Category: University

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 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…

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…

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…

6 Components of College Admission Forms When we say application form, it actually includes your complete application process. A complete application process includes six categories on which the application form is based on. Academic documents – These are your academic records which universities abroad refer to as your transcripts. Usually, you need your 12th mark sheet and 10th mark sheet, graduation mark sheet. If your mark sheets are not in English, then you will have to get them translated. Test scores – All international courses require you attempt standardized exams like SAT, ACT, GMAT, GRE as well as English language tests…