Expensive? Here’s how you can afford it
What score is a Good Score?
There is no perfect answer to this question. Every grad school has its own average score that must be met in order to get in. Test scores are classified in three sections 130-170 in verbal and quant while 0-6 in analytical writing. You must score 160-164 in quant at least more than 155 in quant and more than 155-162 in verbal. If you are looking for math based program then score good in quant and sufficient in verbal but if you are seeking education, humanities, arts or psychology program score good in verbal and sufficient in quant. Always check for the previous years average score of the school you wish for.
What kind of students are awarded scholarships ?
Scholarships are given to those who achieve an outstanding efforts in education. One who’s worthy shall get it! You need to score more than 165 in quant and verbal and 4.5 in writing to get the scholarship. Every scholarship programs has defined certain requirements that must be met in order to gain the scholarship. Complete your test before 2-3 months to avail 100% scholarship. Focus on making a captivating GRE application. How does scholarship help?
Scholarships are financial help which is limited in number . some programs provide full scholarship and some partial but in both ways it will be a help to afford the expensive foreign education. GRE scholarship can be used for a total of four semesters. GRE scholarship is awarded upon admission. Scholarship not only depend upon GRE score but also depends upon letter of recommendation, statement of purpose, work experiences, internships, undergrad score etc scholarships will help in reducing the expenses that one can not afford that easily. If your GPA is 8+ you can easily expect scholarship but if you don’t then you can get a waiver for second semester. Education in the US and other countries are expensive hence scholarships will help you to minimise the expenses and burden and let you focus on study and performances. Education is for everyone right?
Scholarships Available
Note to self: ETS that conduct GRE won’t offer any scholarship program. Now all that remained is private, university and government scholarships that are based on whole application. Competition between these are as high as getting a good score in GRE.
Universities like MIT, Harvard, Oxford, Princeton and Caltech has their own program for scholarships.
Here’s the list of scholarship programs :
- Microsoft Scholarships (Undergrad) 2. Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship 3. University of Waterloo International Master’s and Doctoral Awards 4. Ontario Graduate Scholarship 5. Beinecke Scholarship Program 6. Florida Education Fund (McKnight Doctoral Fellowships) 7. Forté Fellows Program Women. 8. HHMI Gilliam Fellowships for Advanced Study 9. HHMI Medical Research Fellows Program 10. IIE Scholarship 11. Teresan Scholarship Fund 12. WCS Graduate Scholarship 13. Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation 14. Ivy Parker Memorial Scholarship (2000$, Women only) 15. The Generation Google Scholarship 16. Foreign Fulbright Student Program –
- https://foreign.fulbrightonline.org/
- AAUW international fellowships –
- http://www.aauw.org/what-we-do/educational-funding-and-awards/internati
onal-fellowships/ 18. Joint Japan World Bank Graduate Scholarships –
- http://go.worldbank.org/VV63X70UQ0 19. The United State India Educational Foundation provide full scholarship to the
students based on merit. 20. Rotary Foundation Global Study Grants
- https://www.rotary.org/en/take-action/apply-grants/global-grants 21. Tata Scholarship ( For Indian students only)
- http://admissions.cornell.edu/apply/international-students/tata-scholarship
Universities that offers Scholarships
Universities varies in scholarship programs as well. Every university has a set of requirements that must be met to get a scholarship. Some universities has GRE score constraint while some have complete profile constraints. Apply for those universities that has separate programs for scholarships and check whether they meet the fields and requirements you are interested in. Not all the universities provide scholarships to international students so be focused when you are shortlisting. Once everything is matched go for it!
Search engines for students to search about scholarships program are as follows:
- CollegeNet
- CollegeXpress
- FastWEB
Conclusion
Remember that scholarship deadline and admission deadline is two different aspects. People usually mix up both and miss the deadlines. Scholarships are important as it minimises the burden of expensive US education and provide a way for all students to get a good education. Apply for those universities that has scholarship program for international students. Read and research more about the scholarship programs and meet all the requirements hey have mentioned. Always submit your test before 2-3 months of the first application deadline. If you do not get any scholarship try for education loan.
