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Monthly A.A is the two
Monthly newsletter of www.ApplyAdvice.com which
intends to provide North American universities' applicants with
updated information each two weeks. You
may also ask question about Applying process.
Your question(s) will be answered in the next Monthly A.A.
WHAT SHOULD I DO THIS WEEK?
You
should gradually make a list of the universities in which you have
the highest chance of getting accepted, and write down their deadlines. It
helps you to be approximately aware of the deadlines to complete your
materials on time.
For choosing universities you may check universities' web sites. You may
firstly choose from universities' rankings from related sites. Then you
should consider each university's "minimum requirements" for admission.
Pick universities which match your case the most. In this Monthly A.A, we
present some useful web sites to help you to choose appropriate
universities.
In the next Monthly A.A we will help you through contacting university's
professors.
SOME USEFUL WEB SITES:
In this section we would like to introduce some web sites with respect to
our subjects. As we said before, the main purpose of ApplyAdvice is
helping you to save your time by gathering information for you. Here are
some useful sources about universities:
This web site
categorizes United States' universities by states.
You may use this web
site for searching your appropriate university by providing your desire
keyword, major, and state.
You may use this web
site to find information on more than 700 universities, colleges and
career colleges in Canada, including admission requirements, costs,
programs and contact details.
USNEWS is the most
well-known web site that presents the most reliable ranking.
This web site presents
the ranking of world 500 top universities.
In this web site you
can find last 4 years ranking of top American Research Universities. You
may compare universities' activities.
This is a great
ranking for students who intend to study MBA
We will provide some
other web sites in each Monthly A.A
ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS
1)
I'm
planning to apply for 2005 fall. I will take an admit only if I have aid.
Some people say it is better to attach a TSE score along with other
scores, so that there is a better chance of aid. Is that true?
(From K)
It is true. North
American universities basically award three types of financial aids,
Teacher Assistantship, Research Assistantship, and Fellowship. In recent
years, most universities only nominate applicants for RA and Fellowship if
you do not take TSE.
2)
I took
the TOEFL on august 29,2003. I want to apply for fall '05 . Would you
please tell me whether my score is valid or not?
(From D.D)
Universities accept
TEOFL scores which are not taken more than two years ago. Therefore, your
score is valid and will expire on August 29, 2005.
3)
What are
the academic requirements for getting admission in an Canadian
universities? Mine are 60% thru out from Mumbai University. Is it possible
for me to get admission?
(From B.B)
GPA is the most important factor for Canadian universities. Higher GPA you
have better school you can get admission from.
4)
How can I
get to know which universities are suitable for me without knowing my
scores? So I am giving my exam in august end when I should start to search
of universities? And from where I get to know about universities.
(From D)
You should presume
your overall quality. Your researches, publications, grades, SOP,
recommendation letters, and etc play important role in your application
process. We recommend you to gradually start for searching appropriate
universities. You may find out information about them by using our
proposed web sites.
5)
Right now
I am in final year engineering and I am waiting for 3 rd year results .and
there's a possibility of having a backlog and so incomplete result of 3
years engineering in electrical and electronics and so is that I am
eligible for acquiring financial aid and scholarship for 2006 admission.
because I am writing GRE on sep, 7, 2004.plz
You may also apply for fall 2005. North American universities only require
your grades and GPA of six complete semesters in order to review your
file.
6)
Can get
me the list of best universities
(From H.K)
You may use web sites
we have introduced.
7)
Have a
GRE score of 1400(Q-77-, V-630).To what universities should I apply to and
when should I start. What are the chances of aid ?(From
R.M)
Your scores are very good. But the admission is not only depends on your
scores, but also it depends on your SOP, Recommendation Letters, and etc.
Please check out these sections at
www.applyadvice.com and keep checking it for updates.
8)
Hi, how
can I search for universities rank? For applying in fall 2005, how well in
advance one should start applying?
(From C)
For university ranks
you may use our proposed web sites. Regards your second question, you may
use our proposed time table in the first Monthly A.A. you may access it by
referring to our archive.
9)
I have a
GRE score of 1310 & TOEFL of 267 is it enough for admission to MS in
Industrial Eng in a good US university?
(From S)
Your scores are very
good. But the admission is not only depends on your scores, but also it
depends on your SOP, Recommendation Letters, and etc. Please check out
these sections at
www.applyadvice.com and keep checking it for updates.
10)
I am
planning to pursue my MS in Integrated Marketing Communications in the
fall of 2005. Could it be possible for you to give me a list of the Top
Universities offering this course in the US? (From P.S)
You may use web sites
we have introduced.
11)
I'm
interested in most parts of my major(chemical engineering),I
don't know ,I must continue which part of it exactly for MS?
(From P.I)
It certainly depends on your interests.
12)
I want to
apply to us universities for doing ms in mechanical. I got 1160 in GRE and
257 in TOEFL. Please guide me to apply to some good universities with good
funding and future prospects.
(From S.R.K)
You may use web sites
we have introduced.
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here. Your questions will be
answered in the next Monthly A.A.
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