has fascinated me
since I took Mr. Doe’s class. I also know, however, that designing structures of
a complexity that appeals to me requires "more tools in my toolbox." Those I can
acquire only by continuing my education. To be competent and competitive I will
need a masters degree. After completing my degree, I
would like to work for an American engineering consulting firm and engineer
complex structures and tall buildings, perhaps focusing on the problems
surrounding designing for earthquakes. My long-term goals
is to return to
Structural engineering will allow me to pursue a career where I can be
creatively involved in problem-solving and design functional structures, like
the simple truss bridge that initially captivated me in Mr. Doe’s class. My
classes, work at Caltrans, and internship in
geotechnical engineering have increased my knowledge of and interest in
structural engineering since I first looked at the textbook shortly after my
arrival in the U.S. A masters degree will give me the
up-to-date tools and knowledge to be competitive and competent
For the past
three years, my undergraduate education has exposed me to the various sub-fields
of Computer Science (CS). However, our syllabus has focussed mainly on "traditional" CS topics, such as
Operating systems and single-CPU systems. We have had barely a glimpse of the
newer technologies that are likely to change the way computing is done in
not-so-distant future. The desire to examine such subjects in greater detail is
what has prompted me to opt for graduate study.
Most of my interests are in the fields related to information systems and
sharing of computing power and resources. I am interested in Database management
systems. We have had a course on this topic in our undergraduate program and I
would like to explore it greater detail. Another subject that I would like to
study further is that of Distributed Operating systems, a topic which we studied
briefly under the course on Operating systems. Networking is the third field I
consider interesting enough to study in greater depth. We have not yet had a
course on this subject but I have a fair amount of knowledge through independent
reading.
I have tried, throughout my undergraduate career, not to restrict my
activities to those imposed by the syllabus. I have been a member of the organising team of my college’s annual intercollegiate
technical festival. I have participated in an Internet Workshop conducted by
Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, whose aim was to explain the underlying
concepts used in the Net such as routing, domain naming, protocols & also to
give an overview of Internet related languages such as HTML, VRML, JavaScript
and Java. I have also attended a seminar on E-commerce organised by Verifone India Ltd,
an Indian subsidiary of Hewlett-Packard. These seminars have given me " extra" information which was not possible through the
undergraduate program.
In addition, I have participated in Software Developing Competition where I
had developed ‘Graphical Sorting Tutor’ in C along with my co-developers. This
project sought to demonstrate and explain the various sorting techniques
graphically. I am also developing an Intranet e-mail Client and Server in Java
as my final year project. This will be developed using SMTP & POP3 protocols
with minimal MIME conformance. These projects have exposed me to the industry
standards in software development along with the invaluable experience I gained
from them.
The fact that more than five of the faculty of your department are working on
subjects that I would like to pursue further, especially information systems,
parallel computing, and distributed systems, and that your department is
nationally ranked has in large part determined my decision to apply to your
university. I also believe that I possess the capacity for hard work & the
motivation required to perform well in an undergraduate program as competitive
as yours. Since my economic resources permit me to partially fund myself for the
duration of graduate course, I request you to consider me for any form of
financial aid such as teaching and research assistantships.
In conclusion, it is my belief that a higher degree in CS from an esteemed
university like yours will prepare me for the challenges of the rapidly evolving
computer industry.
‘For
Knowledge Itself Is Power’. This is one of my
favorite precepts and at this point in my life when I am about to complete my
graduation and my future spreads in front of me like a dream, this adage has
never influenced my life more than this before.
Knowledge and proper training are essential to succeed in today's highly
competitive world. The best place where I can achieve this is in the
During my undergraduate studies, I acquired a comprehensive knowledge of
computer hardware in all its complexity. I also learnt of diverse software and
their applications. The highly dedicated teaching staff of my college taught me
the various concepts involved in the field of computer engineering. Some of the
subjects I studied were computer graphics, computer methodology and algorithms,
logic circuits, principles of communication engineering, C programming, object
oriented programming as well as programming using different tools.
I take a keen interest in Networking and Database Management Systems. As a
part of my final year curriculum, I am working on a project with one of the
There is truly no end to learning, as this has become a world where a
constant addition to abilities is the key to growth in a dynamic world. I am
fortunate to belong to a family that places a high value of education. I have
been given all the encouragement and facility to develop my talents and
interests. I have completed several courses in public speaking and leadership
training. Sports, music and reading also fill my life. I was also one of the
organizer's for the Open Software competition in TECHNOMANIA '98, which is an
inter-college festival annually, organized annually by my college. I am also an
active participant in various events held in other institutes.
I seek to fulfill my goals in an environment that encourages creativity and
motivation. I feel confident that the staff and facilities in your institute
will provide me with such an environment. I am well aware of the demands of
studying in the more competitive American environment. I am certain that I am
mentally and physically competent to succeed at your school. I am basically a
hard working and a sincere person. My enthusiasm and urge to excel will help me
to make the best use of every learning opportunity.
In conclusion I would like to say that the knowledge gained from 4 years of
engineering has provided me with a solid foundation. This will certainly help me
in my desire to specialize in my chosen field. My country
Professional
education has its own merits, particularly in the field of Information
Technology. My primary education from an Anglo-Indian school and a Computer
Engineering Bachelor’s degree from the
Skills I have mastered
The
Projects I have handled
Computer networks and the Internet have for long been my fascination, which
is rendered in my Final Year Project. The project was successfully completed in
a group of three at Microgiga Infotech Pvt. Ltd., a Web development major. Exposure to
various aspects of Internet security was a great learning experience. The
details of the project are included in the addendum. My other projects included
‘File Fragmentation / Concatenation’ in Pascal/C, ‘Birthday Forecaster’ in
Visual Basic 5.0, ‘Slide Viewer’ in Java, ‘Purchase Management System’ in
FoxPro. Consequently, I have learnt one thing; deadlines must be met.
My Co-curricular activities
In principle I have always maintained a balance between my academics and
co-curricular activities.
In addition to my undergraduate work, I have written technical articles that
dealt with the Internet and its Security aspect. My third year project, ‘File
Fragmentation / Concatenation’ won the SECOND prize at a national level,
competing among forty final year projects. I have also been a finalist in
several software project exhibitions at various technical meets.
My work experience
I am currently employed at ‘Systime Computers
Systems (
i.
‘Human Resource Management - Automation’ project for Philips
(
ii.
‘Inter-Department Communication’ involving ASP, IIS.
Several overseas projects are expected to be handled by our team in the
coming weeks. As part of a highly skilled team, I have learnt camaraderie and
team spirit; essential qualities for a team member. The will to learn from my
mistakes and taking criticism in the right spirit are values that I have
absorbed during my stay in the industry. My experience of one year and the
skills I have acquired will be mutually beneficial to your university and me.
My future goals
On completion of my Masters course, I plan to get work experience for six
months to a year in
I am
recently in the final year of the undergraduate program in Computer Engineering
from Sardar Patel College of Engineering Bombay
(
class and in my S.S.C (Secondary School Certificate
Examination ) ,my rank was 5th of the 250 students in my School With
an aggregate score of 87.85% and 97%in Maths and
Science. I completed my 11th And H.S.C.(Higher Secondary Certificate Examination ) in
On Academic Merits I Secured Admission in Bharti
Vidyapeeth College of Engineering (B.V.CoE) (
in the
The Undergraduate Course has been truly Formative in terms of my Career Objectives , the outlook and training required to pursue them
. I had the Opportunity to learn many subjects like Computer Graphics , Data
Structures , Microprocessor(8085/86/386) , Operating Systems ( Unix , Dos and
Windows95 ) , Computer Organization , Compiler Construction etc . Apart From the
extremely necessary theoretical concepts of Computer Science
, I truly believe in the Implementation of these Concepts for better
learning and understanding . So I have mastered a few tools like C Language,
C++(MFC (Microsoft Foundation Classes)(Visual C++5.0) and Java(JDK1.1) by which
I was able to implement many concepts .
During the Undergraduate program I successfully completed several software
projects amongst
Which the major were a Graphics Package Under Windows very much
similar to Microsoft PaintBrush using all the fundamental concepts and algorithms
of Computer Graphics and Object
Oriented Programming . I had represented my college in the all-India contest
called
TECHFEST-98(sponsored by AMD) .It is an open software contest
conducted every year at IIT Bombay .
In my final year project, which is nearly under completion, I am developing a
Proxy Server
(Under Windows95) giving internet access(proxy) to all the
clients(browsers) in the intranet of an organization. As a part of this project
, I learned a lot of fundamental things about TCP/IP protocol ,HTTP,FTP,SMTP,Gopher,NNTP And the basics of Winsock . I have
Independently developed algorithms
in the server which Constantly monitors the web pages demanded by the different clients , stores the
information in a Database and uses this information To access the sought web
pages quickly thus making the server more efficient .
Networking is the prime area of my interest . I am
substantially familiar with the related concepts as well as the techniques through
my Undergraduate course material and more importantly projects . During the
graduate program I propose to garner more in-depth ,
and expansive , Knowledge of advanced technological developments in computer
science with a special concentration on Computer Networks . The
Projects gave me a lot of confidence and I am sure that I will be able to excel
in this field and make a significant contribution to this branch .
Another area of my interest is Distributed Computing
. I am Currently using the technologies For Distributed Programming in
the form of DCOM (Distributed Component Object Model )
and CORBA(Common Object Request
Broker Architecture) . I am very much interested in learning such
architectures . I feel that the next decade will be the decade of Distributed
Computing . I strongly believe in ‘Innovation’ in the
above fields of study as both of them are very extensive and creative . I understand that Innovation can be brought
through the creation and implementation of new algorithms which is
possible only through intensive research . I understand that a considerable
amount of research is going on in these areas in your institution . That is why
I am highly interested in further studies so that I can join the group of
researchers in these fields who are busy creating new ideas and innovations . I believe that the professional guidance and
updated scientific training at your institution will help me greatly in
achieving my career goals .
Eagerly looking forward to an opportunity to learn at your reputed institution .
They say
that the biggest prerequisite for brilliance is the inclination to learn. The
above truism should certainly meet no qualms as it has formed the basis for
man’s incessant progress over the ages. Nothing exemplifies this progress more
aptly than the meteoric rise of computer engineering as a major field of
research.
I Perumal Venkatesh have
recently finished my undergraduate program in Computer Engineering from Bharati Vidyapeeth College of
Engineering,
My love for Computers began when I was in tenth. It was the time when people
in my country did not give much importance to this new fascinating field, which
changed the course of human life. This was the time when I decided that
computers will be my career, and over the years this field blended beautifully
with my adventurous and curious nature. I have heard many people say that within
everyone there is talent and zeal towards a particular field and when the right
door is opens, a world of intelligence automatically
unfolds itself in front of you. Something like this happened with me, Computer
slowly became the right tool to express my ideas and make into a reality. I
slowly and gradually moved towards the field of my life and did my undergraduate
studies from one of the highly reputed engineering
In my third year, I did my first project in Visual Basic (Not taught in
College), a File manger in par with Windows FileManger. I was selected to present my software in an
IEEE competition held by Thadomal College of
Engineering. This break turned to be the turning point in my career. I went on
to do my second project for IIT (Indian Institute of Technology)
After attending various competitions, I and many of my friends felt a need
for a technical festival of our own and thus I became one of the creators of our
college technical festival called Technomania (Crazy
for technical innovations). Since I had actively participated in many
competitions the student body unanimously selected me to organize the Open
Software Competition, a very prestigious event. The Event was an instant
success. So successful was the event that the next time when we organized the
event Verifone (Sister Concern of Hewlett Packard) and
Pentafour (A leading software company) decided to
become the sponsors for the event. I was again selected to head the Open
Software Event seeing my past performance.
Much was expected from me in my final year project and hence the Head of
department as the project guide spearheaded my group. The project was a
multi-featured Intranet E-mail Client Server suite. (Implementing SMTP &
POP3 protocols, and Mime functionality). The project
was made in Java and used Windows NT as the operating system. The project gave
me an in-depth knowledge of Networking features and
ability to apply object oriented design in my project. The project is going to
be implemented in the college on the recommendation of a Senior Software
Engineer, who was the external examiner for my project.
Networking, Distributed Computing and Artificial Intelligence are the prime
areas of my interest. I am substantially familiar with the related concepts as
well as the techniques through my Undergraduate course material and more
importantly projects, I have been involved in. During the graduate program I
propose to garner more in-depth, and expansive, Knowledge of advanced
Technological developments in computer science with a special concentration on
these three fields. I feel that the next decade will be the decade of
Distributed Computing with artificial intelligence as a major part. My projects
have given me a lot of confidence and I am sure that I will be able to excel in
this field and make a significant contribution to this branch.
I strongly believe in ‘Innovation’ in the above fields of studies, as the
three of them are very extensive and creative. I understand that Innovation can
be brought through the creation and implementation of new algorithm, which is
possible only through intensive research. I understand that a considerable
amount of research is going on in these areas in your institution. That is why I
am highly interested in further studies so that I can join the group of
researchers in these fields who are busy creating new ideas and innovations. I
believe that the professional guidance and updated scientific training at your
institution will help me greatly in achieving my career goals.
Eagerly looking forward to an opportunity to learn at your
reputed institution.
At a time
when Industrial giants are being hammered by Infotech
scrips at the bourses worldwide, I chose Industrial
Engineering for one simple reason - This is what I have always wanted to do.
Born in a family related to Manufacturing companies, I was exposed from an
early age to the intricacies of trade. Although I can join any hardcore
mechanical company immediately after graduation I believe I would not be doing
justice to my education if I were to take the easier way out. My father always
advised me to be independent. This was emphasized by my mother who encouraged me
to set high standards for myself and work towards achieving them.
I opted for Automobile Engineering since its flexible course allowed me to
combine the core subjects of Mechanical Engineering along with the design,
dynamics, construction and manufacturing processes of
an automobile.
Mainly, my interests are in the fields related to Computer Integrated Design
and Manufacturing. The use of computers in the manufacturing industry in
My second area of interest lies in putting advances in manufacturing like
robotics, mechatronics, solid modeling and CAD/CAM and
new processing methods to use in solving real life problems.
Although not required by my program, I undertook two months in-plant training
on the shop floor of Isha Engineering Private Limited
in a serious effort to gain cutting-edge, real world experience.
I worked as a trainee in the Pre-production section, in particular the
Machine Shop and Assembly Department. I was assigned a job of Process and Production Planning & Control of
automobile ball bearings. This has given me a proper insight into the
responsibilities of a mechanical engineer on the shop floor.
As part of my final year project, I have designed a prototype of a steering
mechanism which can be used easily on new vehicles without compromising on its
aesthetic appeal and comfort value. Special attention was given to the selection
of the material. Maximum use of off the shelf components was made to control the
manufacturing costs.
I am confident that the knowledge and skills I have acquired will keep me in
good stead in the years to come. But to be the best in your profession you have
to be up to date with the latest technologies. Most of the technical papers
today come from the
The fact that more than three of the faculty of your department are working
on subjects that I would like to pursue further and your specialized research
Centers for industrial engineering has in large part determined my decision to
apply to your university. I feel that your department has a lot to offer me and
at the same time, I am confident that I would be able to make a positive
contribution to ongoing research work there.
I am aware that life abroad will be tough and knowledge will have to be hard
earned. But as an ancient African saying goes-"Smooth
oceans do not make skillful sailors." My objectives are clear. I want to be an
engineer who does more than simply justify the trust placed in him. A workman is
only as sharp as his tools and my inherent qualities of concentration and
perseverance along with a degree from your esteemed institution are the best
tools to shape my future.
My decision
to take up Computer Engineering was a logical culmination to my fascination for
Computers which started as mere curiosity but soon developed into an obsession.
This spurred me towards a good performance at the Higher Secondary Certificate
Exams on the basis of which I gained admission to the prestigious Bachelor's
Program in Computer Engineering at V.J.T.I.- the
premier Engineering institute of the
The curriculum at V.J.T.I. has exposed me to the entire gamut of Computer and
Electronic courses thus laying a strong foundation for both my Hardware and
Software fundamentals.This coupled with a strong
background in Mathematics has developed in me the ability to think independently
and apply myself to the problem on hand . Now I am
well-versed in programming languages like C and C++ and environments like Unix, Windows and Macintosh.
As a good Undergraduate student is not bound by the limits of the curriculum
I have always endeavored to involve myself in extra curricular projects.To get a first hand experience of working in a
research oriented environment I spent my summer vacation at the Indian Institute
Of Technology (I.I.T.)- Bombay. Here I designed a Multimedia Tutor Package on
the differences between the IBM-PC and the Macintosh. I found this a highly
stimulating experience which further strengthened my desire for graduate studies
leading to a Doctorate. To balance the theoretical knowledge I gained in the
course of my undergraduate studies with the practical requirements of the
industry I worked as a Trainee in the Application Department of Embee Software. This gave me further insight into the exact
requirements of the industry from the research faculty.
My main areas of interest are Image Processing, Graphics and Multimedia. My
B.E. Project deals with the 3-D Reconstruction of the Human Face from 2-D images
followed by Key Frame animation to transform the face from one emotion to
another. In addition to this I shall also attempt to develop an optimal
compression algorithm for digital transmission of the image. I am also
interested in Networks and Operating Systems. I believe that the broad overview
gained during undergraduate studies can be consummated only by the in-depth
study that a Graduate degree will entail. My field of interest being highly
application and user oriented offers tremendous scope
for development. Graduate study would give me front-line exposure to the
technological advances made in this field and allow me to contribute to its
immense development.
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