how to apply to american universities

7/28/2019 How to Apply to American Universities

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How To Apply To

American Universities

Ali Mostafavi

November 2008


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Contents

How to start

Where to apply

Application materials

Admission process & Funding

Applying for the US Visa Enjoy your graduate studies!!!


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How To Start

What you really need:

Great Motivation

+

Energy+

Time


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Excellent Plan


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Key Factors in Your Plan

Standardized Tests: TOEFL+GRE

Deadlines

Universities admission requirements


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Where to Apply???

Everybody loves top ten universities!!!

MIT

UC Berkeley

Stanford

Purdue

Texas@Austin

Georgia Tech...


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Be Realistic

Your Strengths + Weaknesses=Requirements


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Decision Criteria

University ranking

Your Academic Performance

TOEFL & GRE Scores

Cost of living Weather


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Data Sources

US news rankings

I-20 fever

Accept-reject data

Apply Abroad


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TOEFL iBT(+105)+GRE(V:+450+Q:800+AW:+4.5)

+Undergraduate(+16)+ Masters(+17.5)+Fineresearch background

TOEFL iBT(+90)+GRE(V:+300+Q:750+AW:+3)

+Undergraduate(+15)+ Masters(+17)+Moderateresearch background

TOEFL iBT(+75)+GRE(V:+250+Q:700+AW:+3)+Undergraduate(+15)+ Masters(+16.5)+Moderateresearch background


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Time Table of Application

TOEFL+GRE (by November)

Application on-line (by November)

Application documents (by December)


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Application Documents

Transcripts (Undergrad+Grad)

TOEFL+GRE Scores

SOP

Curriculum Vitae

RecoApplication forms+ other forms

Application Fee


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SOP

1. Why you chose this major for undrgrad?2. What was you achievements during

undergrad?3. Why you chose special field for grad?4. What is your research interests and

achievements?5. What are you capabilities?6. Why you want to pursue PhD in this Uni

and in this field?7. What are your career and long term goals?


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Reco

On-line or off-line???

Choose right professor who knows you

wellAvoid general and exaggerated

statements

Statements with some real instancesYour major advisor reco is the key

reco


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TOEFL & GRE

Study for the TOEFL if you have timelimitation

Study for the GRE verbal section if yourEnglish is excellent and you can get +100 inTOEFL iBTwithout studying

Study for the GRE Quantitative section

at least for 3-4 weeks

Good classes are useful


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You Need a Credit Card

Nilopar.com

09143152390

Pre-paid visa cards


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Admission Process

Application on-lined complete

Materials received

Admission office send to admissioncommittee

1-3 months for making decision

Admission+fund email or letter with


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Applying for The US Visa

Type: F1

Where to go: Cyprus, Emirates,

Turkey, Kuwait, Europe

When? Right after receiving youradmission letter you should make

appointment. Clearance? 1-6 months (By chance)


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Enjoy your Graduate studies inthe US