A Roadmap to Higher Sudy

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Higher Study: Looking through a wide

Screen

Prepared and presented by:Aminul Mehedi

PhD Student

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, USA


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First get clear idea about your desire

Which country should I apply? Or, where I

have better opportunity for scholarship?

How the university will offer scholarship to

me? How much will they pay?

Can I get fund only in fall?


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Set Your Target

Fall (September - December)

Winter/Spring (January- April)

Summer (May - August)


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Required Documents

1.Official Transcript

Official Transcript is issued by Exam Controller

office.

Details information can be gathered from

respective office.


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Required Document

2. Letter of Recommendation(LOR)

3 LOR from Professor or Project Manager

Try to collect it from the person with whom

you have done some research or project


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Tips for Recommendation Letter

Dont just put some adjectives for you. Youshould be FACTUAL

Dont write only adjectives about you like He

is a very good boy and very good researcher.Try to write this sentence like this: I saw him

working on lab for hours and he is very honest

about his work. I observed his ability inMaterials testing lab, which is reallyimpressive.


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3. Statement of Purpose(SOP)

2 page statement about you

Advertise yourself

700-800 words

What to Write in SOP

Your long term and short term goal,

The reason of selecting the university and the

department,

Your research and work experience

Extracurricular activities

Your lab and academic skills


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Dos and Donts in SOP

Avoid spelling and grammatical mistake

Be brief and subjective

Never plagiarize from any SOP


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Pitfalls of SOP

1. Avoid repeating information found elsewhere on the application2. Do not complain or whine about the "system" or circumstances in your life

3. Do not preach to your reader. You can express opinions, but do not come across as

fanatical or extreme

4. Do not talk about money as a motivator

5. Do not discuss your minority status or disadvantaged background unless you have acompelling and unique story that relates to it

6. Do not remind the school of its rankings or tell them how good they are

7. Do not use boring clichd intros or conclusions

"Allow me to introduce myself. My name is..."

"This question asks me to discuss..."

"I would like to thank the admissions committee for considering my application."

"It is my sincere hope that you will grant me the opportunity to attend your fine school."

"In sum, there are three reasons why you should admit me..."


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Required Documents

4. Test Scores

Graduate Record Examination(GRE)

TOEFL or IELTS

Some FAQ of tests:

1. Is GRE very hard?

2. Is GRE only for USA? Should I take GRE if I dont apply USA?

3. What language test should I take? IELTS or TOEFL?


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Required Documents

5. Resume

Maximum 2 page

Follow Academic Resume format

Give following information in your resume: Objective

Education Details

Research and Work Experience

Publications, conferences and Posters Lab and Academic Skill

References


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Resume preparation

Donts

Personal details: No need to give personal details like Male/Female,

Mother's/Father's Name and their details etc.

No need to includes the name of the courses that you have taken in you study. Asyou have to send PDF copy of all credentials together with resume.


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Required Documents

6. Online Application

Online form filled up completely

Submit form with Application form


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Timeline*

*This table is prepared by HSA-Bangladesh


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How to Select University

Ranking

Quality of Education Research Field Specific

Funding Opportunity

International Exposure

Requirements

CGPA GRE, GMAT, TOEFL, IETLS

Research Experience

Job Experience

Job Prospect Area specific Field specific

Career Fair

Internship

Expense

Tuition Fees

Living Expense

Connections

Relatives

Seniors or Alumni

Bangladeshi Student Population

Location Climate

Settlement, Resident-ship

Living Standard


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Funding & Scholarships

Universities generally fund MS and PhDstudents with research assistantship, teachingassistantship or fellowship. There are some

other specified scholarships for somecountries like:

Fulbright Scholarship for USA

Commonwealth Scholarship for UK/Australia AusAid Scholarship for Australia

Erasmus Mundus for Europe


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-When should I start contacting professors?-How could I manage a professor if he doesnt reply!!!!

Networking

Professors Alumni


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Research Affiliation

Affiliated in a Project

Affiliated in Thesis

Review Paper

Competition


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Social Networking

Facebook (University Groups, Alumni )

LinkedIn (Professional Network)

Various Community (BUET,DU,IUT,KUET,CUET,RUET)


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Where to find professors

Go to departments website> Faculty/People>Faculty by

Research Group>Go through the professors personal page>Make a Spreadsheet

Mail in the weekdays and in the morning time in America.

Follow this website to check time.

(http://www.timeanddate.com/) Mail as many professor as you can.

Expect reply after 20-30 mails.
http://www.timeanddate.com/http://www.timeanddate.com/


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BEFOCUSED


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University Ranking

USA

http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-engineering-schools

Canada http://www.4icu.org/ca/

Australia http://www.australian-universities.com/rankings/

Asia http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/asian-university-rankings/2011

World University Rankings by Subject http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-

rankings/2011/subject-rankings
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Some important Websites

http://higherstudyabroad.com/ http://www.youtube.com/user/HigherStudyCorner

http://www.happyschoolsblog.com/

http://www.msinus.com/forum.php

http://www.edulix.com/

http://www.urch.com/forums/forum.php
http://higherstudyabroad.com/http://www.youtube.com/user/HigherStudyCornerhttp://www.happyschoolsblog.com/http://www.msinus.com/forum.phphttp://www.msinus.com/forum.phphttp://www.edulix.com/http://www.urch.com/forums/forum.phphttp://www.urch.com/forums/forum.phphttp://www.urch.com/forums/forum.phphttp://www.urch.com/forums/forum.phphttp://www.edulix.com/http://www.edulix.com/http://www.msinus.com/forum.phphttp://www.msinus.com/forum.phphttp://www.msinus.com/forum.phphttp://www.msinus.com/forum.phphttp://www.happyschoolsblog.com/http://www.happyschoolsblog.com/http://www.youtube.com/user/HigherStudyCornerhttp://www.youtube.com/user/HigherStudyCornerhttp://higherstudyabroad.com/http://higherstudyabroad.com/http://www.msinus.com/forum.php


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Thank You