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post Feb 22 2011, 10:10 PM, updated 14y ago

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Lets have discussion regarding US here icon_rolleyes.gif

Types of Universities in USA
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Financial Aid/Scholarships
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Admission Policies
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Application Procedures
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SAT 1 and SAT 2
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TOEFL
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Common Data Set for US Universities
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Checklist before u study in US
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Useful Links


MACEE = ambassador of US in Msia
US Applications Workshop & Resources
For Malaysians: Applying to Wellesley
Guan Tyng - Experience Applying to US Universities
US Uni Ranking
US scholarship blog

Feel free to post useful information. I will post more as im researching too.

PS. credits to invinciblebunny, www.recom.org, canopies

This post has been edited by thenemesis: Feb 23 2011, 01:45 AM
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post Feb 22 2011, 10:11 PM

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List of forumer in US

1. waiting for u
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post Feb 22 2011, 10:11 PM

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post Feb 23 2011, 01:21 AM

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QUOTE(Hikari0307 @ Feb 22 2011, 10:19 PM)
oops. i tried keyword US onli blush.gif nvm la. discuss here. others seems like dead.


Added on February 23, 2011, 1:21 am
QUOTE(marlick25 @ Feb 23 2011, 12:09 AM)
Anyone going to us soon?
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1 year + biggrin.gif

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post Feb 23 2011, 01:21 AM

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QUOTE(chew1991 @ Feb 23 2011, 12:06 AM)
soon to be , in a few months time biggrin.gif
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wow. chosen ur uni already?
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post Feb 23 2011, 01:46 AM

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QUOTE(chew1991 @ Feb 23 2011, 01:42 AM)
waiting for the acceptance letter from 2 more Unis. biggrin.gif
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oh. did any one other than the last 2 approved? biggrin.gif
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post Feb 23 2011, 04:33 PM

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QUOTE(chew1991 @ Feb 23 2011, 01:49 AM)
I have one university that had accepted me. but i guess imma wait for the other 2 to respond to me biggrin.gif
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studying wat course? biggrin.gif
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post Feb 23 2011, 06:27 PM

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QUOTE(Irzani @ Feb 23 2011, 05:56 PM)
I know I would never pursue my PhD in US due to financial constraint ... but can anyone give a rough idea how much is the living cost to live there? Let's put aside the tuition fees .. how much minimum per year do I need to live as a student?

Example > 100 top universities such as  :

1) Michigan State University
2) Texas A&M University
3) Stony Brook University
4) University of Florida
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* Yeah .. India the only cheaper choice I have now ..  sad.gif
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tuition fee roughly 30-40K USD right? then board fees +living expenses should be 10K so convert into RM should be around 150K per year smile.gif
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post Feb 23 2011, 06:51 PM

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QUOTE(chew1991 @ Feb 23 2011, 06:30 PM)
Aerospace engineering . biggrin.gif
Well the cost of living depends on where you are.

Say if you live in NY or massachusetts or even in chicago , the cost of living would be very high. maybe around 15-20k USD.
but if you stay in the midwest countries like...iowa, minnesota or indiana , living cost would be cheaper. prob around 10k.
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wow. aerospace. see u in mars biggrin.gif

yeap. it depends on area also. but for studies. i would recommend rural area. those urban areas most of them u will get affect by the party culture icon_idea.gif
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post Feb 24 2011, 02:12 AM

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thx for the support. r u one of them?
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post Feb 24 2011, 12:22 PM

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QUOTE(tishaban @ Feb 24 2011, 05:40 AM)
You shouldn't have to pay for a PhD, look around for a fellowship and your tuition and living fees are covered. This is the slight advantage of having a Masters, you can use it as a leverage to go on to the PhD especially the relationships with the faculty that you may have already. The downside is that you don't have as much choice in what you want to do your research on plus it's quite competitive although PhDs in general are already very competitive nowadays.


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But then again if you're in the rural areas you miss out on the opportunities presented by the real world. Technology in Silicon Valley, TV/film in Los Angeles, finance/media/fashion in NYC, biotech in San Diego etc. These influence universities a lot and you don't want to miss out.

It's not so hard to skip out on parties, do you party every night in KL now?
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Yeap. As long as u do well in ur degree n masters. Phd should be penniless smile.gif

wow. "real world" would require more money right? it could be distractive. BUT, u're right about the opportunities. Is US transport system well developed? I believe u can still get to the urban areas from rural areas when you have free time right?
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post Feb 27 2011, 09:40 PM

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QUOTE(LZ Zach @ Feb 27 2011, 08:35 PM)
May I ask,
is there any other test other than the iBT variant ones? Where can I apply for?
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u meant this?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TOEFL
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post Feb 28 2011, 02:09 AM

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QUOTE(LZ Zach @ Feb 27 2011, 11:05 PM)
I didn't mean that, sorry for getting you confused blink.gif

I meant that if there was other tests other than iBT, and if ELS the best place for taking TOEFL?
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from my understanding. IBT is internet-based test right?

If u wan to take TOEFL. Inti is offering a course called TIPS. They guide u to score well in Sat and TOEFL.
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post Feb 28 2011, 07:17 PM

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QUOTE(latias93 @ Feb 28 2011, 07:08 PM)
Hi. I'm leaving for the States in August. I am taking up a BFA in Game Design at Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA. smile.gif
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Wow. all the best. all the applications settled? smile.gif
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post Feb 28 2011, 09:05 PM

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QUOTE(LZ Zach @ Feb 28 2011, 08:43 PM)
Wow,congrats!
I'd like to ask, when they state $36000 as tuition fee, does this mean it covers the 4 years of study? I get a little messed up when it comes to application forms from US.
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Of coz not. Its for a year worth of tuition fee.
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post Feb 28 2011, 10:03 PM

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PTPTN? JPA? How well are your studies? Provide us more info about u first. SPM graduates?
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post Feb 28 2011, 10:55 PM

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Wow. early preparation. Tats good.

Yeap. Application for top schools like MIT. Normally it takes around half a year of preparation. Sat, Toefl, necessary documents etc etc. So if u prepared well. Right after SPM, u can submit all of em, and wait for good news. By then, u wont miss the very short deadline which is around feb IINM.


For ur art school, i cant provide much info as i dint research on that field. But more or less the procedure is similar.

If u wan financial aid from the uni itself, that would depends on ur applications and how you deal with the uni itself. You should check on the uni tat u are aiming. Because different uni has different offers smile.gif

As for scholarship from malaysia, since u still have plenty of time. i strongly recommend u to read through everything in the following thread tat im about to share

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/137439

The recent one that i gone through are

http://poobalan.com/eduhelp/index.php?opti...tid=4&Itemid=68

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http://malaysiascholarshipblog.blogspot.com/search/label/US
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post Feb 28 2011, 10:59 PM

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As for ranking, personally i will advice u to check here

http://www.usnews.com/education

from there u choose ur specific field of studies and read the reviews.

That would be the most appropriate place to research about rankings. Dont bother wasting ur time googling. Other websites may provide false information. Like what i did previously blush.gif


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post Mar 1 2011, 12:46 AM

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QUOTE(LZ Zach @ Feb 28 2011, 11:22 PM)
Thanks for replying, that was fast, you're the man  tongue.gif

It's alright about art schools, I think I can start off researching from all the stuff you've provided here biggrin.gif A big thanks again.
I see...I thought checking out reviews on unis in US would be a good research.
Thanks for the link btw! thumbup.gif
Did you had experience dealing with this sort of stuff? It seems like you had quite knowlegde in it the way you post, just wondering.
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nah. its because i was researching regarding US unis n how things work. Im still not mr know it all. plenty of stuffs tat i still dont know smile.gif

glad i helped smile.gif dont feel shy to post ur doubts. we r glad to help smile.gif
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post Mar 1 2011, 09:38 AM

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QUOTE(latias93 @ Mar 1 2011, 03:16 AM)
Thanks. You too! All the application settled already. smile.gif

What about you? Where are you going and what course are you taking up? And when're you leaving? yawn.gif
Thanks. Actually, it's USD 36,000 annually. However, it's easy to receive student grants and such in the States. You may check this this page to explore options in financial aid. smile.gif

May I know what you are interested in, specifically? Photography? Digital art? Or others?
Right you are. Indeed, USD36000 covers the tuition fee, boarding and my meal plan.
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Yeap. As i said. It couldnt be tat cheap.

Oh. about me? Im doin adp currently. Not yet decided when to transfer. Maybe half a year? or 1 more year? who knows icon_rolleyes.gif


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