• • These are general aptitude tests which serve as a base for judging students’ basic Math and Verbal skills.
  • Mostly time bound they will test your time management skills.
  • Sectional adaptability is one more defying factor for the GRE exam while question adaptability is the defying factor for the GMAT exam.
  • Depending on the course you are enrolling for, there can be various such types of tests.
  • Graduate Applicants : GRE, GMAT
  • Undergraduate Applicants : SAT, ACT

• • All International students from countries where English is not native languages are supposed to appear for these tests.
  • These tests evaluate you on your Reading, Listening, Speaking and Writing skills.
  • Such tests assure that there is no communication gap for any international student while he/she is studying in the USA.
  • Minimum cutoffs as per university standards are supposed to be achieved.
  • There are various such language assessment tests; naming few would be:
    TOEFL,   IELTS,   PTE

• • Universities in USA look for a strong academic record at undergraduate or school level.
  • They require your Mark sheets and Transcripts for the same.
  • One should be at least in the 12th grade to pursue undergraduate studies and in the 7th semester at least to pursue graduate studies.
  • Any extra activities related to study like Paper publications, Research Paper etc. are also looked for by universities.

LORs, SOP, Resume and other USP’s:
These documents put your selling points to the faculties since you are not present in person at the time when your application is evaluated. These documents help the evaluators know you holistically rather than just academically.

Letter of Recommendation (LOR):

• • These are 3^rdparty recommendation generally from the faculties or reporting authorities.
  • Generally 2-3 are required by universities.
  • These are really valuable since a person is vouching for your work and justifying your credentials.

Statement of Purpose (SOP):

• • This document describes your motivation, academics, projects work, extra-curricular, and your future plan all in a single instrument.
  • Universities have variable word counts for this document.

Resume:

• • A crisp and precise 1-page document describing your profile.

Other USPs:

• • Depending on the program, university may ask for other documents which serve as your USP’s naming few would be Certificates of Achievements, Diversity Statement, History Statement, Interview, Portfolio etc.

Proof of sufficient funds:

• • Universities grant you admission on the basis of your credentials but to issue a confirmation (I-20) they would want you to submit the proof of sufficient funds. 3 documents are required for the same.
  • Bank Certificate: An authorized document stating sufficient funds in savings account on a specific date.
  • Sponsor Letter: A testament from sponsors for bearing the expense of their ward for the mentioned years.
  • A valid Passport: Above all these, a student is required to fill an online application and pay an application fee during submission.