SOP Sample for MS in Computer Science in the UK

SOP Sample

Statement of Purpose Questionnaire

Name of the student: [STUDENT_NAME]

Course: MSc in Computer Science Country: United Kingdom Universities: [UNIVERSITY_1], [UNIVERSITY_2] Preferred Intake: September 2022 Sub-areas of interest: Artificial Intelligence

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# Reason/Motivation to Pursue the Master's Program

From my childhood, I dreamt of being in Europe. I want to truly experience all the lessons and qualities it has to teach me. After my UG, I intend to pursue my masters in the UK, which is a great place I truly want to go. The sporting culture in the UK is a high motivation for me to complete my masters in the United Kingdom.

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# Educational Journey

Academic Background: 1. Kindergarten – [SCHOOL_1] (Uganda) 2. Class 1 to 6 – [SCHOOL_2] (India) 3. Class 7 to 12 – [SCHOOL_3] (India) 4. UG Degree BCA – [COLLEGE_1] (India)

I wanted to pursue computer science in UG because I was very much into that stream. I participated in competitions related to computer science in different colleges and captained my college cricket team.

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# Major Projects and Accomplishments

Computer Application Association: There was an incident when I was still pursuing my third year in college. In our department, they announced an event specially to inaugurate an association in the name of [ASSOCIATION_NAME], which should be completely organized by the third-year students. My friends and I were down for that. Moreover, the event was a great success in our college. Every staff in our department wished us. I was very happy because of being able to play a major role in that as a host.

Web Designing Workshop: In that same year, we conducted a workshop for our juniors. The topic was web designing. It was a challenging task to make the arrangements which were necessary enough to look great. The learning was good; it was a great experience to learn to lead. Everything is a lesson in academics and life.

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# Family Background

I am from an upper-middle-class family. My father, who is a very dedicated person in his work, works abroad. My mother is a housewife who does all the house-related work. My brother is working in a thermal power plant company. He is married and the pair have a little boy. As a family, we always take care of each other in good and bad times.

There is no one in my family related to my field. I am the one who has interest in sports and the software field. My father, mother, and brother—everyone inspires and supports me to build a career that I like to make.

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# Professional Experience

As a student, I never worked in a professional organization. However, when I was 19 years old, I got a chance to play in [CRICKET_LEAGUE] in Africa. It was the first professional tournament for me personally. The role was pretty simple; they said, "You got to grab your chance when it's given." I was always responsible for the winning of my team.

It was a great experience playing with some international players in the Africa region. I have learned a lot from everyone—what to do on the field and how to handle pressure in tough situations.

There was an instance when I and a senior player from the opposite team had a duel inside the cricket field. We both had equal share, but after the match, I walked out to him and asked what I should do to improve moving forward. The way he explained it to me after what happened on the field was amazing. Though he was an international player, he gave me such respect. That's what I learned from him.

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# Efforts to Achieve Career Objectives

I always work hard to achieve everything I want in life. Now when it comes to my career goals, which are much more important than the other ones, it makes me push myself even harder. I usually see a situation from different perspectives. I listen a lot from the experienced ones. I also learn from my past failures and mistakes to make sure I don't repeat them for the next move I make.

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# Gap Year

Fortunately, I don't have any record of a gap year in my education, and I am grateful for that.

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# Why Master's Degree Now?

This is the perfect time for me to do my masters after my undergraduate degree. Masters are not only great to learn but help me gain specific knowledge in my area of interest and reach my career goal. They develop my skills and boost my resume. So it's really important to me.

Short-term goals: I want to achieve both in sports and academics. I should be able to stand up for myself.

Long-term goals: I should find consistency in what I am doing. It should be a valuable journey with a lot of learning on my side and the path which I came from.

After masters: I would like to improve myself every day and find a career in computer science and sports.

In 10-15 years: I should be proud of myself in what I have become in whatever field it may be.

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# Why This Particular Course?

I am very much interested in this particular course because I always wanted to do something in this stream. The skillset it provides is large and has bright hope.

Career goals: I wish to make a smooth career with the help of this course, which is the most demanded stream in recent times, and it always has good scope because everything is computer-based in today's world.

Short-term: I should learn the basics and gain not only theoretical but practical knowledge so as to advance in my stream.

Long-term: I must be able to teach and guide the youngsters who can't find their way in my stream. I will be overwhelmed to do such things.

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# Field Switching

No, I am not switching my field.

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# Areas of Research Interest

Mainly, I always had an interest towards developing software like [SOFTWARE_EXAMPLE_1], [SOFTWARE_EXAMPLE_2], etc. The way it runs is fascinating to me. I will be more than happy to be a part of projects like that.

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# Why This Particular University/Country?

I like the place where the university is located. The university has a great record for sports. Being a sports person myself, it inspires me to study there and improve my sports skills with the help of those extraordinary mentors.

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# Personality Description

I am an honest person and will adapt to any place. I was always a leader in my sport. I have led my college and district cricket team.

There was a belief once that our district team would not go beyond the second round every year. But when I was playing my U-19 in the year 2019, I was the captain and I took it as a challenge. I was the first-ever captain of my district in the U-19 category to take my team to the semi-finals. Though my team couldn't reach the finals, I scored an unbeaten 110* against the favourites. Throughout that tournament, I performed and led my team very well.

My hobby and interest are kind of always into cricket. I also like to maintain my fitness level, which helps to focus on my game. I work out regularly. Personality-wise, it changed me to a matured person. I handle things differently now and endure stressful situations.

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# Contribution to the University

I can be a great student. As a sports person, I always work hard to make my university proud. I am an excellent team player who can win many games for my university.

I am ready to pursue MSc Computer Science in my dream university. I am waiting to learn from the excellent professors and mentors of the university. I am completely ready to face any task given to me in that particular stream. If you let me in, I ensure that I will make my university proud. I will do whatever it takes to represent the college in which I study.

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# Expectations for the SOP

[SERVICE_PROVIDER] must be able to write an attractive SOP so that the university will know about me and accept my application. I want my SOP written somewhere between 500 to 800 words and should not exceed more than three pages.

I want the university to know that I am a good sports athlete who can represent the university team and also that I keep my academic record good at every level of my studies. I want you to highlight the above-mentioned points.

Thank you!