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Great News
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Online Registration for International Computer-Based TOEFL
This year international applicants may register
for TOEFL online. Students may choose their Test Center and then pay the
registration fee online by credit card. You may start registering online
at:
http://securereg3.prometric.com/welcome.aspx?dispmode=TOEFL
WHAT SHOULD I DO THIS WEEK?
These days, year 2005 applicants are starting to prepare themselves for
Applying. In this period of year the most important thing is studying for
English exams. The most common English exam is TOEFL. Thus, in this
Monthly
A.A we try to provide you with useful information about TOEFL.
TOEFL is an English exam which North American universities
require to measure the applicants' English abilities. The TOEFL test has
three sections: listening, reading, and writing. ETS offers TOEFL on
computer in most regions of the world.
TOEFL
REGISTRATION:
Most of the
applicants are going to take required English exams in close future.
www.ApplyAdvice.com recommends you to register for your exams early enough
to take it in your desirable date. This year international applicants may
register for TOEFL and GRE online. Students may choose their Test Center
and then pay the registration fee online by credit card. Thanks ETS for
doing this. You may start registering for TOEFL online at:
http://securereg3.prometric.com/welcome.aspx?dispmode=TOEFL
You may
also choose
your exam (TOEFL, GRE, GMAT, etc) here:
http://www.ets.org/register.html
Information above is gathered from official web site of ETS about TOEFL.
For additional
information we encourage you to check out the following links:
www.toefl.org
www.gre.org
www.ets.org
MAKE A PRIMARY
LIST OF YOUR MOST WANTED UNIVERSITIES
You should gradually make a list of
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 and determine your test date.
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 the next Monthly A.A, we will present information on how
to choose appropriate universities and ranking web sites.
INTRODUCTION TO 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 for exams' preparation:
This web site has
great free resources about TOEFL, GRE, GMAT, etc. You also may find some
essay and writing samples in this web site.
This web site presents
some free resources for TOEFL preparation. It has some great links to
other free web sites about TOEFL.
This web site could help students who are preparing for GMAT and GRE.
ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS
1)
I want to
take admission in fall 2005 in USA. What is the best time to take GRE and
TOEFL? (From: N.C.B)
We recommend you to register for TOEFL early
enough to take it in your desirable date. The best date depends on the
deadlines of universities that you would like to apply. You should be
aware that after you take your exams, your score will be reported in 2-4
weeks (because of reviewing your writing section). Therefore, the ideal
time would be four weeks before the earliest deadline. You may check out
your universities' deadlines and their policies about score report in
their web sites. Some universities accept score report after they
deadlines and some do not.
2)
I am a BE
and want to take GRE exam. Came across your schedule plan, but since its
June end I'll b a month late in my preparations than what has been
suggested by you (June itself). Do you think it'll be too late? Also from
where will I be able to get the list of universities? kindly help
(From: A.M)
Our Time-Table about
preparing for English exams is just a suggestion. The actual required
amount of time to prepare for English exams depends on your English
abilities. Therefore, you should decide whether it is late or not by
considering the level of your English knowledge. However, for engineering majors, the most important part in GRE
exam is "Quantative" (Mathematics part) which you can well prepare for it
in the future month.
In the next Monthly A.A
we will present how you are able to get the list of universities and their
ranks.
3)
Sir, I am
planning for spring admissions. (Jan 2005), so when is the deadline for
applying for universities? Please do reply me sir. Then there is a talk
that we won't be getting aid if we go for spring admissions. Is it true?
Expecting a favorable reply. Thanking you.
(From: S.B.K)
Deadlines differ for each
university. You should check them in your desirable universities' web
sites.
It is not a law or policy that
you won't get aid in spring semesters, but it is unlikely. Some
universities do not have fund for offering TA or Fellowship in spring
semesters (you should check this out in their web sites). For getting RA
you should contact professors and find out about their proposals and if
they have enough money to hire students for Spring semester.
Why it is unlikely to get aid in spring semesters? Because
universities and professors substitute new students with their graduated
students and most of students would be graduated in fall semester.
4)
I have
been rejected the visa under section 214(b). What are my chances of
getting the visa if I reapply with all the required documents?
(From: V.B)
The most important
rejection reason for F-1 applicants is document deficiency. That’s why F-1
applicants may apply for visa again. Therefore, if in your next try you
present sufficient documents your chance for getting accepted in interview
is high. In this case, your last rejection does not affect your case that
much.
5)
How to
register for the GRE test? What are the prerequisites for that?
(From: T)
It is explained above in this Monthly A.A.
6)
I have to
urgently apply for the coming spring 2005. Is it safe to apply in the
spring semester? (From
D.P)
Most universities do
not offer admission for spring semester. It would reduce the pool of your
choice. If you concern about aid it is mentioned in question number 3
7)
I am a
fresh pharmacy graduate. I got 1310 in GRE. I want to pursue my MS in
pharmaceutical chemistry in USA/Canada. How can I get sure admission and
financial aid? (From S.S)
No one can assure you
of getting admission and financial aid. You should prepare your materials
and apply and wait for results. Your GRE score indicates that you have
chance for getting both admission and financial aid; however it also
depends on your grades, SOP, Recommendation Letters, etc.
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