Masters and scholarships abroad

Stage 2 · Lesson 4 of 7

Auditing your profile honestly

Your 12 to 18 month plan

A is an honest look at what an will see. List your grades and class ranking, and the courses most relevant to the programme. Add your projects, or jobs, , any publications, your English level and your referees.

Mark each one strong, average or weak. Compare them with the admitted students your target programmes describe. Grades are hard to change late.

So spend the remaining months on what can still move: a research project, a strong , a relevant job or a better test score. Also get closer to the professors who will write your letters.

Common traptrying to fix everything at once, or hiding a weakness instead of explaining it briefly in your statement.

A question to check yourself, an AI practice session and 2 cheat sheet entries come when you add the roadmap to your account. Add it

Resources for this stage

Start with

  • GuideFree
    EducationUSA

    US Department of State

    Its five steps to US study lay out the timeline from research to departure

Practise

  • Read recent papers in your area to shape a small research question before you apply

Keep handy

  • Programme pages list deadlines and requirements; confirm every date on the university site

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