Nov
27
2008
The first thing the graduate schools looks for in your sop is how unique you are from others and why they should give admit to you in their university. The sop should be able to answer the following questions to the readers…
1. Why this student should be admitted in our university
2. Can we give him financial aid or not.
3. Whether he/she will serve our university and our country for a long term.
4. Can he stood up to the rigorous workload a graduate study can demand.
5. what are the leadership and other unique qualities he/she has
Try to answer these questions guys. answer this questions in a realistic manner. Dont just say that I have got leadership qualities. That is very abstract. Say that I was the captain of my college basketball team which taught me team spirit. discipline,commitment, hardwork etc. Supply adequate examples from your life.
Nov
26
2008
oh.. University selection over! dont ever say this guys.. U r work is half over only!. There are lots of other things you should do to get admits in universities. I will be discussing those things one by one in my upcoming blogs.. First and foremost thing is statement of purpose or personal statement or graduate essay or any other name u call them. what the statment of purpose can do to you. I have known so many friends who got admissions with low gre scores, average GPA because of their exceptional sops. We all take about a year to prepare for exams like GRE, TOEFL etc. But we try to finish up our sops in a week. Dont ever do this…. your sops have equal weightage.. There r numerous websites which offer you handful of tips for writing sops. But I am going to give you some exclusive tips to make u r sops stand out from others.. wait for my future blog guys…. u r future is bright…
Nov
23
2008
Hi friends… waited eagerly so long for the universities list…. here it comes. based on the points you obtained( which u calculated based on my previous blog) u can narrow down your university list. But I strongly advice you to visit the university website interact with the faculty and seniors and decide on the universities. This list helps you in narrowing down your universities. Then how to proceed with the list? First see colleges in your range and above and below your range. Take two ambitious colleges from the list above your points. These should be your dream universities. Then choose three to four universities within your range. Then choose two universities below your profile with good funding scenario… Consider them as safe. Now look down for the university list. and wait for my next blog to proceed with the admissions..
A+ universities(194+)
A universities(174-194)
A- universities(155-174)
B+(143-155)
B universities(133-143)
B- universities (133 below)
Nov
12
2008
hi buddies.. let me give some tips to evaluate your profile…. first gre score.. above 1500 u get 100 points…. 1380-1500 90 points… 1250-1380 u get 80 points.. 1200-1250 u get 70 points…. 1150-1250 u get 60 points 1100-1150 u get 55 points…. 1000-1100 u get 50 points…. and coming to u r toefl scores… above 110 u get 20 points 100-110 u get 18 90-100 u get 16 80-90 u get 16 70-80 u get 14
| >110 |
20 |
| b/w 100 - 110 |
18 |
| b/w 90 - 100 |
16 |
| b/w 80 - 90 |
14 |
| b/w 70 - 80 |
12 |
| b/w 60 - 70 |
11 |
| b/w <60 |
10 |
|
If your Undergrad score is
|
Points you get
|
| > 85% |
70 |
| 80 - 85 % |
65 |
| 75 - 80 % |
60 |
| 70 - 75 % |
55 |
| 60 - 70 % |
50 |
| 50 - 60 % |
40 |
| < 50 % |
30 |
|
If your Job Experience is
|
Points you get
|
| > 5 Yrs |
5 |
| 3 - 5 Yrs |
4 |
| 1 - 3 Yrs |
3 |
| 0 yrs |
2 |
Extracurricular Activities( National and International Paper presentations, others.)
|
If your number of presentations is
|
Points you get
|
| > 5 |
5 |
| 3 - 5 |
4 |
| 1 - 3 |
3 |
| 0 |
2 |
k have u done with u r profile evaluation and got the points… then just note down u r points and wait for my next post which gives u the universities in your range..
Nov
10
2008
The foremost thing when u r aspiring for higher studies is selecting the right universities. one should choose right universities matching their profile. There is no point in applying to high profile universities and to universities which doesn have good reputation. So my advice is to choose six to eight universities. Among this take two universities as ambitious two to four in your range and two low profile universities with good funding scenario which you consider safe. Then one more point in applying is apply as early as possible. Becoz most US universities give admits on first come first serve basis, there is no point in delaying your application process. K… But how can I select universities? How do I know these universities match my profile? For answering these questions we should do a profile evaluation which we discuss in our next blog… c u buddies…. all the best for admissions
Nov
08
2008
Hi buddies… I have started this blog for everyone from life sciences group who wish to study in US for their masters or Phd. First thing I want to tell u all is increase your under graduate percentage as much as possible. This plays an important role in getting admits as well as scholarships. next give u r GRE andTOEFL in u r third year fo study if you are doing an engineering course. Then concentrate on gaining research experience by doing some mini projects and all. Impress your guide and professors and get nice recos. Then draft your SOP very well. Next blog I will be discussing about university selection. Keep visiting buddies.
