Engineering Statement Of Purpose

Statement of Purpose Name: Swathi Priyadarshini Panchanathan; Email: [e-mail]

My interests in the field of engineering was sparked at a very young age when my inquisitive mind got attuned to the prowess of technology. As a ten year old, I pondered upon questions like how does communication take place over the telephone, how the television broadcasts live cricket matches being played miles away, etc. My curiosity propelled me to delve into the depths of the anatomy of myriad electronic appliances thus making engineering in the field of electrical and electronics a natural choice.

The importance of learning has been inculcated in me since my childhood. My consistent efforts to do the best in whatever I take up has been recognized multiple times in school and I was chosen class representative and eventually the ‘Head girl’ as an epitome of hard work and discipline. I have always focused on all round development and balanced academics with extra-curricular activities such that I was not only in the top 5 of my class till 12th standard but have also won numerous accolades for activities ranging from debate to dance.

My penchant for academics and unquenchable desire to learn propelled me to strengthen my base in

Pollice’s technical expertise in the field of software development has particularly inspired me to apply to the computer science department at WPI. His publication ‘Head First Object-Oriented Analysis and Design’ taught me the approach to various algorithms that exist today in programming. I obtained a deeper understanding of how you should approach analyzing, designing and developing software. I’m very much excited to be a part of the highly intellectual and research driven community at WPI and would be extremely honored if I get the opportunity to interact with Professor Gary F. Pollice on a personal front and find solutions to the problems faced while developing large scale, high performance