Posts by vasanth6009619

vasanth6009619

Aug 10, 2012

Essays / Should I mention my health issue in my SOP? [12]

Hello, I am currently in the process of writing my Statement of purpose to apply for a Masters program in electronics in one of the top universities in the UK. I believe my grades are good enough to get me an admission in the university but my case is a little "unique".

I completed my 12th grade in 2007 and joined a local university in India for my undergraduate course. After two years, I was diagnosed with Epiliepsy and a few other health problems. I had to discontinue my course for a while and later joined another UK university for my undergraduate course on the advice of a doctor. My health has gotten better and I don't seem to be having any problems so far.

So, my question to you guys is this:
Should I mention my health issues or should I just leave it out of my SOP? And if I do leave it out, won't the university notice the 3 year gap between my 12th and undergraduate course? How would that affect my chances of getting into the university?

vasanth6009619

Aug 10, 2012

Graduate / Statement of purpose for PhD position in Humanoid Robotics [4]

"My academic and research performance has always been excellent."

This is just my opinion but I would suggest you to remove that sentence. It's always better to SHOW them how good you are not just TELL them that you are good.

"During my master studies I have submitted two research papers for publication in World Automation Congress 2012 WAC (published) and Intelligent Robotics and System 2012 IROS (accepted), further details of which are given in my CV"

I am not sure the wording sounds okay for the last part. It could be changed to "further details of which are given in my CV"

vasanth6009619

Aug 10, 2012

Graduate / Statement of purpose for PhD position in Humanoid Robotics [4]

"I am confident that my mathematical background and programming skills (C++, Matlab/Simulink, etc.) are excellent since I have used them during my studies, work and research projects."

Similar to my first comment. I suggest you modify that sentence and write a bit more to prove that you are good.

"which ultimate goal is to develop automatic forestry robots"
Again, the sentence doesn't sound right. You could change it to " the ultimate goal of which is to develop automatic forestry robots"

"As interest in research about humanoid robotics,"
This part sounds incomplete and doesn't "connect" with the rest of the sentence.

vasanth6009619

Aug 15, 2012

Graduate / Need help with SOP. Should I include my details of my academic performance [4]

Hello, I am currently in the process of writing my SOP for a Masters program in Electronics and Communication but I have a doubt.

Since I will be sending in my CV/Resume to all the universities I am applying to (I believe this is what most people do or am I wrong?), should I include details of my academic performance, such as my percentages in the different modules I have studied or details of the different projects I have worked on, since those details will already be included in my CV. Is it redundant?

Also, could somebody also tell what the average length of an SOP is?