Go International, Go to USA!

Dery Rovino

Indonesian awardee

Fulbright – Global Undergraduate Exchange Program

Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs

Department of State – USA

PROFILE

• Name : Dery Rovino

• DoB : Jakarta, May 26 1992

• Citizenship : Indonesian

• Address : 325 Bunga Rampai III, Perumnas Klender Jakarta

• Life motto : I will not stop when I’m tired, I will stop when I’m done.

• Current activities:

• Full-time student

• Part-time voluntary work in youth’s human rights campaigns

• Part-time voluntary work as promotion staff of Universitas Negeri Jakarta

• Recent Achievements:• 2013: Indonesian Awardee : Global Undergraduate Exchange Program, USA

• 2012: Duta Universitas Negeri Jakarta

Today’s content:

• Global Undergraduate Exchange Program

– General

– Selection Criteria

– Selection Process

• Tips and tricks

– During document selection

– During Interview selection

– During iBT TOEFL test

GLOBAL UNDERGRADUATE EXCHANGE PROGRAM 2014-2015

Sponsored by:

Administered by:

GLOBAL UNDERGRADUATE EXCHANGE PROGRAM 2014-2015

• Purpose:– To facilitate underrepresented students with strong social

and leadership skills, coming from emerging countries to experience the academic, social, and cultural lives in the US.

• Sponsor:– Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs - Department of

State, USA

• Administrator:– World Learning Foundation

Selection Criteria

• Non-degree scholarship program

• Available for any undergraduate major

• Open for undergraduate students from 2nd – 5th semester

• Possess academic, social, leadership skills

• Being active in organizations and/or voluntary works

• Willing to live in a state of USA for 6 months / 1 year (depending on the program duration)

Selection Process• Documents selection

– ITP TOEFL

– Essay!!!

• Interview Selection

– Talks about your life background, study program, long term program

• Nominee Selection

– Documents translation

– iBT TOEFL test

• Awardee Selection

– Pre-Departure Orientation

– Medical Check-up

– Visa Application

– Off to USA!

Tips and Tricks

– During document selection

– During Interview selection

– During Nominee Selection

– During the WAITING MOMENT

– During the Scholarship Awarding

During Document Selection

–Do THE BEST in fulfilling the requirements

–Always BE ALERT on the marked schedule. Better be IN ADVANCE for every deadline

• The documents submission deadline

• The interview deadline

• Other deadlines

During Document Selection

–Essay: MARKETING YOURSELF – VESPA

• Value/principle in life

• Experience that changes you to become a better person

• Selling-point personalities

• Praise their country in any way possible

(their political development, culture, the people),

Relate to your reason of studying in USA

• Anticipated long-term plans, relate them to the scholarship

Essay?

• Your essay is one of several major and crucial aspects of the scholarship assessment.

• Keep revising and revising your essay until you think that your composition is (at least) satisfactory and appealing.

• Make OTHER PEOPLE (especially your lecturers/ those who speak and write English fluently) proofread your essay to perfect every corner of it.

During Document Selection

PACKAGING

Wrap all your docs in such a way that will ATTRACT the selection panel

In my experience, I wrapped my application package in a brown envelope, then put it in a blue colored plastic folder

During Interview Selection

– Dress to impress!

– Be enthusiastic with your response

– Maintain eye contact

– Provide logical and relevant response to the question, including examples

– Make a powerful closing statement

During Nominee Selection

– Prepare for your iBT TOEFL test

• Expose yourself by as many English as possible (music, movies, and conversation with yourself and peers)

•Work as many TOEFL questions as possible

During THE WAITING MOMENT (the most painful moment I must say)

– Extend your networks with other nominees (sharing contacts/ soc-med accounts)

– Seek for advices from your relatives/ friends

– Always be alert on any emails, especially from AMINEF

During the Scholarship Awarding

– prepare for Medical check-up (funded by awardees)

– prepare for Visa application

– Packing stuffs

– Off to USA!

Pre-Departure Orientation – AMINEF Fulbright ProgramSheraton hotel. Surabaya, May 15-18 2013

Helen Keller would not be Helen Keller if she was not blind…

Never let our misfortunes/ limitations to outgrow ourselves for a better living and a better future…

Any Questions?

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