GUIDANCE IN UNIVERSITY APPLICATION

GUIDANCE IN UNIVERSITY APPLICATION

1. Filling on-line graduate degree application.

2. Begin the application process at least a month before the application deadline.

3. Finalize the university and academic program carefully.

4. Fill out the basic personal details, test scores, upload /Type Essays, SOP, LOR details
to be filled in and then complete the application and start paying the fees.

5. Carefully review the application and additional requirements section before

applying.

6. Submit Official Scores electronically.

7. Submit the documents on-line/off-line

8. Financial documents.
ASSISTING IN LOR.
WHAT IS LOR?
1. Letter of Recommendation is a critical part of the graduate school
application. If you are planning on applying to grad school, think about
whom you will ask for letters of recommendation. An applicant would
generally need 2--3 LORs.
2. In case the applicant does not have any work experience, then all of them
have to be from his Professors. Project guides and mentors (if available) can
also be considered. HODs, Principals and Directors are a strict no-no unless
they have been directly associated in teaching the candidate.
3. In case the applicant has a work experience then 1 LOR should be from his
immediate supervisor & the another from University side.

HOW WILL AKKAM HELP STUDENTS

1. We will provide sample format of LOR with the guidelines to the student.
ASSISTING IN SOP EDITING.
WHAT IS SOP?
Statement of purpose is an essay to explain why a student want to pursue
higher education, where as explaining the aspects what motivated them to
choose MS/MBA and why. This is an opportunity to express how the
student can be a right fit for the program and the university.

HOW WILL AKKAM HELP STUDENTS

We will provide students with the sop guidelines, which will help them to
work on their SOP/Essay drafts. In addition to that, student can discuss with
the Counsellor/Editor as how to approach to a specific essay question and
the counsellor would provide the word limit and the essay topics.
ASSISTING IN OTHER APPLICATION ESSAY
EDITING.
WHAT IS ESSAY:
There are many top ranked B Schools who asks for Essays other than SOP.
The essays are a vital part of your application as the essays are an
opportunity to tell them more about a student & It will prove his/her
strength in English also.
HOW WILL AKKAM HELP STUDENTS
We will provide the guidelines with the format , length of the essays, word
limit along with the essay topics as the topics of the essays varies
according to the universities.
PROCESS FLOW OF UNIVERSITY
APPLICATION
1)Before applying, decide which deadline student is planning to apply for, and ensure
that the application is submitted before the date in order to be considered

2)Visit the University Official website for the online application link

3)For a first time user registration is required.

4)After the registration , one login id & password will be provided for further use (i.e.
uploading docs or editing your app.)

5)Fill up all the mandatory fields considering the required format and rule on or before
the chosen deadline.

6)Once the online application is completed you can submit and pay the fees through
using Credit Card/Dollar Draft. Dollar Draft is not advisable whereas there can be a
high chance to get misplaced.
PROCESS FLOW OF UNIVERSITY
APPLICATION
7)GMAT/GRE scores can be submitted 1day before the deadlines, all the
other supporting documents should reach the university before the
application deadlines.
8)The Admissions Board will examine the application in detail . Based on the
educational background, professional experience and international
exposure, as well as the Essays and Recommendations they will decide
whom to invite for the interview process.
9)Based on the Interview performance the committee/University will send
you the Offer Letter, for which you have to pay the admission fees to
reserve your seat.
* Example is on next Slide
REGISTRATION WINDOW
APPLICATION INTRO PAGE
PROGRAM DETAILS PAGE
PERSONAL INFO.PAGE
EDUCATION DETAILS PAGE
EMPLOYMENT DETAILS PAGE
TEST SCORE INFO. PAGE
SOP UPLOAD PAGE
LOR DETAILS PAGE
SUBMIT(PAYMENT) PAGE
APPLICATION DOCUMENT CHECKLIST
1)Copies of all Educational Transcripts(a transcript of grades from each
university you have attended if you are made an offer. 10th 12th mark sheet
attested copies/transcripts)
2)GMAT/GRE Score
3)TOEFL/IELTS Score
4)Application Essays
5)Scholarship Essays
6)SOP
7)2-3 LOR
8)CV/Resume
9)Certificate of Work Exp.(if you have)
10)Proof of Extra curricular Activity(if you have)
11)Financial Documents
12)Application fees
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