Statement of Purpose

girlengineer
Thu, 06 Feb 2014 14:26:26 +0000

I graduated with a bachelors in EE and Physics and I am applying for a MSc in computer science. I found a program at UPenn called MCIT designed for people with no prior experience in computer science. I have a 3.66 overall GPA and am confident will get good GRE scores. My problem is with the SOP. I am confused with writing a career change SOP to show them why I am suddenly interested in computer science.

So, I found contact info of some people who are current students/alumni of the MCIT program and I was going to email them and ask if they can send me a copy of their SOP for me to get an idea. Is this a good plan and is it ok to do this?

P.S I do NOT intend to plagiarize from their SOP, just to get an idea.