There are so many issues people face while writing their SOP - that is - their statement of purpose. SOP could make or break your application. Many times, as has been said countless times before, a weak point in your application could be made up for in your statement of purpose by giving appropriate explanations. But i know of many people who get stuck at the very first paragraph of the SOP. How to start one’s SOP? Often times it has been seen that people just blindly copy something off of SOPs they find on line. Just for the sake of sounding really out of the ordinary, people end up sounding just like anyone else - or just like how …

Purdue University is one of the top public schools in the United States. 11 of its doctoral programs are in the top 10 across the US. In engineering, Purdue’s aerospace/aeronautical/astronautical program was ranked fifth and the civil and mechanical engineering programs were ranked seventh. Computer Engineering, Electrical/Electronics were both ranked tenth. Purdue’s Krannert School of Management had two programs ranked in the top 10. Productions/operations was ranked third and supply chain/logistics was ranked eighth. In September 2008, Purdue was ranked as the top choice of recruiters from the aerospace and defense industries in a study by Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine. In Computer Science, Purdue has a ranking of 9th in the country and has great programs in Systems …

The University of California at Irvine is one of the fastest growing UC campuses. It has some of the most renowned names in Computer Science on its faculty list. The machine learning group at the university has some of the most renowned names on its list. People like Pierre Baldi have been instrumental in UC Irvine’s rise as a top notch CS department. But now, another big wig in the world of computer science joins UC Irvine as faculty. Mike Carey, a National Academy of Engineering member, is acknowledged as one of the 50 most influential computer scientists in the world by a UCLA-maintained Web site that tracks research citations. He is a fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery …

Northeastern University has a pretty popular program in Telecommunication Systems Management. We thought it would be helpful to aspirants to know more about what this program entails. We spoke to Sameer Marathe who is currently a Masters student at Northeastern specializing in Telecom Systems Management. Sameer took time out to talk to us in detail about the specifics of the admission requirements, work experience requirements, funding scenarios and a lot more. Here is more on Sameer and what he had to say:
1) Personal Information
Name: Sameer Marathe
University you are studying or studied: Northeastern University, Boston
Currently pursuing: Masters
Department/Program you are enrolled in: Telecommunication Systems Management (TSM)
Specialization, if any: Business
Undergraduate College: PVG’s College of Engineering & Technology, Pune
Undergraduate University: University of Pune
2) …

Georgia Institute of Technology (GEORGIA TECH)’s Industrial Engineering program is one of the best in the U.S. kaalEDGE.com had a chance to talk to Nishad Dravid, who is currently enrolled in this program. Nishad gives a great overview of the program, funding situation and job opportunities.
1. What is your current specialization in the Industrial Engineering Program?
Nishad: Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management
2. Why did you choose GEORGIA TECH?
Nishad: Actually it was the only admission I got. The reason for this is that I was really choosy in selecting my university. I was applying in Fall 2007 season, and if you go back a few pages on the history of the stock markets, it was a golden …

University of Florida Gainesville (UFL) has a popular Mechanical Engineering (ME) Program in the United States. We had the chance to talk to Ms. Bhavana Rajput, a Mechanical Engineering graduate student in UFL. Bhavana shares her thoughts with kaalEDGE.com about the Mechanical Engineering program, the composition of student population and research interest along with her insights about the application process at UFL.
1. Where did you do your undergraduate degree in India?
Bhavna: I did my undergraduate degree in Government College of Engineering, Pune which is affiliated to Pune University
2. What is your research area of interest?
Bhavna: My areas of research interest are Propulsion and Alternate Energy.
3. Can you give us some pointers to the general …

Hi Guys. I wanted to draw your attention to a lot of discussion that has been going on at the kaaledge forums. Pretty often people dont end up on the forums - but in general trying to discuss stuff with others in the same boat as you is a pretty good way of moving forward. Of course, we guys at kaaledge.com are always there to help out with our insight and knowledge, but meeting other people who are interested in graduate education as you and have same questions as you - can be a big help. So here are a few sample posts from our forums:

Here is a readme for the kaaledge univ selector feature:
http://www.kaaledge.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=248

Here is a comprehensive list …

Amandeep Khurana, from Thapar Institute of Technology, is part of the fresh crop of grad students to join the Department of Computer Science at University of California, Santa Cruz. In this short but sweet interview - Amandeep gives us a glimpse on how he is adjusting to life away from home, and trying to adjust in with the new settings. Many times when you are unfamiliar with the new environment, the grad student community which is living there already - often pitches in with a great deal of support. Here is Amandeep talking about his initial few days as a grad student in the US:
1. Which program did you get into here in the US and when did you …

Management of Information Systems is a course which is pretty popular among a lot of foreign students in the US. We had the chance to meet an MIS graduate from CMU’s MISM program - Sudeep Agarwal. Sudeep works for Oracle now and has taken the time to talk with kaalEDGE.com and shares his experiences from the CMU program in MIS and his insights from the application process.
1. Can you tell us about your background in India - undergrad education, etc.?
Before MIS, I worked with Oracle India for 3 years. I did my undergrad in Chemical Engg from BITS Pilani.
2. Which program did you pursue and at which university in the US?

I got my masters in Information Systems Management …