1. Pre-app :

  2. Send emails to all the universities asking them about admission criteria and application deadline.

  3. TODO: Make a sample preapp email.

  4. October Mid

  • Select Universities Stage -1

  1. Make a list of atleast 21 probable universities

  2. Rank them in order such that 7 falls in each ranking triad.

  3. Sep last week – Oct 3rd Week

  • Select Universities Stage – 2

  1. Finalize the top 10 out of above 2 after intensive debate and thinking on criteria like Goals/Location/Fin Aid…

  2. Oct First Week – Nov First Week

  • App to unidersities Stage-1
  1. Apply to 1-3 Universities with

i. SOP

ii. Reco letters

iii. Transcripts

iv. Send GRE/TOEFL Scores to these universities

v. Portfolio of

  1. EE Projects

  2. Public Admin Experience

  3. Timeline Oct 22nd – Mid November

  • App to Universities Stage -2

  1. Apply to top 5-7 priority universities from Stage 3 using experience of stage 4

  2. Timeline: Nov – mid Dec

  • App to Universities Stage – 3

  1. Apply to 2-3 universities on your gut feeling even if they are not in the finalized list.

  2. Timeline: Dec - Jan

  • Follow up

Deductions

  • Finish SOP Recos and Transcripts by Oct 20th

  • Also Make Portfolios by Oct 20th !!!

  • Give GRE by Nov First Week

  • TOEFL by Nov Second Week

  • Give TSE by Third Week

  • Target to Finish Apps by Mid December