Sample Statement of Purpose for Biomedical Engineering
Statement by Indian Student (01/2003)
The Biomedical Engineering Student
Draft version. Some of my
comments are left in italic.
I am interested in Biomedical Engineering as a field to pursue my
career in. I find its unique mix of Engineering, Medicine
and Life Sciences very exciting. It is a fast growing area with
tremendous potential for research and also an increasing number of
applications in today's world of medicine and technology. I am
paricularly interested in the application of microsystems technology
and the latest microelectronics technology in developing implanted
biomedical devices and other medical products. My research interests
lie primarily in the areas of Smart Sensors and Integrated
Microsystems. My parallel areas of interest are the design and
fabrication of Biomaterials and determining the mechanical,
transport and biocompatability properties of implantable artificial
materials and the applications of Biomedical Instrumentation. To
help you understand my current professional goals and research
interests better, I would like to first explain my educational
experience up to this point.
I have recently graduated from the Electrical and Computer
Engineering department at XX University where I completed a
non-thesis Masters program in Computer Engineering. My decision to
pursue graduate studies in Computer Engineering was the natural
culmination of my undergraduate coursework in Electrical and
Electronics Engineering where I majored in Computer Organization and
Microcomputer Systems. Also, I wanted to broaden my horizons and
gain relevant exposure in the field of Computer Hardware.
During the one and a half years of my graduate studies I gained a
deep understanding of various fields in Computer Engineering mainly
microarchitecture, VLSI System Design ,Analog Electronics and the
fundamentals of computer networking and communication. As part of my
graduate coursework, I received a number of opportunities to work
closely with semiconductor technology through various design,
implementation and research projects. Working on key projects like
the design of a 4-bit slice microprocessor, 6-bit FLASH
Analog-to-Digtal Converters and a number of simulations and
experiments to design and determine the performance of computers at
the microarchitecture level, I got the opportunities to use
state-of-the-art hardware design and simulation tools like the
Cadence , Synopsys, Hspice and Verilog.
It was during this phase that I developed an interest in exploring
the areas of application of semiconductor and microsystems
technology in non traditional fields like the Medicine and life
sciences. My studies revealed to me both a high research potential
and a significant growth in the application of microelectronics and
microsystems in the field of Biomedical Engineering. What I
discovered significantly improved my understanding of the subject
and further enhanced my fascination for it.
[Have you worked on any particular research projects? If yes,
definitely elaborate on this. Are you interested in any particular
faculty at W.University? If yes, definitely mention it.]
I look forward to a career in committed research where I can not
only use my academic background to achieve my research goals but
also make original scientific contributions to my field of interest
and to mankind in general. I believe that graduate studies would
provide me with the opportunities to attend advanced courses and be
the stepping stone to my career in research. Graduate study at Wayne
State University holds this promise for me. The quality of the
faculty, flexibility of the graduate program, the diverse areas of
ongoing research, the carefully designed depth and breadth of
courses, cultural diversity in the graduate school, seem to me as
the right ambience to nurture my research interests and work towards
my goal. It would be a matter of great pride for me to be a part of
this rich interdisciplinary interface [This is all very general
ideas and your statement needs to be personal, about you. Plus next
paragraph gives praise to the university and one paragraph is
plenty, so I would suggest eliminating this paragraph altogether or
partially adding it to the last one]
My strengths are a strong academic background, sense of teamwork,
integrity and ability to put in sustained quality effort
consistently . It is my desire to have a mutually beneficial
association with your University and to contribute my best to the
field of Biomedical Engineering .I am aware that X University has
high standards for admitting students to its graduate programs. I
believe that my academic credentials together with my research
interests and potential would help me gain admission to the esteemed
Department of Biomedical Engineering at X Universuty. I hope that on
reviewing my application package, the University would be convinced
of the same. [You might want to change your last paragraph,
especially last two sentences. It needs to be more powerful, not
hopefull. See examples on my website. I would rewrite this paragraph
altogether.]
Ivan Ivanov
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