THE 4 UNIVERSITIES

 

So how do you choose which of those 4 universities you must send your scores after your GRE/TOEFL exam. Of course, no one wants to waste those 4 universities under any circumstances, but then, who will waste time in researching about universities when one is supposed to study for the GRE. Now you have two options with you. I have talked about them below.

 

• The first option is to send scores to those universities, which lie in the same city in which your close relatives stay so that you can stay at your relative’s place while you study thereby you, save on your living and food costs. Now, the catch is that you must be fully assured by your relative that it is perfectly ok with him/her if you stay for a minimum of two years. This is very very important.

 

 

• Mostly the first option does not materialize, so what do you do? Don’t panic, take a pen and a paper, and prepare a table. The first column contains the names of your friends (your classmates) who have already appeared for the GRE and may be in the US or in India. The second column contains their respective GRE scores. In the third column (and this one will be a long one), you will have to write the name of the Universities that gave admits to your classmates. For example,

 

John Smith

2200/2400 (u may also have the breakup)

University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Iowa State Univ., Syracuse Univ.

 

Now, you can carry this page with you when you go for the exam, once your exam gets over and you have your GRE score with you, ask for the permission to go out of the A/C hall, and have a look at the list. In the list, compare your score with those of your friends’ and select that row, which has a GRE score less than yours, in that row, select the universities that are mentioned in that row. If your GRE score is above 2200, select the above row and select the 3 universities mentioned in that row. I am sure you have got the idea. This will help you save money on your score reports and you won’t be sorry to apply to the wrong university.

 

It is necessary that you are applying for the same course as that of your friend, it should not happen that you are applying for CS and your friend had applied for IE. Remember to select the right university in the list, for example there is a difference between SUNY buffalo and SUNY Buffalo College, and you may fall in the trap. Be careful. Bye.

 

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