USA - Post Graduate Application Process

Application forms for post graduate application process can be obtained by:

• Requesting Application Forms via email
• Requesting Application Forms via Air Mail
• Downloading from the university website

Tests required to be taken:

• TOEFL: Test of English as a foreign language. The TOEFL is the best-known exam that measures candidates English language proficiency from three aspects: reading, listening and writing.
• TSE: this test is generally for candidates applying for teaching assistantship.
• GMAT: for Graduate Courses in Management
• GRE: for graduate fields other than management
• LSAT: for admission into law schools
• USMLE: for admission into medical schools.

Eligibility:

Most schools require qualifications comparable to a U.S. Bachelor’s (Honours) degree (Four Year Degree Program) i.e. a minimum of 16 years of formal education.

In the Indian context, it implies qualifying in a professional four-year degree like engineering or other such courses. In other cases it is thus advisable to apply for a Post Graduate degree in India. A one-year university affiliated program will make up for the fourth year of a U.S. undergraduate degree

For Doctorate programs, most universities require a Master’s degree in that subject. In a few exceptional cases like a good undergraduate engineering degree, they may offer a direct admission to a Doctorate course.

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Eligibility Criteria for Study in USA:

For undergraduate admission into colleges in the U.S.A. all universities require 12 yrs formal education i.e. qualifying the class 12th examination or junior college as applicable.
The certificates most commonly accepted by the U.S. universities are Indian School Certificate, Intermediate Certificate, Higher School Certificate, Higher Secondary Certificate and All India Senior School Certificate.

Application Deadlines for USA universities:

Semester Early Application Perfect Timing Deadline
Fall Semester December March June
Spring Semester June August October

Scholarships in USA Universities:

Most American universities offer financial aid to its students. The amount offered to each student varies as per his achievements as listed in the application form and also on the basis of their SAT and TOEFL marks.
The application is available from the university itself.

Financial Aid:

Financial aid is provided by most universities in three forms:

• Tuition Waiver
• Scholarship/Fellowship
• Assistantship: In this students are given a cash stipend sufficient for their living expenses, and/or tuition waiver. To get this, they have to work for a maximum of 20 hours per week. This work normally consists of teaching and research activities.

Financial aid is generally awarded according to the applicant’s undergraduate marks, GRE/GMAT scores, letters of recommendation and statement of purpose.

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Undergraduate Application Procedure for study in USA

Application Forms

Enquiries must be sent at least 15 to 18 months before the proposed date of admission. There are three ways to get application forms.

1. Requesting Application Forms via email: One can request application forms from the universities website itself. Most universities have a form on their website which can be completed online to request application material.
2. Requesting Application Forms via Air Mail: Application material can be requested by sending an airmail and the request should contain a brief description of ones educational background, academic objectives, source of financial support, English proficiency and standardized test scores.
3. Downloading from the university website: Many universities have a downloadable and ready to print versions of their application forms on the net. These can be used for applying just as regular forms.

Tests required to be taken by the candidates

1. TOEFL: This test is mandatory for International students applying to a Graduate course or University in US. The minimum score required by most universities for admission is 570 (Paper-based test) and 230 (Computer-based test).
2. SAT's: The SAT (technically known as the SAT I) is a general test of verbal and quantitative reasoning accepted for U. S. college admissions. The test is required for admission to undergraduate programs of most US universities. Many universities also require you to take SAT-II tests.

SAT 1 - Reasoning Test

The SAT-I test measures verbal and mathematical reasoning abilities that develop over time. Most colleges require only SAT-I scores for admission.

SAT-II: Subject Tests

The SAT-II test measures your knowledge of particular subjects and your ability to apply that knowledge. Many universities may require you to take this along with SAT-I.

3. ACT: A few Universities may also require you to take this test. The ACT is designed to assess high school students' general educational development and their ability to complete college-level work.

Methods to register for the tests:

There are three common ways of registering for SAT:

By mail: Obtain the "SAT Information Bulletin" available free with USEFI offices or from college-board website at www.collegeboard.com. The forms are then mailed to
College Board SAT Program
Princeton, NJ 08541,
USA

Online Registration (Credit Card required): The form is filled up online and the payment done through credit card only. This is the easiest way to register for SAT.

Requesting the form from the U.S. Education Foundation:
Information on USEFI office in Delhi
Address: USEFI
Fulbright House
12 Hailey Road
New Delhi - 110001
Telephone: 23328944
Fax: 23329718
Walk-in hours: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM (Monday to Friday)
Email: adviser@fulbright-india.org

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Rankings of American Universities*

Engineering:

1. Massachusetts institute of technology, school of engineering
2. Stanford University, school of engineering
3. University of California – Berkley school of engineering
4. University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign school of engineering
5. Georgia Institute of technology, school of engineering
6. California Institute of Technology, school of engineering

Medicine:

1. Harvard University, school of medicine
2. Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
3. John Hopkins University, school of medicine
4. Duke University, school of medicine
5. University of Pennsylvania, school of medicine
6. University of California – San Francisco, school of medicine

Law:

1. Yale University, school of law
2. Harvard university, school of law
3. Stanford university, school of law
4. Columbia university, school of law
5. New York University, school of law
6. University of Chicago, school of law

Note : To practice law in India you can only do your Masters in the USA. Under-Graduation would need do be done in India / UK.

Business:

1. Harvard university, school of business
2. Stanford university, school of business
3. University of Pennsylvania (Wharton), school of business
4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan), school of business
5. North-western University (Kellogg), school of business

Overall Ranking

1. Columbia (NY)
2. Stanford (CA)
3. NYU (MA)
4. Cornell (NY)
5. University of Pennsylvania(PA)
6. MIT (MA)
7. Princeton (NJ)
8. Harvard (NY)
9. Caltech (CA)
10. Penn State University (PA)
11. Yale (CA)
12. Duke (NC)
13. Dartmouth (NH)
14. University of Miami (FL)
15. Georgetown U. (DC)
16. University of Chicago (IL)
17. Wake Forest (NC)
18. Pepperdine University (CA)
19. Boston University (MA)
20. Vanderbilt University (TN)

* The rankings mentioned here are based on information collected from different sources and might undergo changes over a period of time.

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