Ashwin asks:I have submitted online application and paid the graduate school application fee using credit card. I have sent all the required documents to the university in the U.S. I have a few questions: Is it okay to put all the documents in the cover and send the package? Universities have asked not to use…
Here’s a question from Anand about the response time in the admission decision process by graduate schools in the U.S. Hi, I am Anand. My score details are as follows: GRE: 1,320 TOEFL: 111/120 I had applied at 5 U.S. universities for the spring 2010 intake and they are: USC, U. Texas-Dallas, ASU, V. Tech, and…
In India, students who apply for passports tend to encounter problems concerning their surnames. Some students give incorrect names when booking dates for GRE exam and end up having GRE score sheets with names different from their names in their passport. Dilip has a similar issue with his surname and he posted the following comment…
Graduate school admission in the U.S. typically include some mandatory requirements like the statement of purpose (SOP) and 3 letters of recommendation (LOR). But which one is more important for school admission officials, an SOP or an LOR? SOP or LOR According to Stanford University Dean of Admissions Derrick Bolton: If you asked me ‘could I…
What should be the proper length of a Statement of Purpose (SOP)? This is one of the most common questions asked by students applying for masters or PhD programs at American universities: "Will the longer an SOP is, the better the chances to get admission?" Universities usually specify the length of an SOP. For instance…
Bank statement is a mandatory document and its part of your college application package for International students applying to study in the USA. You are required to get two bank statements. One during your application process and the second one are during the F1 Visa Interview. Would it be possible to use the same bank…
Recently, I have been reviewing a few drafts of recommendation letters. I noticed that students tend to get confused when composing drafts of recommendation letter, usually forgetting to inform the reference letter provider to highlight the student’s important skills. All Recommendation Letters Must be Positive I read a comment from one of the professors who…
Question: How to calculate GPA for Indian students applying at universities in the USA? Students applying at U.S. universities usually try using some GPA Conversion formulas. In a graduate school application, GPA will be one of the required entries in the form that has to be filled out. Students from India, China, etc. typically try…
I was chatting with a student who was trying to find the minimum GRE score required for admission to the M.S. in material science program at University of Virginia. I searched around to see if the department had listed the minimum GRE score graduate admission to material science master’s program. The department did not make…
I had posted a few articles about contacting professors by email for graduate school admission. One of these articles was Email Template to Contact Professors. One of the readers used the template and got positive responses from the professors and she’s wondering how to proceed next. Here’s her comment… Thank you so much! That, of…