Gihan Jayatilaka : Resources : Reviewing SOPs

Hi! This is a project run with the help of numerous volunteers to review the PhD/MS application materials for the Sri Lankan students. We mostly review applications for Computer Science and Electrical/Electronic/Computer Engineering programs.

The major purpose of maintaining this page is to appriciate the volunteers for their generosity with their time! THANK YOU!!

• MS/PhD application support for 2026 intake (=2025 Dec deadline):
  [23/Oct/2025] I have sent out the email to the volunteers and students. Will update the page once I get the responses.
  
  
  
  
• MS/PhD application support for 2025 intake (=2024 Dec deadline):
  21 volunteers and 13 students
  

  Volunteer Mentor(s)	Student Applicant
  E12 Rajitha Ramanayake, E14 Umar Marikkar	E16 Dinura Ransika
  Bharatha Rankothge, E11 Malin Premathilake, E10 Geesara Prathap	E17 Akila Karunanayake
  E14 Hiruna Samarakoon, E14 Sanjaya Herath	E18 Thamish Wadurangala
  Bharatha Rankothge, Michelle Zhang, E11 Buddhi Wickramasinghe, Ano_1	E17 Isuri Devindi
  E10 Geesara Prathap	E16 Rusiru Thushara
  E12 Sanduni Prasadi	E18 Saadia Jameel
  E14 Jameel Hassan	E17 Keshawa Ratnayake
  E13 Chaminda Bandara	E17 Tharaka Fonseka
  E12 Chanaka Hettige	Shakthi Perera
  E16 Kavindu Herath	Pathum Shehara
  E09 Pramuditha Perera	Pasindu Malshan
  E12 Jayaminie Alupotha, Supun Abeysinghe	E16 Sumudu Liyanage
  E14 Chathurangi Edussuriya	Randima Bellana
  Hiran Perera, E13 Mevan Ekanayake	Not assigned

  
  
  
  
  
• MS/PhD application support for 2024 intake (=2023 Dec deadline):
  

  Mentor	Mentee
  E14 Hiruna Samarakoon, E11 Malin Premathilake	E17 Hansa Alahakoon
  E12 Rajitha Ramanayake	E17 Savindu Wannigama
  E13 Samurdhi Karunaratne	E17 Sathira Silva
  E10 Geesara Prathap, E13 Yasitha Rajapaksha, E15 Imesh Ekanayake, E12 Jayaminie Alupotha, E12 Sanduni Prasadi	Not assigned

  
  
  
  
  
• Suggested Reading from Volunteers
  • Jameel: UC Berkeley EAAA Fall 2020 Feedback Summary , Structure is Magic
  • Pramuditha: Statements of Purpose: Drafting Your Statement -- Purdue OWL, Writing the Personal Statement - Purdue Pre-Professional advision