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Current time: 05192015, 10:37 AM Chat | Open Buddy List | User Profile Search Threaded Mode | Linear Mode Post: #1 Pages (2): 1 2 Next » Thread Rating: Forums UniSearch UniSuggest EduMentor Roommate Finder EduTravel Edulix Express Chat Tapatalk App About Edulix Welcome back, shvmrulz. You last visited: Yesterday, 02:58 PM (User CP Log Out) View New Posts | View Today's Posts | Private Messages (Unread 0, Total 24) Edulix » Preliminary Phase » GRE/GMAT/TOEFL/IELTS How to apply smartly? Please post all Profile Evaluations for Spring/Fall '15 in the Profile Evaluation Forum. Please read this profile evaluation guide before making any profile evaluation threads. If you have a query, always use Edoogle [Edulix Search using Google Custom Search] to check if it has been answered before first. Here is an overview of the whole application process. How to apply smartly? Author Message sanketk Edulix Distinguished Contributor sanketk Edulix Distinguished Contributor Posts: 1,287 Joined: Sep 2009 Unisearch: Link Reputation: 28 How to apply smartly? Now that I am done with my applications, and received a handful of admits, I would like to share some pointers on how to apply smartly. Please note that these are not golden rules which will guarantee you an admit. These are some points that I inferred during my applications. Examination phase 1. That fact that you are reading this implies that you have joined Edulix. You have successfully finished point number one. Great going! 2. Do not get into a counselors trap. Always remember the saying, "Consellors, screw you". 3. Get a formal email id. Crap like, '[email protected]' will definitely piss off the adcom or anyone in general. 4. Try and take your GRE while in college. Once you start working it does become a bit difficult to study for exams. This should not be a deterrent for people who are working and thinking of giving the GRE. What I mean to say here is that, if you have an option of giving it while in college, do not procrastinate. 5. Utilize the free GRE and TOEFL score reports wisely. You will end up saving some money. Online application phase 6. The first thing that you should be doing after getting your scores is research and come up with a list of universities. Browse university websites, their admission requirements, the course structure etc. and compile a list. 7. Once you freeze your list make an excel sheet of all your prospective universities. The purpose of this sheet is to act as a quick look up of details that you will need when you apply. Document stuff like deadlines, document requirements, the program url etc. Also add misc. info such as faculty names, information about the college and the program that you can could use while tailoring your SOP for a specific university. 8. Further, maintain a table in a separate page in the sheet and list all your application deadlines in chronological order. Somehow striking off things from a list (when you apply, strike the name of the university off that list) makes me happy and can work wonders to relieve the mounting tension in your head. 9. Use colours to make the excel sheet look funky. 10. Keep a track of all the score reports that you need. Order them asap and update them in the excel sheet once you are done. 11. Always keep the excel sheet in sync. 12. Calculate the number of transcripts required (university + college). Go and apply asap. It can be an awfully long process. Plus the university guys are not exactly cooperative. 13. For people who reside outside their undergraduate university's home city, take a couple of days off from work and get all this work done in one go. Don't do it on weekends. Most of the offices are closed and you will just end up wasting time and money. 14. Decide on your recommender's and intimate them well in advance. Pushing it till the last moment shall irritate you as well as your recommender's. 15. While filling the applications online, fill the recommendation section first. In fact do it as soon as you fix on a university list. Most of them have a provision to send a link to upload the letter through email. This way, your recommender's get ample time to fill your recommendations thus speeding up your application. LATEST mohitshsh got an admit from Queen's University ( Computer Science )

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    NowthatIamdonewithmyapplications,andreceivedahandfulofadmits,Iwouldliketosharesomepointersonhowtoapplysmartly.Pleasenotethatthesearenotgoldenruleswhichwillguaranteeyouanadmit.ThesearesomepointsthatIinferredduringmyapplications.

    Examinationphase1.ThatfactthatyouarereadingthisimpliesthatyouhavejoinedEdulix.Youhavesuccessfullyfinishedpointnumberone.Greatgoing!2.Donotgetintoacounselorstrap.Alwaysrememberthesaying,"Consellors,screwyou".3.Getaformalemailid.Craplike,'[email protected]'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.

    LATEST mohitshshgotanadmitfromQueen'sUniversity(ComputerScience)

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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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    kudossanketkGreatjob

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