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NowthatIamdonewithmyapplications,andreceivedahandfulofadmits,Iwouldliketosharesomepointersonhowtoapplysmartly.Pleasenotethatthesearenotgoldenruleswhichwillguaranteeyouanadmit.ThesearesomepointsthatIinferredduringmyapplications.

Examinationphase1.ThatfactthatyouarereadingthisimpliesthatyouhavejoinedEdulix.Youhavesuccessfullyfinishedpointnumberone.Greatgoing!2.Donotgetintoacounselorstrap.Alwaysrememberthesaying,"Consellors,screwyou".3.Getaformalemailid.Craplike,'xxxtheKing@emailserviceprovider.com'willdefinitelypissofftheadcomoranyoneingeneral.4.TryandtakeyourGREwhileincollege.Onceyoustartworkingitdoesbecomeabitdifficulttostudyforexams.ThisshouldnotbeadeterrentforpeoplewhoareworkingandthinkingofgivingtheGRE.WhatImeantosayhereisthat,ifyouhaveanoptionofgivingitwhileincollege,donotprocrastinate.5.UtilizethefreeGREandTOEFLscorereportswisely.Youwillendupsavingsomemoney.

Onlineapplicationphase6.Thefirstthingthatyoushouldbedoingaftergettingyourscoresisresearchandcomeupwithalistofuniversities.Browseuniversitywebsites,theiradmissionrequirements,thecoursestructureetc.andcompilealist.7.Onceyoufreezeyourlistmakeanexcelsheetofallyourprospectiveuniversities.Thepurposeofthissheetistoactasaquicklookupofdetailsthatyouwillneedwhenyouapply.Documentstufflikedeadlines,documentrequirements,theprogramurletc.Alsoaddmisc.infosuchasfacultynames,informationaboutthecollegeandtheprogramthatyoucancouldusewhiletailoringyourSOPforaspecificuniversity.8.Further,maintainatableinaseparatepageinthesheetandlistallyourapplicationdeadlinesinchronologicalorder.Somehowstrikingoffthingsfromalist(whenyouapply,strikethenameoftheuniversityoffthatlist)makesmehappyandcanworkwonderstorelievethemountingtensioninyourhead.9.Usecolourstomaketheexcelsheetlookfunky.10.Keepatrackofallthescorereportsthatyouneed.Orderthemasapandupdatethemintheexcelsheetonceyouaredone.11.Alwayskeeptheexcelsheetinsync.12.Calculatethenumberoftranscriptsrequired(university+college).Goandapplyasap.Itcanbeanawfullylongprocess.Plustheuniversityguysarenotexactlycooperative.13.Forpeoplewhoresideoutsidetheirundergraduateuniversity'shomecity,takeacoupleofdaysofffromworkandgetallthisworkdoneinonego.Don'tdoitonweekends.Mostoftheofficesareclosedandyouwilljustendupwastingtimeandmoney.14.Decideonyourrecommender'sandintimatethemwellinadvance.Pushingittillthelastmomentshallirritateyouaswellasyourrecommender's.15.Whilefillingtheapplicationsonline,filltherecommendationsectionfirst.Infactdoitassoonasyoufixonauniversitylist.Mostofthemhaveaprovisiontosendalinktouploadtheletterthroughemail.Thisway,yourrecommender'sgetampletimetofillyourrecommendationsthusspeedingupyourapplication.

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19/05/2015 Howtoapplysmartly?

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16.Keepasoftcopyofeverydocumentthatyouencounterduringtheapplication.Forexample,yourscorereports,thefilledapplicationformandthepaymentconfirmationpage.17.Scanallyourdocuments(transcripts,passport,GRE/TOEFLscorecards)anduploadthemeitheronGoogleDocs,DropBoxorsomeothertrustedfilehostingservice.Makesureyouhaveaccesstoallyourdocumentsirrespectiveofyourlocation.18.Comeupwithatleasttwodraftsofyourstatement.Ashortone(say500words)andalongone(9001000words).Throwinamediumoneifyouhavethetimeandpatience(700words).19.Theapplicationscanbeabittiring.Spreadthemoveraspanof34days.20.Keepsomeinformationhandywhileapplying.Copystufflikerecommender'sphonenumber,yourlocalandpermanentaddressetc.onanotepadfile.Youwillhavetofillthisinalltheapplicationforms.Thisiswhereyouleveragethemagiccalledcopypaste.

Offlineapplicationphase21.Tryandusethecourierserviceavailableatyourworkplace,ifpossible.Itisusuallycheaperthanthemarketrates.22.Apartfromyourofficialtranscripts,addyourGRE/TOEFLscoreprintoutsinthepacket.IncaseETSscrewsupwiththescorereporting,theunofficialreportsmightjustcometoyourrescue.23.Includeacoversheetinyourapplicationpacketiftheuniversitydoesn'tprovideone.Placeallyourdocumentsneatlyinaplasticcoverinsidetheapplicationpacket.24.Onceyouaredonewithallyourapplications,takeacoupleofdaysoff.Then,starttrackingyourapps.Don'tneglectit.Sometimes,theuniversitiesdon'tupdatetheonlineportalunlessyouemailthemforastatusupdate.25.DoNOTusetextesewhilecommunicatingthroughemailswiththeadcom.UsereadableEnglishandconstructfullsentences.

Theapplicationprocessisbynomeanseasy.Sosweatitoutandhavesomefun.Allthebest!

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Highlyinformative!!Iamstillinapplicationphaseandjustrealisediwouldhavesavedmyselfalotoftroublebysimplyfollowingthesesteps.Moderatorsmakeitsticky!!Kudossanketk

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kudossanketkGreatjob

Justalittleadditionfrommyside:underOnlineapplicationphasePoint#17:Youcanyouusedropboxalso.ItsveryconvenientResteverythingisjustperfect

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