<p>Hi,..
slimshady:well,I cant comment anything coz I m takin a first shot too...so,Its ur choice;)....</p>
<p>pranjal:Hmmm,so ur also a dropper?.....;)...............
well,wat r u doin now?</p>
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ofcourse also check out IUB .. which is an awesome place in my opinion not because i am here but because in absolute terms its really amazng..
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I was thinking about that but after seeing ur schedule i have dropped the idea;)</p>
<p>IUB is fine but is their BSc. degree recognised in US and India? it seems to me they give quite amt of fin aid to intl's</p>
<p>IUb is highly reputed amongst the educational circle and Employers, you won't have any problem in pursuing a MS from US after IUb.</p>
<p>Nice to you see you ronty, how's RV going?</p>
<p>Hey,where hav all the oldies gone.......we need them out here to make TiT alive...</p>
<p>HUB provides some schols too,isnt it?</p>
<p>hello guys.. loads of action here all of a sudden..
so lemme clarify stuff again,</p>
<p>IUB degree is recognised throughout the world as a 4yr degree equivalent to the US BS and the UK bachelors with honors due to its internationally recognised curriculum. Thats one reason why students are so academically rigorous coz fro the same amount of studying done in 4 yrs usually we have 3 yrs so extra courses per semester and more study pressure.. but loads of challenging stuff as well. </p>
<p>its a place that will test your complete acadeic potential..</p>
<p>the last yrs batch have found admission in masters proggramme in Universities like Harvard, JHU, Princeton, CMU, Rice, Cambridge and Oxford to name a few and i guess just a mere admission profiel wud be enough to explcitly state the reputation of the university in the academia.. among other universitites and likes..</p>
<p>i had talks with some other admission officers during my admission time after i had decided on IUB and the response i got was so positive that i cant explain adn they seemed highly impressed for the choice.Moreover there were some financial difficulties with the University before but after the 200 million endownment even that problem is solved and the future is as bright as one could imagine..</p>
<p>and dude i wont even compare sum random HUB to IUB( Which wud henceforth be Jacobs University).. </p>
<p>IUB is a needblind universitz and would never disappoint you on financial aid grounds after all thats their policy . in fact my financial aid application was sent to them AFTER i got my admission decision which is amazing..</p>
<p>IUB has recently been featured at the Financial Times cover page in London and the New york times in USA for its now bright future..</p>
<p>it does have scholarships too but VERY rare( countable on fingers) .. i luckily was one of the students to get a gud hefty scholarships but dont rely on them coz i myself know of only 3 other people who got and official figures also say around only 10 people throughout admission cycle got this yr..</p>
<p>Issacnewton, ay i have ur real name.. u seem to quite an interesting poster here.. and well oldies cant make threads come alive..</p>
<p>SM</p>
<p>oldies dont have time.. really. its a scarce entity we struggle to find everywhere.. and in any case even the last TiT#14 survived beyond all records due to not oldies but the newbies.. thats ok ..its a legacy that has its ups and downs..</p>
<p>Abhishiv as of my schedule, i dunno how u saw it (prolly my blog i guess) but well dont compare the general IUB schedule with my schedule .. even though the general IUB schedule is all time work and or other stuff .. my schdule is weirdly packed more..</p>
<p>I have to handle beyond the studies my job, the AIC committe meetings ( Academic Integrity Commiittee) and the 3 clubs i am a part of .. and sometimes( which is no longer sumtimes but pretty regularly ) i have some gud amount of presentations with admin and delegates which takes loads of time..</p>
<p>at IUB a student decides how busy beyond the genral IUB schedule does he want to be.. and well .. we still party and we still have so so so so much fun...</p>
<p>the sleepness nights here which are quite common are a fun stuff among themselves. infact a sought after fun ..</p>
<p>and academic rigor plus overall hectic schedule wil tell you after some time how wonderfully productive university can be and how much you can do in such short times..</p>
<p>SM</p>
<p>After last year's complete admission cycle a few startling facts have surfaced and become clear... i have had talks with the admision oficers at the US univs and also saw the post admission data and well think you people should be prepared for anything .. coz this year is a succesion of insanity in college admission too.. the college admission scene throughout the world among international universitites ( i mean universitites that have gud numebr of international students ) is getting fierce and is expected to calm down after a few years .. so be prepared for all that.. and KEEP ur safeties with the worst in mind.. </p>
<p>SM</p>
<p>further now coming to the questions by Issacnewton.. well dude.. 81% in 11 and 12 is not that high as you know.. and ofcourse since u already have given 12 this yr and got results, universities expect a greator degree of overall achievement from ur side.</p>
<p>Essays are not he answer to every problem one has in the application.. ill be really blunt here so please dont mind but dude..</p>
<p>when a university has 200 indians applying for a set of 5-6 seats of 20-30 seats ( in case of comparitively easy admission universities) why wud they even want to consider why a student wasnt gud at sumthing.. coz they have enough students who even then did amazingly well in everything and there admission seats get filled with them.. </p>
<p>when u think about admissions think from the other perspective.. after u have jotted down ur application's highlights. change ur side.. become an admission officer.. and then point out on a piece of paper.. why WHY wud u admit this guy or gal.. why wud u admit yourself and not say another student and what all is nt tht gud there.. </p>
<p>then u will notice what wud really impress them and what wud affect them a lot.. </p>
<p>that helps shaping the focus of ur application..</p>
<p>well if u dont have enough GOOD Extra curriculars and well are seemingly averge in studies you urself give me one good reason why you should be admitted to a particular university .. if you have one gud reason to say so well.. then you already get ur answer and then you know what to highlight in ur application...</p>
<p>now i give u ur solution .. think about it.. think about ur highest achievement.. about the part of ur application that is ur Strength.. </p>
<p>Essays cant be one of them coz they are subjective pieces of information to help you cover ur weakness and build ur strength not be one themselves.. </p>
<p>so even though u may have an essay to cover the weakness of ur application you still need to tell them what strength wud make them admit you.. </p>
<p>if i give say a score out of 25 points to every application..
and well give say 5 to EC 5 to Acads 5 to Others , 5 to SATs, etc and 5 to essays and subjective stuff...</p>
<p>now if u knw u get say 3 in acads and 3 in Ecs and 4 in SATs and by making a wonderful essay make up to 4 in essays ... you get 14 + others ( out of 5)</p>
<p>another student who doesnt have those weakness would still have say 4 in acads 4 in Ecs and since he doesnt concentrate much on essay( unlikely ) , 3.5 on SATs, so 2 on essay , so a total of 13.5 + others ..</p>
<p>so now u see that weakness uncovered means obvious rejection but even after covering them with ur essays u still need extra factors to be ur advantage now.. coz now u level the others and need to get that extra edge for admission acceptance</p>
<p>SM</p>
<p>btw what is HUB??</p>
<p>SM</p>
<p>Why don't you write a book on admissions, do remember mention my name in the preface..</p>
<p>and great to see our STAR poster Ronty007 back.. </p>
<p>SM</p>
<p>Does IUB stand for International University Bremen or Indiana University Bloomington?</p>
<p>IUB here always mean hehe International University Bremen.. hence forth termed as Jacobs-University</p>
<p>SM</p>
<p>I'm still hanging around as well..
how are you people doin?
Hehe.. smartmind, just like last year... educating everyone about college admissions</p>
<p>hey smartmind ! really gr8 tips ! u should be writing one...Smartmind's S for Admissions lol</p>
<p>SM:Truly,................should b an author of ''how to get in?'' or ''real chances...'' or something like that....
Well,thnx for d tips........3/4th I knew it already,but the rest 1/4th was wonderful.......</p>