Our Three Top Tips for a Great Application

December 27, 2012January 3, 2013doaonline

So, you’re in the thick of things. You have written out your SOP, you have got the transcripts and letters of recommendation, and you have filled up the University application. But, you still have a question: “Is this enough? Or, is there something else I can do to make my application really stand out from the rest?”

Before you submit your application, consider this: what makes a “good” application a “great” one is the extra effort you put in. So, here are our three top tips for fine-tuning your application and making it one that is really great:

Answers to Practice GRE Test Quant Questions

December 25, 2012May 9, 2013doaonline

Post: Did You Know these Facts about GRE Math?

Question: How many positive integers, less than 20, are either an even multiple of 2 or, a multiple of 9 or, the sum of a positive multiple of 2 and a positive multiple of 9?

Answer: There are 11 such integers:

Multiples of 2 – 4, 8, 12, 16 (total 4)
Multiples of 9 – 9, 18 (total 2)
Sums of a positive multiple of 2 and a positive multiple of 9 – 11, 13, 15, 17, 19 (total 5)

Post: Quantitative Comparison Questions: Doubtful D!

Question:

X < (1/X)

Column A Column B

X X²

Answer:: (D)

The given inequality is X< (1/X).

This is possible only in two cases:

(1) If 0 < X < 1 OR

(2) X < -2

Next Generation GMAT/ GMAT Integrated Reasoning

December 22, 2012December 22, 2012doaonline

On 5 June 2012 the GMAC launched the Next Generation GMAT Continue reading →

Web Development Skills: Engineers Read This!

December 20, 2012doaonline

In March 2012, we had put up a post advising ECE students, about job opportunities in the US. Today, let’s talk about something related but slightly different: while you are waiting for an admit or preparing for an MS, you can use the time to build useful skill sets. If you are an engineer who would like to explore options in software development, you could think about the area of web-development and related technologies.

Web development specialization: Making an educated choice in operating system technologies and related skills

How to Apply for an ‘MS in US': Find the Key Steps Here

December 14, 2012September 24, 2013doaonline

Once your final list of universities is ready, you can start applying to universities for your much dreamed of ‘MS in US’. Here are the key steps:

Complete the online application forms
Request ETS to send your GRE and TOEFL scores to the university/department
Prepare document packets, consisting of:

Transcripts in sealed covers
Recommendations in sealed covers (if not submitted online)
Financial documents
Copy of SOP and resume (even if submitted online)

It is really important that you carefully follow all instructions regarding the sending of documents. Please also adhere to prescribed deadlines since the application can be rejected if you are late.

Remember you can always call up the Academy if you feel you can’t carry out this demanding process all alone. We have services that are designed to take care of every difficulty you face – we are always there to help.

An Easy Way to Learn GRE Words (Through Roots) Part 2

December 7, 2012doaonline

If you found the last post on roots helpful, here are 2 more roots which cover 25 GRE words. For those of you who have come directly to this post, here’s a link that will help you understand why we are talking about roots so much: go to first roots post. (But basically, it helps to make learning the GRE words much easier).

genus generis (14 words)

The Latin word genus (cognate with Greek ‘genos’ and the Sanskrit root ‘jan’) has produced a number of English words. Genus has two basic forms: ‘genus’ and ‘generis’ (the second of which is more important because most derived words in English and other modern European languages have come from it whereas ‘genus’ exists as a single English word).

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