Day: June 25, 2022

IELTS English language exam

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IELTS English language exam IELTS is an English language exam that is required to be taken by international candidates considering studying or working in a country where English is the main language of communication. Most popular countries where IELTS is accepted for university admissions are the UK, Australia, New Zealand, USA, and Canada. The exam mainly measures the ability of test-takers to communicate in the four basic English language skills – listening, reading, speaking, and writing. IELTS exam is jointly owned and conducted by IDP Education Australia, and Cambridge English Language…

Scholastic Assessment Tests (SATs)

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Scholastic Assessment Tests (SATs) SAT is a standardized test administered by the College Board and is required to be taken by students seeking admission to undergraduate schools. The full form of SAT is the Scholastic Assessment Test, which was earlier known as the Scholastic Aptitude Test. SATs has been developed to evaluate the written, verbal and mathematical skills of the candidates. SAT is a pencil-paper test taken by those who aspire to pursue undergraduate courses, particularly in the US and Canada are required to take the SAT exam. Earlier, students looking…

Study Abroad for Free

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Study Abroad for Free Getting a quality education does not come cheap! Especially when you think of countries which have an excellent education system, there without having a budget of five-figures it looks impossible. While university fees and other living expenses are continuously rising across the countries, students are looking for options to pursue a recognized degree that too without feeling too much burden on their pockets. This brings us back to our question, can students study abroad for free? You will be relaxed to hear, theoretically…yes! Now comes the…

How Universities Match your Student Profile

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How Universities Match your Student Profile When a college admission officer goes through your application form, they consider two things. First, whether you are academically inclined or not. After considering your academic records and scores, the second question they consider is whether you will be a good fit for their university or not? From within the list of6 Components of College Admission Forms, there are certain sections where they will focus at more closely to find the answer. Those sections are your essay/statement of purpose, letters of recommendation, activity list, and the ‘Other’…

How Right Applicants Are Selected By Universities

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How Right Applicants Are Selected By Universities Now that you know what to include on application forms, and what is meant by a good college fit, you now need to understand how a university evaluates your application. Let’s start with how universities take into consideration the above mentioned two essential components of any admission. All universities require them but they don’t use them in the same way. At one end, there are highly selective universities that accept a handful of their applicants. As far as GPA and test scores are concerned for those universities, they all…

Your Application as an International Student

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Your Application as an International Student This section of the series is all about you. We are not going to talk about what universities want in a student for the next few articles. Instead, we will focus on what you should want in a university and in return, what you have to offer. We receive so many student questions and comments saying they want to apply to XYZ University, but most of the times they don’t know why. Matching your academic records is not enough. You can look at the eligibility criteria and decide…

Creating a Strong Student Profile

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Creating a Strong Student Profile When we talk about shortlisting colleges, finding the ‘best fit’ or writing your Statement of purpose, you will realize that in order to do any of these, you need to have a good understanding of yourself. It is easy to say that I know myself the best, but chances are there are some aspects of your personality you may not realize. Here are some questions to help you understand unseen or unrealized sides of your personality. Your answers will help you figure out your application process. These…

Knowing Your Strengths and Weaknesses

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Knowing Your Strengths and Weaknesses After understanding the importance of self-assessment, you should start the process of forming a structure of the application. Before you begin, however, there is something to remember. Self-assessment is not easy. Most of us have never stepped back to look at ourselves. The reasons could be many but the most obvious one is because it is difficult to do. Today, when every detail of our life is public, thanks to Facebook Twitter, we think we know who we are. We have opinions on all issues, we are quick to…

What You Want in a University or College

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What You Want in a University or College The biggest question students often have is ‘Where should I apply?’ It is an obvious question because where you study will define your next 2-4 years. However, you can turn the question around and ask yourself, ‘What do I want in a college?’ The most common answer will be I want a good college. You will realize how generic this answer is when you think of this fact – most of the 10,000+ universities and colleges abroad are good, meaning you will get a great…

Abroad Universities: Mistakes to Avoid

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Abroad Universities: Mistakes to Avoid Just the thought of applying to universities abroad, stresses most students out. That is because applying abroad is seen as a complicated and long process. But you need to know a simple fact if you are considering studying at a foreign university: most universities abroad want more international students on their campuses. They want diversity in their classrooms because the learning process is not limited only to academics, you learn a lot from interacting with students from different backgrounds as well. That is why you already have…