I HAVE COMPLETED MY B.E. (ELECTRONICS) FROM MUMBAI UNIV(MAY 2008) GIVING GRE IN DEC 2008 AND TARGETING FALL 2009 1.please give list of us universities providing MS in Electrical/Electronics(APART FROM TOP 20 UNIVERSITIES AND IVY LEAGUE UNIV.) 2.while writing sop one has to mention what are his future plans.should i mention that i would like to get work exp. from us? 3.can i accept offer from more than 1 us univ. 4.I have all my 8 sem marksheets .but i'll get my degree/convocation certificate somewhere around august 2009.do i need provisional certificate? 5.do i need to undergo immunization/vaccination program before leaving for US?if yes then:- when should i start these programs(vacc/immun) for which diseases vacc/immun is required.

Question : I HAVE COMPLETED MY B.E. (ELECTRONICS) FROM MUMBAI UNIV(MAY 2008) GIVING GRE IN DEC 2008 AND TARGETING FALL 2009 1.please give list of us universities providing MS in Electrical/Electronics(APART FROM TOP 20 UNIVERSITIES AND IVY LEAGUE UNIV.) 2.while writing sop one has to mention what are his future plans.should i mention that i would like to get work exp. from us? 3.can i accept offer from more than 1 us univ. 4.I have all my 8 sem marksheets .but i'll get my degree/convocation certificate somewhere around august 2009.do i need provisional certificate? 5.do i need to undergo immunization/vaccination program before leaving for US?if yes then:- when should i start these programs(vacc/immun) for which diseases vacc/immun is required.

Answer 1: These are universities offering MS in Electrical/Electronics: University of Washington Seattle, WA Out-of-state tuition$ 21,464 Johns Hopkins University (Whiting) Baltimore, MD Out-of-state tuition$ 35,900 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA Out-of-state tuition$ 13,556 Ohio State University Columbus, OH Out-of-state tuition$ 24,486 30 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC Out-of-state tuition$ 17,684 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA Out-of-state tuition$ 34,064 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY Out-of-state tuition$ 34,900 University of California--Davis Davis, CA Out-of-state tuition$ 24,639 University of Rochester Rochester, NY Out-of-state tuition$ 34,000 Duke University Durham, NC Out-of-state tuition$ 29,340 Rice University (Brown) Houston, TX Out-of-state tuition$ 24,564 University of California--Irvine (Samueli) Irvine, CA Out-of-state tuition$ 24,934 University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA Out-of-state tuition$ 19,133 University of Colorado--Boulder Boulder, CO Out-of-state tuition$ 23,576 Yale University New Haven, CT Out-of-state tuition$ 30,500 Iowa State University Ames, IA Out-of-state tuition$ 16,906 Lehigh University (Rossin) Bethlehem, PA Score 44 2007-2008 Out-of-state tuition$ 990 (per credit hour) Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN Out-of-state tuition$ 1,434 (per credit hour) Boston University Boston, MA Out-of-state tuition$ 34,930 Arizona State University (Fulton) Tempe, AZ Out-of-state tuition$ 17,920 University of Delaware Newark, DE Score 41 2007-2008 Out-of-state tuition$ 18,590 Washington University in St. Louis (Sever) St. Louis, MO Score 41 2007-2008 Out-of-state tuition$ 34,500 University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA Score 40 2007-2008 Out-of-state tuition$ 30,908 Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH Score 39 2007-2008 Out-of-state tuition$ 22,356 University of Massachusetts--Amherst Amherst, MA Out-of-state tuition$ 9,937 2007 While write SOP these factors are most important: 1. State upfront who you are and what you want. One should not have to search using a word processor whether you want an MS or a Ph.D. 2. Tell what you intend doing with your degree. Inevitably, this boils down to a suitable permutation of words from the set {creative, career, industry, academia, research, professor, university, lab, startup}. 3. Avoid hot air. Adjectives like thrill, passion, excitement, joy, etc., should be avoided like the plague. Explain what you expect from grad school. Of course, we all want a job, but try putting it down as politically correctly as you can. 4. Avoid quotations. 5. Use simple English. Resist the temptation to use your new-found vocabulary from the GRE word lists. 6. Describe your experience. 7. the most important experience you would've had would be your undergrad. Of course, I mean academic work. As an aside, I firmly believe that the day you really graduate is the day you realize you wasted four years. Describe your coursework tersely. 8. Explain a select few projects you did in gory detail and why that got you interested in research. This is a point of much debate. I suggest you show your SOP to profs, preferably those who are writing your letters, to make sure you are not shooting yourself in the foot with amazing accuracy. 9. Articulate why you choose to work in the area you want to work on. 9.1 You could possibly angle for more than one area. If you can show some prior work, or what you can do, in more than one area, you are good. However, you should avoid things like "I like theory, systems, AI, and NC very much. Graphics and Software, a little less". 10. Once you've explained why you like some area(s), explain how you will fit in with work being done in *that* university. You can get offer from more than one university but its for you to decide which one is the best. If you get provisional certificate later then let the university know you will be getting it late. Yes its better if you go for a medical check up before you leave for US. you can get a medical check up 2-3 months before you fly to US. Check this link for more information on US Education [1].