MIS has been a popular course for which many people apply to the US from India. We were lucky to have someone who had applied to an MIS course give out their SOP to us. Here is what it looks like. The SOP has been structured in a way which brings out why the candidate would be such a good choice for the program in MIS at CMU.
“Every person is born with an innate flair, the moment your realize it you become a great person”. It was at high school, that my fascination for electronic gadgets coupled with a desire to be a skilled programmer, prompted me to choose Computer Engineering as the major for my Bachelor’s Degree.
During …

Here is a sample statement of purpose you might find useful to peruse through. It contains some very helpful pointers as to how to structure sentences in a flow - with one thing leading to another. Starting with a pertinent quote is also good.
“It is a wretched taste to be gratified with mediocrity when the excellent lies before us.” Isaac Disraeli
The tradition of excellence has always been part of my family. My grandfather pursued his Bachelors in Civil Engineering from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. My father, following in his footsteps, did his Masters in Chemical Engineering from the University of Mumbai. Both of them being the thing educated professionals have strongly emphasized the importance of education. …

The New York based, Institute of International Education has released its annual report detailing the state of international admissions at US universities. In its Open Door’s report, they say that with 94,563 students coming from India, makes us the nation with the highest amount of talent coming to US universities to pursue higher education options. Here is a quick jist from their study.

Total foreign student numbers up 7%; New enrollments up 10%

Top three sending countries post double-digit increases

India up 13%, China up 20%, South Korea up 11%

USC is top host university; California is top host state; NYC is top host city;

Business and Management (20%) is top field of study followed closely by engineering (17%)

Here are some more graphs for …

Here is a sample statement of purpose, which is short and succinct. Its to the point and does not have sentences taken out of fantasy novels. Its a SOP which reflects why the candidate is a good fit for graduate education.
During my undergraduate education, I have had the benefit of taking a variety of courses
in the computer science curriculum. Though these courses have given me a solid foundation in
several advanced topics of computer science, I often wished there was more time during the
semester to go into more depth within a subject. What drew me to the graduate program at
was the balance between breadth and depth. Students have the opportunity to have a
degree of expertise within …