GRE Anxiety Mantra - How to cope up with GRE Anxiety

GRE is an examination critical to shaping your future life and hence anxiety for this exam is a common phenomenon. However, letting this anxiety overtaking you completely can have a negative impact on your performance. Therefore, it is essential that you understand the causes of this anxiety and find ways to overcome it. Remember, taking an exam is not a matter of life and death; it is just about the feeling that you’ve proved your abilities! Instead of thinking that ‘you HAVE to take your GRE’, think that ‘you WANT to take the GRE’- that is the key to self motivation!

Skill Maestro suggests some ways that can help you cope up with your anxiety levels.

1.    Figure out the Root Cause

Understand the root cause of your stress. Is your anxiety arising from inadequate preparation? If it is so, you must fully prepare yourself first. It will definitely take time for getting fully equipped. Give 6-7 hours daily for your prep.  When your prep is adequate, it fuels up your confidence.

2.    Plug in the Loopholes

It is always a good idea to focus on your loopholes. Which are those areas where you are facing troubles? Plug them in. This can prove to be very effective rather than just taking a list of endless questions without evaluating your weaknesses. When you plug in your weaknesses, your confidence (and your score) drastically improves.

3.    Leave Pestering Areas 

If still weakness in certain areas persists (even after devoting adequate time), do not waste much time chasing those areas incessantly. For example, if you feel your critical reasoning questions are not gaining much improvement even after more than adequate devotion of time and practice, you may want to focus on other areas than just be bogged down with it. As it is, critical reasoning questions carry little weight on the exam. So weigh you pros and cons wisely. There is no point being alarmed by certain areas which just aren’t improving as it may have a chain effect and may negatively impact your performance on other areas of the test too, which is certainly an unnecessary cost that you are paying.

4.    Remember that ‘A little progress everyday adds up to big results’ 

It has been proven by cognitive psychology that daily practice leads to better retention of memory than a prolonged one shot study. Thus, it is important that you study bit by bit daily to add up to big results rather than attempting to do things in one shot. This is effective not only to reduce your anxiety levels, but also improving your score.

5.    Do not Compare

Stop comparing your results with your peers, it just fuels up your anxiety levels and puts you under performance pressure. Studies show that performance pressures are a deterrent to optimum performance.

6.    Stop Painting that too Big a Picture

While taking the actual/practice tests, do not take questions with the attitude ‘I want to score a really high score’, instead face the questions with the attitude ‘I need to answer this question correctly and carefully’. Take care of the small things and the big things will take care of themselves.

7.    Biological Clock 

Setting your biological clock is an effective strategy to boost your performance. Take practice tests on the time slot when your actual test is scheduled so that your mind becomes agile during those hours of the day. This strategy can be a great confidence booster.

It is not a big deal to crack GRE if you have the iron will to manage your anxiety levels. More than half the candidates on any exam are not able to score up to their abilities, just because they do not know how to manage stress levels. You are not among those people anymore. Now that you have the mantra to manage the anxiety, go ace your GRE!

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10 Tips to Face the GRE that the Test-Prep Text Books Probably won’t Teach you

You might have prepared hard for your GRE, but that’s not enough. You also need to be familiar with some useful tips and strategies that test prep textbooks might not teach you. While the test-prep textbooks will help you to prepare for the exam, it is also important to take note of certain facts that you must be careful about while you take the actual test to not commit a stupid blunder. We list some strategies and tips that you may find extremely helpful while you face your GRE.

• Never try to predict the experimental section

On the GRE, you face 6 sections – one writing section (AWA), two verbal sections, two quant sections and one experimental section (either verbal or quant). Now this experimental section is an un-scored section, implying that it won’t count toward your GRE score. But the important takeaway is that you don’t know when this experimental section will show up. You could have your experimental section show up as the third section or the fourth or the fifth- you really don’t know! So even if you have got two verbal and two quant sections already and say the quant section comes up again, do not be led into believing that this is an experimental section. It could be your scored section! So always take all your sections as seriously as though they are your scored sections. You don’t want to throw your score in jeopardy in case you just feel a section is an experimental section and take it up lightly when in reality it was your scored section!

• Avoid attempting all the Reading Comprehension (RC) questions in one go

RCs are one of the most challenging questions on the GRE. It eats up a considerable part of your time and monotonous passages may simply exhaust you out. If you choose to attempt all the RC questions in one go, there are chances that you might just lose track of time. Also continuous reading might obscure your further readings.  However, this is a subjective choice and may vary from person to person. Adopt what suits you best.

• Do not waste a lot of time on Critical Reasoning (CR) Questions

CR questions are challenging questions and many of us use more time than is required on these questions. You need to be aware that CR questions just make one percent of the entire syllabus. Thus, do not waste a lot of time on them.

• Do not be tempted to use the Calculator for everything

Just because the calculator is available to you as a tool on the GRE, do not jump to use the calculator for every question. Many questions that might seem computational, in reality are not tedious and can be solved by simple algebraic techniques or simple application of logic. While you do not realize it, the ETS throws you many questions, that prima facie might appear that they will be requiring the use of calculator, but you can break your question down through simple techniques. Through such questions, the ETS tempts you to use the calculator which might ironically take up longer time than what you’ll take if you break the question down through certain techniques. Most test prep books elaborate on such techniques.

• Compensate for the time that RC and CR questions take up by Sentence Equivalence questions

Sentence equivalence questions are mostly easy (of course only when you’ve built your GRE vocab) since they require you to look for consistent synonyms, and as such they take less than a minute if your vocabulary is sound enough. Thus, you can always compensate for your time that gets eaten up in RC and CR questions on these questions. Manage your time in such a way that you can leverage this fact. It is a good idea to finish off with your RC, CR and Text Completion questions first and attempt your sentence equivalence questions at the end since all the sentence equivalence questions can be completed in less than 5 minutes.

• Do not waste much time on questions where you get stuck

The Revised GRE is a section adaptive test. You can scroll through the questions of the entire section and mark those questions which you aren’t confident about to attempt them later in your 30/35 min time for a particular section. It is always a good strategy to attempt the easy questions that you are confident about. This not only gives you a psychological edge, but also gives you more time for the questions troubling you which you can then take calmly. Do not simply get stuck on that one question that you aren’t able to solve. You can always come back to that question as long as you are on the same section.

• Do not leave the questions that you aren’t confident about, unanswered

While you should not waste much time on questions that are troubling you, remember not to leave them unanswered. You should know the fact that there is NO NEGATIVE MARKING on the GRE, implying that you don’t get penalized for a wrong answer choice. Thus, even when you are not sure about the correct answer of a question, still attempt it using your instincts and guesses. Although with lesser probability, you still have a chance to get your guesses correct. If you choose not to attempt that question, you altogether devoid yourself of the chance of getting it correct.

• Beware of the questions that have multiple answers

On the Revised GRE, there are questions that have a single choice as the correct answer and there are questions that have multiple choices as the correct answers. Do not be in a blithe disregard of the questions that expect more than one answer from you as you may end up choosing just one answer for a question that had two correct answer choices, which won’t fetch you any marks. Remember that the questions with square boxes in front of the answer choices are the multiple answer questions and the ones with round boxes in front of the answer choices are single answer questions. Being in a disregard of this fact, might prove to be very costly.

• Familiarize yourself with the 300 topics suggested by ETS for the AWA

ETS has created a pool of 300 topics for the writing section. You can familiarize yourself with those 300 topics so that you do not find yourself in a situation where you just do not understand a particular topic. Note that if this happens, you would not only spoil your AWA section, but the panic might also spoil your other sections, since the AWA section is the first section.

• Do not ramble unnecessarily in the writing section- Focus on the pith of your writing

Your essay questions are expected to be of a length of 350- 500 words. While attempting the two writing sections, remember what you are primarily evaluated on. In the Analyse an Issue task, always take a stand. The pith of your entire essay should be the justification of that stand through reasoning and examples. The stand could be positive, negative or neutral. In the Analyse an Argument task, always try to find the fault in the logic. Do not be led into believing that only using fancy words or verbose writing can make your essay better. Focus on the pith!

You might feel better equipped to take the GRE now. We wish you good luck for your test!
Feel free to express your concerns or ideas in the comment section below!

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7 ‘Must- Remember’ Things While Drafting your Resume for MS in USA

A resume, though not a mandatory document for many universities, gives you an opportunity to showcase your courses, abilities, work experience, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities, enabling you to highlight your accomplishments effectively in a chronological order. Skill Maestro lists some ‘Must-Remember’ things while you draft your resume. Of course, you don’t want to be doing clumsy errors!

1.    Coherent Structure

The structure of your resume must be coherent and cogent. Plenty of templates are available online and you may download them. Be sure the template you choose adheres to this format.

i    Ordinary Details -You must list your name, e-mail ID, contact details and current designation on the top right/left hand side of the header.

ii    Educational Details - Start with your educational details. It’s a good idea to form a table listing your important educational landmarks with the following columns- ‘education’ (matriculation, +2 and college years), ‘GPA/score’, Year of Passing and ‘university/school’. It gives a concise overview of your educational details.

iii    Work Experience - Post your educational details, list your work/internship experience with the organization name and the profile you worked on as sub-headings and the work you did in concise bullet points. Mention the year beside each subheading and progress in a chronological manner, starting with the latest experience.

iv    Academic Achievements - List your academic achievements, if any.

v Co-curricular / Extra-curricular Achievements - List your Co-curricular/Extra curricular achievements, if any.

vi    Strengths and Weaknesses - List not more than three strengths and weakness each and be very apt while doing so. Do not brag unnecessarily.

2.    Do not Brag!
While it is important that you mention your achievements to underscore your personality traits, it is equally important that you do not use pompous adjectives for yourself while listing your achievements. Avoid using self-praising adjectives like ‘hardworking’, ‘focused’, ‘creative’ etc while listing your achievements. The only time these adjectives should show up is while you list your personal strengths, which should not exceed any more than three adjectives that aptly describe you. Listing pompous adjectives for your own self can portray a negative quality of ‘complacency’ in the eyes of the committee scrutinizing your application.

3.    Avoid Ornate Language
The language you use in your resume has to be strictly formal (Business English) and you must refrain from using flowery language. You are writing your resume, not an article, or essay. Be extremely pithy in your language and avoid using verbose sentences.

4.    Take care of the Length
The ideal length of a resume is one page. Remember, the purpose of a resume is to summarize your career history. Avoid using superfluous details like say personal information or anything else that may not be relevant to the scrutiny of your application. A good resume is concise and to the point. While it’s not an extremely big deal if your resume exceeds one page, it certainly should not exceed two pages in any case.

5.    Right Formatting
The way your resume is formatted speaks volumes of your organizing abilities. Stick to a standard font (either Times New Roman or Arial) with the font size of 12. You may consider decreasing the font size to 10 in case you want to accommodate more content in fewer pages, but, be sure to give correct spacing, margins and alignment so that it looks neat and clear and not clumsy and illegible. You must bold face or italicize certain important areas where you wish to emphasize. For example, say you bagged a gold medal in some competition. You must bold face ‘Gold Medal’ in this case. It makes the reader not to lose interest while reading your resume.

6.    Grammar
Ensure the correct use of grammar, punctuation and spelling. Never use personal pronouns like ‘I’, ‘We’ or ‘You’. A lot of people have a proclivity to use ‘I’ in their resumes. Never do that. For example, instead of writing ‘I managed a team of 20 people’, you should write the bullet point as ‘Managed a team of 20 people’ under the concerned sub-heading.

7.    Never Lie!
Never include any false/deceptive/misleading information in your resume. This is the gravest mistake you could make. A candidate giving false information seldom realizes that background and reference checks can reveal the truth that he/she is hiding. It is not just unethical, but also unlawful. It’s not surprising that many people have been caught lying in their resumes and lawful action has been taken against them, which involves punishments and penalties.

Since resume is not a mandatory document, you must ensure to include all the important facts in your LORs and SOPs. However, a resume is an additional furnishing document, and may increase your prospects of admission.  Hope, we made your lives simpler!

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The Perks of Pursuing an MBA Abroad

There are several myths about pursuing an MBA abroad. Most people think it’s a hefty expense, and several others think it’s a cumbersome process to push through your application. Most people who opt out of the option of applying abroad fall in either of the above two categories. What these people fail to understand is an appropriate assessment of taking an MBA back home Vs. an MBA Abroad.

In this blog, Skill Maestro presents some reasons why considering an MBA abroad might prove to be a better proposition than considering to pursue it from India.

Lesser Expenses – Yes, you read it right – lesser expenses! While in India, your stellar score on the CAT exam will only get you through IIMs, there in foreign universities, your stellar score on the GMAT will not only get you through an excellent management school, but will also qualify you for scholarships, and mind you, 100% tuition waivers are not uncommon there in the US! Such high scholarships leaves you grappling with only your living expenses, to cover which, a plenty of TA/GAships are available. Cumulatively, your entire expense for your MBA abroad may actually come out to be lesser than what you would have otherwise spent in most colleges here in India.

More chances to ace GMAT than CAT – CAT (for admissions into Indian schools of management, mainly the IIMs) is an extremely competitive examination and you require a tremendous effort along with a considerable luck to be among the top 99 percentiles. GMAT on the other hand is an exam that is relatively more tractable than the ultra-competitive CAT. Not that it’s some cakewalk to ace GMAT, but you widen your scope more in case of GMAT than in case of CAT.

Cosmopolitan Academic Environment – Spending months with professors and students from diversified countries and cultures is a very big perk in itself as it prepares you to get a life changing experience of the worldly ways and a wider view of learning and also help you develop a comfort with different cultures. Semester Exchanges further intensifies this global exposure.

Diverse MBA Programs to Chose From – Most MBA programs in India are generic or entail only common domains like Finance, Marketing and HR. However, if you consider an MBA abroad, you have better and more specific colleges to choose from. Most colleges have a reputation in a specific domain which makes their specific programs extremely prestigious. For example, while University of Chicago Booth School of Business, NYU Stern, London Business School are excellent for their finance programs, Stanford University GSB (USA), MIT Sloan School of Management (USA), Imperial College Business School (UK) and Berkeley (USA) are specifically known for their entrepreneurship based MBA programs. Similarly there are tons of other options to streamline the choice of your school to your specific interests in management education.

Learning Different Work Cultures – A global reach helps you integrate with different work cultures, and more often than not, the mammoth infrastructure and resources that you are equipped with, not only helps you gain a technical competence but also develops the leader within you. This can prepare you very well in climbing the ladder of corporate positions.

Robust Network – This is a priceless perk of taking a management degree abroad. The robust global alumni network proves to be extremely resourceful especially if you are to venture into entrepreneurship. Angel and VC Networks are very easily accessible in countries like the US and a robust alumni network can really be resourceful. Also, who knows you might also find you co-founders in your management school itself, much like Mark Zuckerberg! Your resource network in case of a university abroad is any day more eclectic than in case of an MBA school back home. 

Having said all this, you can again give it a thought if certain myths were holding you back from applying abroad. Yes, the application procedures in case of an MBA abroad are a bit cumbersome, but the pros highlighted above outweigh those cumbersome procedures, for sure!

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Fall Semester VS. Spring Semester

Which semester to prefer, Fall or Spring? Often students find themselves in an impasse while making their semester choice for their schools and things get only worse when you don’t find a correct guidance. Skill Maestro comes to your rescue and provides you with basic insights on the Fall semester VS. Spring semester confusion.

Here’s what you need to know:

• Lesser Choices of Programs in Spring

Most students prefer a Fall Semester primarily because not all universities have a Spring batch. This typically restricts the choices of programs or courses that you can apply to in the Spring semester. Also, some universities have Spring applications just to fill their empty seats of the Fall season. Some universities that have a Spring batch include NYU, Syracuse, Cornell, CMU, University of Wisconsin Madison and UIUC. However, it cannot be concluded all together that all the mainstream courses are offered in Fall. There are certain courses that are offered typically in Spring and some typically in Fall. Although more popular courses might be offered preferably in Fall and that’s because most students apply in Fall which renders it a common intake period.

• Base your Decision on the Program Design Rather Than Blindly Applying for Fall just because a Majority of Applicants do that

It is always advisable to examine the curriculum of courses offered in Spring before assuming that you will not find good enough courses in Spring. It might turn out that you might be more interested in a particular program that’s offered in Spring than the ones that are offered in Fall. So, base your decision on the program design rather than stereotypes.

• No CPT for Spring Students to Intern Off-Campus During the First Summer

Curricular Practical Training (CPT) is designed to provide work experience directly related and integral to a student's degree of study.  CPT can be typically received only after 9 months of your arrival in the US. Thus, it is not possible for Spring students to intern-off campus during their first summers. In their second year though, they can do a full-time summer internship but after finishing the internship they also need to attend one more semester at the college. This also means that they cannot do a summer internship in the second year if they are planning to graduate in 3 semesters only.  You should be definitely going for the Fall semester if you think a summer internship is crucial to you after your first year.

• Myths about Scholarships

A lot of people erroneously believe that the availability of scholarships are low in Spring than in Fall. But it’s just a fallacious belief. The availability of scholarships only depends upon the availability of the scholarship funds with the universities. So there is no conclusive proof to corroborate the argument about less scholarship in Spring session. 

Having read this, take your decision wisely after properly weighing the pros and cons of the Spring and Fall season each.  Don’t just assume things or be misled by erroneous beliefs. Skill Maestro wishes you all the best for your application!

What do you think about this topic? Do let me know in the comment section.

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Are you committing these Common Mistakes during the University Application Process?

So, you’ve registered for your standardized entrance tests. You’ve finished off with your test preparations. You’ve taken the test and aced it. Awesome! But, the real test begins once your university application process begins. It is often a cumbersome and daunting task to fill countless forms, prepare impressive yet relevant SOP and Resume, and answering the asked questions in the application form skilfully. You require to be meticulous at each step and you cannot afford to be doing clumsy mistakes! Why? Remember, the first impression is often the last impression!

Skill Maestro lists some frequent mistakes/errors that you should avoid doing.

• Delays in getting your Recommendation Letter

This is probably the deadliest of all mistakes you could be doing! You think that you have time, and that’s where the trouble lies! Remember that getting a recommendation letter is not a task that can be done in isolation. You require your recommend-er for that, which is why the earlier it is done, the better it is. Also, if you delay in getting your recommendation letter, you are losing out the probability of getting an impressive letter (that accentuates your strengths and achievements) to a letter that is only an average one.

• Not consulting Authorized Third-Party Evaluators for GPA Conversion

Most college scores in India are not in accordance with the American standard of 4-point grade GPA. Never ever convert your GPA online on your own! Consult authorized and reputed third party evaluators like Spantran, ECE and WES to get the evaluation done. It ensures you have conformed to the scientific conversion standards. You can be in a real trouble if the conversion of your score is wrong.

• Clumsy Proofreading of SOP

Imagine you’re applying for both NYU and Northwestern University. Now, imagine how embarrassing it can get if you’re sending your SOP to NYU and the last paragraph of your SOP still says, ‘and therefore I believe Northwestern University’s program is the ideal choice for me’! Your SOP needs to be very well proofread to avoid such clumsy errors which are sure to disappoint the college admission committee, as it not only reflects carelessness, but also insincerity. 

• Irrelevant Details in Resume

Universities need a neat one-page resume. You need to fine tune your resume such that it is concise yet highlights the relevant details. Very often, this becomes an intimidating task to shorten your resumes. But remember the admission committee might just get uninterested if you include trivial details that are redundant. For example, you can remove personal details like marital status, hometown etc. Also, make sure that you prepare the resume according to the format prescribed by the university.

• Terminological Errors

While writing your supplemental essays, or SOP or responses to certain university specific questions, be cautious about the usage of certain terms. Some terms can mean different things, here in India and have an entirely different contextual meaning in the US. For example, graduation in India is termed under-graduation in the US while post-graduation in India is equivalent to graduation in the US.

• Incomplete Application

A lot of applications get rejected simply because of being incomplete. By incomplete application, we mean failure to send all the required documents. Mostly, this happens when you rush through the application process. When you rush your way through things, you are very likely to be forgetful. Thus, it is always prudent to prepare a checklist of documents that you require.

• Inappropriate Responses

A high percentage of applications get rejected because of inappropriate, careless or irrelevant responses to university specific questions. A lot of application forms require you to write your responses to certain questions. A lot of students fill up this section quite hurriedly or carelessly to save up time and effort. Do not do that. These responses are quite important for the admission committee to assess your candidature. Read the question well, understand its scope and write relevant responses.

• Waiting for the Deadline

Last but not the least, DO NOT WAIT FOR APPLICATION DEADLINES! This can prove to be a fatal mistake. Very often, during last minute rushes, you tend to become anxious and forgetful. Added to this risk is also the risk of unforeseen exigencies. What if you kept a small margin of three days and your courier gets delayed by three days? What if while sending the mail on the last day, you face a traffic congestion on the web? You must send in your applications well before the deadlines to refrain from such unwanted circumstances.

Good luck for your application process! Remember, the earlier you start, the better it is!

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Charmed by the Allure of a Foreign Degree? Here’s a Reality Check!

So, you have always been charmed by the prospect of a fancy foreign degree and studying in that particular country that you have always dreamt of. Haven’t you? More often than not, students get so fascinated and obsessed by the thought of a foreign degree and a particular country that they tend to ignore some vital considerations. Here’s a checklist for you to run a reality check on your decision. 

• University Ranking

Don’t just go for a university simply because you have been selected in their academic program or just because it is in a location that fascinates you. Check the ranking of the university. This is a crucial indicator through which you can assess the rationality of your decision. University rankings reflect  the overall academic environment including the pedagogical approach, quality of infrastructure, qualification of faculty and employment opportunities. Generally US News rankings are one of the most credible rankings. Even though those rankings are backed by a lot of research but making your decision solely on those rankings would not be wise. At last, do not rely on personal blogs for university rankings at all.

• The Credentials of your Foreign Education Consultant

This is a generally ignored aspect by many. With the ‘commercialization of education’, there is a deluge of institutions that boast of getting you through the top universities and virtually burn your pockets without a fruitful outcome! In many of these institutions, you will find such people assisting you, who themselves have never been abroad for their studies! Sign up with a genuine foreign consultant company and check the credentials of those assisting you through the process. A genuine foreign education consultant will not blindly make you select from the top 50 universities, but will shortlist universities for you in accordance with your GPA, standardised test scores, career inclination and your budget.

• Department Ranking

Along with university rankings, it is equally important to check the ranking of the department that you are applying for. When it comes to graduate school, department rankings overshadow overall rankings. It becomes all the more important for you to have a thorough knowledge of the department of your choice, if you are applying for a rare field like Oriental Medicines, Economic History, Archaeology etc .  

• Recruitment Opportunities and Alumni Network

It is significant to know what all opportunities your chosen university has to offer you. For example, you might want to know whether the college aids in facilitating summer internships for students, or whether the college actively encourages students in assisting professors so that they may have research exposure. Assisting professors can also help you cover your living expenses. A robust alumni network can help you gain valuable advice and mentorship from ex-students.

• Accreditation

Many students, just frenzied by the idea of studying abroad, do not conduct a background check on the accreditation certificate of the university that they are choosing. This is a very important consideration if your university is a private university and is not very well known. Many foreign education consultants have tie-ups with certain universities, and they might try to coax you to choose that particular university. Of-course you don’t want to spend all that on a university that is not accredited! Not only you may not be able to transfer your credit to another university, it will also dampen your job prospects. 

• Location of the University

Some universities might be tempting to apply to, but their location might not suit you. For example, if you are applying to Canada or UK, you must be mentally prepared to face the harsh winters.  Geographical location of the college is more important than you may think. You are not going on a holiday tour, you will be staying there for a well extended time period!

• Cost of your education

The cost of your education will not only include your tuition fee, but also your living expenses. You have to balance the university ranking with the expenses that you will be paying for that university. For example, if university A stands on rank 85th, but offers you much more scholarship than university B which stands on rank 70, it will still be prudent to go for university A, unless of course you can afford those hefty expenses!

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