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Masters Preparation For Abroad

Hey ! My name is Shreen Katyan and I am going to pursue my Masters from Boston University FALL 2021 in field of Bioinformatics which is offering me a scholarship too ! 

Here I am ,writing my first blog, so very enthusiastic to share my experience of an year long journey of preparing for the Masters and providing insider tips to help people who are passionate to study abroad so they grab the best opportunities. 

I know the process is exhaustive but its all worth it when you secure your dream school. So lets get started! Please bear with me since its a long blog but it is gonna give you so much clarity about the process with EXTREME INTRICATE DETAILS.

In order to pursue your masters in US, please keep in mind it is very expensive and the selection process is tough and competitive but when you succeed you would be exploring hands on  the best connection networks and the latest technologies of the world.

I would suggest you to go for Fall semester since generally when your degree ends there are more chances  for getting a job since all the student career fairs are held in such a timely manner .Also most courses are provided in Fall semesters only. Even internship is more feasible if you go according to this plan. Most students go for fall only.

For example If you need to get an admit for Fall 2022 which means Sept/Oct of 2022, start your preparation in April/May of 2021 itself. I am highlighting the entire timeline process for applying as a FIVE POINTER for your convenience.

JOURNEY-

1.CHOOSING YOU STREAM AND COLLEGE-Make up your mind about which course you want to pursue and from which University .For that simply google and legit through read the different Universities websites, which schools provides which courses and under  which department. You are gonna be amaze how unique integrated courses which are out there available which will ignite you since you need to be very sure about your Masters since its a pretty hard commitment. For example ,I found this Biotechnology Management course of Johns Hopkins University which were taking students from biology field and specializing them in MBA with management jobs in pharma industries (their field only). Shortlist some colleges after seeing what are they prerequisites ,are you liking the college facilites,is there a high chance for you to get an admit etc. CHECK FOR THE DEADLINES OF EACH PROGRAM YOU SELECT TO APPLY FOR AND ADD THEM TO YOUR CALENDER.

2. ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS-Start preparing for GRE exam .Prepare for as much time as you  feel required .Keep giving mocks and check your score so you get an idea what scores lands you in what type of University. For preparing if you have a Magoosh account,Gre official books ,Barron word list and for extra high level practice, try Manhattan lb. .THESE ARE MORE THAN SUFFICIENT FOR A SCORE OF 320 +. Finish the exams off by September for 1st attempt and Mid November for the final attempt so you get results well on time.

3.BUILDING RESUME-Please keep building your resume parallelly with internship, online courses, research articles etc. in THE SUBDISCIPLINE OF THE FIELD IN WHICH YOU ARE APPLYING thus strengthening your application. EVERYTHING MATTERS EVEN YOUR GPA,YOUR EXTRACIRRICULAR AND CO CIRRICULAR ACTIVITES, YOUR 10TH AND 12TH GRADES ,STATEMENT OF PURPOSE(SOPs) ,LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION(LORs) ETC. Seek out to good consultancies for building your SOP,LORS and APPLICATION PROCESS.

4.ENGLISH PROFICIENCY TEST- TOFEL is majorly accepted by the US universities.Self prepare for TOFEL and GRE. With little practice from YouTube, please work especially on the WRITING SECTION, you can secure a 100+ score which is the basic requirement for A+ GRAD schools. TOFEL you can prepare for a week around and giving it anytime even after applying to college according to your convenience.

5.APPLICATION PROCESS-Check out for the dates when the application submissions start. Early birds have a benedictory status. Note the deadlines for admission .There are gonna be so many pages and questions you might have doubts with, this is the place where your consultant  guides you the most . APPLICATION ENTIRELY DECIDES YOUR GATEWAY INTO THE COLLEGE SO PLEASE BE VERY SINCERE AND THROUGH ABOUT IT.FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASICS IN  THE SELECTION PROCESS OF REALLY COMPETITIVE APPLICATIONS.

Finally, wait for a couple of months as the offer letters rush in!!!!It is very overwhelming and shortlist the college you want to go taking into consideration factors such as the place, the program enrolled, ranking etc. Alongside start with the Visa application process filling out the DS160, Sevis fee payment etc. Ask your university ,they guide you through the whole process after sending in the offer letter and I -20. Arrange your funds, best way I went about preparing for my visa interview was through telegram group where everybody posts their experiences so that you can get a gist of questions would be asked. Prepare those and IF YOU ARE GETTING A GOOD COLLEGE AND FUNDING IS STRONG VISA WONT BE REJECTED POSITIVELY.

Book you flight well in advance and give enough time to yourself to settle in a new country.YOU DID THIS NOW GO FLY OFF!!!!!!!

I hope this helps :) .Signing off!Feel free to reach out for more queries.

~Shreenk.