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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 Engincering, 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.
Thave 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.]
Llook 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
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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. | would rewrite this paragraph altogether.]
Ivan Ivanov
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