<p>Hey all,
I am an Indian student doing his last year mechanical engineering bachelors at Indian Institute of Technology. I am looking forward to apply for masters in a US college. But i have a few doubts mostly with my grades.</p>
<p>1) My SGPA from 1st to 6th semester is steadily decreasing. 9 -> 8.3-> 8.2 ->7.9-> 7.8 -> 7.1. But my CGPA is above 8.</p>
<p>2) I was suffering from an illness in my 6th semester where i got 7.1. I technically missed almost all the class tests, 3 months attendance, and had a shyt load of work in the last week where i wrote the midsem and endsem together. Hence the exponentially low grade in the 6th semester.</p>
<p>I want to mention this reason in my SOP/Essay in a non-sulking, calm and subtle way. Any ideas ?</p>
<p>Cheers
Adam</p>