Application Tips

Application Tips

    Applying to US colleges and universities is a very different process than applying to Indian universities. Most applications are online and students have a fairly wide window of time during which to complete their applications. The main costs during the application process are: standardised tests, application fees (range from $30 to $100 per university), and postage/courier expenses.
    Students applying to US undergraduate must submit their applications directly to individual universities. Use of the Common Application, an undergraduate admissions application used by approximately 450 universities, can streamline the process since the member institutions all use the same core application. However, most institutions will request supplemental essays tailored to their university. Each university will set their own application deadlines and fees, as well as admissions requirements. Fortunately, most application forms follow a similar format that allows you to reuse or adapt some of your application materials. A difference between the US and other countries is that you are applying for admissions to the institution rather than to a specific department within a university. The undergraduate admissions office, rather than faculty members of academic departments, will likely be responsible for admissions decisions. It is crucial that you keep this audience in mind when drafting your application materials.
DOCUMENT CHECK
• ELECTRONIC APPLICATION: this can be from two to eight pages, and seeks information about the student from bio-data to family information

• TEST SCORES: SAT General, SAT Subject, TOEFL and AP

• HIGH SCHOOL INFORMATION

• APPLICATION ESSAYS

• TEACHER RECOMMENDATIONS

• APPLICATION FEE

• INTERVIEW: Required by some competitive universities