The secret of getting admission with scholarship

by HSB on September 14, 2007

in College Admission,GRE

Have you ever wondered, how to get Graduate School Admission with scholarship?Each and every college student applying for graduate school admissions has one big dream i.e. to get admission with scholarship or some form of aid. It’s a very tough question to answer and it applies to specific student profile o individual basis. But, hang on, there is a sure way to get admission for your GRE scores and  scholarship.

When you are in Graduate School Universities shortlisting phase, take a good look at the minimum GRE, TOEFL and GPA requirements for each school. Some grad schools and colleges will have different requirements from the department requirements. Make sure to check out college admission requirements for both the department you apply and grad school.

Now, having collected the information, I have seen students classify the colleges into Ambitious, Moderate and Safe categories. I would like to relate the word Ambitious to Luck with less probability. Why would someone has to waste few hundred dollars in college application fee and GRE and TOEFL score forwarding, application documents courier fee, when grad school admission is not sure.

Example:

  • GRE Score : 1210;
  • Grad School Minimum Requirement : 1400
  • And other factors are less than minimum requirements

I really wouldn’t waste my time and money in applying to such college.

Instead I would spend more time in searching for universities and college, that suits my profile. Also, it’s better to find decent schools that had research funding and that has minimum requirements less than what your credentials are.

Example:

  • Your GRE Score : 1310;
  • Grad School Minimum Requirement : 1100
  • And other factors are more or equal to the minimum requirements

There are so many grad schools out there with lots of research and scholarship opportunities. But, it takes time to find such schools. ( Happy Point Method to find schools that match your profile )

To answer the question I asked, the secret to get admission is to apply for schools that have minimum requirements below your credentials ( GRE, TOEFL, ..). Don’t select schools that have very low minimum requirements. If your score is 1350, apply for school that has minimum of 1100, don’t go for schools that have 1000 as minimum requirements.

Having short listed such schools, I would suggest to read How to email professors for guaranteed admission. Have this magic worked? Yes, I know many who got admission by following this simple tactic.

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{ 22 comments… read them below or add one }

1 Md Muneer Adil July 25, 2010 at 5:17 PM

Hello Sir If i get above 1500 and with strong lors and sops can i get into MPH with good scholarship..say 90 percent

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2 meenal jain June 4, 2010 at 5:27 AM

Without writing GRE can we get admissions in the Grad schools…

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3 harsha March 1, 2010 at 8:30 AM

my gre score:880
minimum score required by univ is 1000
i dont have any backlogs with 63% in b.tech
what is my admission chances?
please help me out..

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4 Vivek October 14, 2009 at 2:08 AM

Dear HSB ,
Iam and engineering graduate in electronics and communication with CGPA of 7.55 ie. arnd 2.6 gpa
I am yet to give my GRE ,but i would like to know the following
1)Do the universities in the US convert the Cgpa obtained from indian universities to gpa for admissions or do they evaluate international students using a different method
2)Would a higher gre score offset my lower percentage and increase the chance of admission.
Awaiting ur reply,
thank you ,
Vivek

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5 supriya October 3, 2009 at 11:32 AM

hello sir

can u list out some universities which accepts GRE 810 TOEFL 64
and its quite urgent

if anyone can help me out of this situation , i would be very thankful

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6 easwaran October 3, 2009 at 12:43 PM

@supriya
use google search engine to search your needs,
you can join the paid service of this blog
see the link
http://www.myhappyschoolsblog.com/services

honestly it is better for you to appear for gre and toefl
choice is yours
easwaran

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7 mustapha bisola February 17, 2009 at 6:51 AM

pls i really need admission in any university in usa,and i only have toefl’what can i do?

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8 jiban shrestha February 4, 2009 at 2:17 AM

Dear sir,

In which US Universities where i can apply for master study with my GRE score 1100 (Verbal 510, Quantitative 590, AWA 3.0) and M.SC. AG (82%). Please suggest me their name.
Thanks

Jiban

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9 DIP February 13, 2010 at 1:32 AM

u can try for university of texas,u have a slim chance of getting admission dere,bt i dnt think u will get scolarship,and for getting it u need to have very strong reco letters.tk cre,bst of lck.

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10 jiban shrestha February 4, 2009 at 2:12 AM

Sir,

please list me number of US Universities where i can apply for master degree with my gre score 1100 and M. SC.Ag degree with 82 %. Thanks for help

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11 James January 9, 2009 at 1:33 PM

This article looks like it was put through a crappy internet translator.

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12 Prosun November 27, 2008 at 10:33 AM

Hi , Very recently i have got 1120 ( Q:750 + V:370 ) with having gpa 3.5. Can any some universities suitable suggest any university for me?

Is it possible to manage funding with that score?

Thank you.

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13 Deepshikha Singh November 6, 2008 at 2:45 AM

I am a dental graduate .I have got 1030 in GRE with 670 in quants and 360 in verbal.I wish to pursue MPH from US .I have GPA of 3.8 on 4 scale and i am an all India topper.Can anyone suugest me the university in which i will get clear admission.I am looking toward Michigan ,Emory and Tulane .Will i be able to get admission in thes universities? Kindly help

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14 yogesh varal August 23, 2008 at 6:46 AM

myself yogesh varal .iam TE(IT) student & i want to go for ms abroad after giving ger exam .I am sure about quantitative but as i studued freom marathi medium i am little bit afraid about verbal so i want guidance how to score in varbal?

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15 DIP February 13, 2010 at 1:36 AM

dnt worry bro,just buy the book called GRE BARRONS,and go thru d 3500 word list,if u can memorize dem all,i can assure u dat 80% of ur verbal preprtn will b done.tk cre,bst of lck.

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16 GIRISH November 6, 2007 at 11:12 AM

I gave GRE yesterdy. I got 960 i.e 730 quant and 230 verbal. I don’t
know what went wrong but I dumped in verbal. Now I need your extreme
help. I am not going to give GRE again because of financial
constrained. Now big question is what to do??
Will any university accept 230 verbal score??
Please give me the name of two universities according to my current
situation so that I can apply only those universities,
Apart from my worst verbal score, I am B.E mechanical 2005 passout
with 60% aggregate from Pune university ,before that I did Diploma in
Mechanical engineering. Cleared all the subject in first attempt .
I am Working in Larcen & Toubro (L&T) since 19 month as design
engineer. My boss is IIT+PH D. from Oklahama uni. and my office
collogue is IIT I can get reco from them. I had undergone 3 month
full time CAD/CAM training in IGTR from L&T also I have completed six
month course from IISc, Bangalore.
Please help please help in this situation….
I am eagerly waiting for your reply..

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17 Thiyagarajan October 3, 2007 at 9:45 AM

Hi friend, I had my gre..scored onli 980..690+290 is the split up..got a research paper and 4 other papers presented n National level symp..ALso have a gpa of 8.7 on a scale of 10.plz suggest me with unvis..can i get scholarship..Mail me at swamirajan86@yahoo.co.in.

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18 Happy Schools September 30, 2007 at 10:41 AM

@ sruthi

How did you calculate GPA from percentage?

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19 Shilpa February 12, 2010 at 1:09 AM

depends on university but attaching a table to convert %tage to gpa. see if it helps you.

Converting percentage marks in certain systems to grade point average in the American system is somewhat complicated. In order to convert percentages to gpa, the evaluator must know the grading scale of a particular school. For instance, if the lowest passing grade is 35%, grades above 70% would be rare.
Percentage US Grade Equivalent GPA (approximate)
60-100 A 4.00
55-59 B+ 3.33
50-54 B 3.00
43-49 C+ 2.33
35-42 C 2.00
0-34 F 0.00
Grades which fall at the high or low end of a bracket can be converted to GPA. For instance, a 62% can be viewed as an A- or 3.67; or a 48 or 48% might be viewed as a B- or 2.67 GPA. Since there are different scales of markings available in India , it is up to the evaluator to make the most accurate conversion of percentage to GPA.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
I have suggested several times that you should not convert your grades. Submit them with your application as provided by your Institute or College.
This information is given here to help you in the selection of your universities for Applying.

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20 Anonymous September 30, 2007 at 1:32 AM

Hi there,
I have passed MBBS and im heading to MPH programme in next spring term. My gre score is 1050 n toefl one is 85. I would like to apply in some genetics or biostates related programme from good university. Can you any some useful link.

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21 Homer Simpson September 27, 2007 at 6:06 AM

I’d disagree with the part where you said “Why would someone has to waste few hundred dollars in college application fee and GRE and TOEFL score forwarding, application documents courier fee, when grad school admission is not sure.” -> You haven’t at all factored in the case that a university where you will very easily get into (with the exception of some like USC), is simply not worth it?

If you’re considering spending a sizeable portion of your savings on graduate school, why should it not be on some place where you’d be proud of attending?

In the end, you will be going to just one university and abandoning the other admits, and hence, its only that one good admit that matters, instead of a dozen mediocre ones.

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22 sruthi September 25, 2007 at 10:58 AM

all ur examples deal with GRE scores lower than minimum requirement.
wat happens for GRE score 1500, good recos , good projects, but gpa just abt 3??

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