How to evaluate your profile for MS & PhD abroad?
By Whizstorm
2018-09-02
What is profile evaluation for MS, Masters & PhD Programs abroad?
Your journey to pursuing overseas education begins with an assessment or evaluation of your career or academic profile. The objective of this assessment is to help you in finalizing the academic program, country, and universities to be considered in your pursuit of studying abroad.
The following points describe the evaluation process for MS, MBA and Ph.D. programs:
1 | Educational qualifications | It helps to identify basic information about degrees, diplomas, certifications, subjects studied at school, college, etc |
2 | Academic performance | Information about grades/percentage/ credits earned in each subject, subjects of liking, scholarships/ prizes/ awards earned at school, college, etc |
3 | Total and relevant work -experience | If it fits into the requirements and eligibility criteria for certain programs, it plays a major role in documents like the letter of recommendation, statement of purpose, essay, resume, etc |
4 | Participation in extra -academic and non-academic activities | Workshops/seminars/conferences/conventions/ meets attended, project/dissertation/ thesis work, research, and surveys, undertaken while studying or at work, participation in exchange programs, memberships if any, etc |
5 | Interests | Extra-curricular achievements, hobbies, vocational certifications, outdoor activities, and sports achievements, etc. |
6 | Future career goals | Professional aspirations, future plans, personal ambitions, time and age constraints if any, self-expectations, etc |
7 | Purpose of studying abroad | Why does the student want to study a specific discipline, in a certain country or university? To check if the reasons are factually correct and reasonable |
8 | Financial Status | Budget, educational loans if necessary, repayment plans, ROI for the course to be pursued, sponsors if available, managing living expenses while studying, etc |
All these factors require to be planned and organized in advance as finances and time should need to be handled accordingly in overseas education. Obtaining visas, preparation and passing admission tests, and receiving admits may consume an unpredictable amount of time, hence starting early is better.
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