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If you have plans to go to US for either undergraduate or postgraduate studies, the first thing you need is an action plan. Here is an application timeline to give you an idea about what to do in which month.Start early and by August, shortlist 8-12 universities that you will apply to. Visit university websites and note application requirements, deadlines etc.By September, be familiar with bank loan options and scholarships to fund your studies.Begin by downloading admissions brochures from the university websites. Most brochures are out more than a year earlier.Do some initial research on various accommodation options.Prepare for required standardised tests like GMAT, GRE, SAT, TOEFL or IELTS - depending on the course and university.By June-July or three months before the test date, register for GMAT/ GRE.Register for TOEFL/IELTS at least a month before the test date.Take the required tests around September. Plan for buffer time in case you need to retake the test. Check test taking and re-exam process and guidelines.Shortlist the colleges and prepare for your application. Think hard about what makes you unique as an applicant and sketch out your strengths and self assessment.Contact your professors and direct managers for the required 2-3 reference letters. At least a month before your application deadline. Check the deadline timetable!Begin drafting your SOP and essays. Give a month’s time to structure these documents properly.Apply before the deadline!Don’t delay replying to college e-mails. And there will be quite a few!Appear for personal/video interviews. These are scheduled around January to March.Once you get acceptance letters, make your decision as soon as possible.Depending on the deadline, notify the universities of your decision.You will need to pay a non-refundable deposit to confirm your admission.There is a lot of important procedure required to apply for colleges abroad .Reach out to me for any doubts and queries and I shall help you out with the entire application process !Rahul (+91 9967577567)All the best !

To begin with, I must admire you for being firm in your decision to NOT join a coaching. That's the first and the very right step. Not many have this clarity. When I started preparing, I thought only coaching can save me. Fortunately in my second and last attempt, I decided to ditch the coaching way and ended up with Rank 51!How to start-Please do read and finish your NCERTs in the least of times. They are essential but not sufficient. They help you assess where you stand, what you lack and what needs to be done.After NCERTs, focus on standard textbook like GC Leong, Laxmikant, Spectrum, Shankar and Nitin Singhania notes. Here is also a difficult part. Do not be lured by your other friends who are reading different difficult books. The exam is cracked not by reading too many books but by reading same book, many times.Stage II:Then you must develop a habit of reading newspaper daily. Either the Hindu or Indian Express. This is very important. Current affairs are 60–70% of the question paper at all the three stages- Prelims, Mains, Interview.By now you are also expected to have finalized on your optional. Be very careful here. Optional can make or break it for you. Please don't be egoistic here- “MAin toh college topper tha maths mein, toh maths hi lunga” ( I will take Maths optional. Afterall I was the college topper). Despite my love for English, I did not have the courage to take English Literature optional because its performance ain't good.Over the time, also practice answer writing. And do solve previous years question papers.I have written a detailed preparation strategy in my book 71 to 51. I have given stage wise guidelines what to read and how to read. Here's more about the book- https://71to51.quora.com/71-to-51-My-new-book

If you have plans to go to US for either undergraduate or postgraduate studies, the first thing you need is an action plan. Here is an application timeline to give you an idea about what to do in which month.Start early and by August, shortlist 8-12 universities that you will apply to. Visit university websites and note application requirements, deadlines etc.By September, be familiar with bank loan options and scholarships to fund your studies.Begin by downloading admissions brochures from the university websites. Most brochures are out more than a year earlier.Do some initial research on various accommodation options.Prepare for required standardised tests like GMAT, GRE, SAT, TOEFL or IELTS - depending on the course and university.By June-July or three months before the test date, register for GMAT/ GRE.Register for TOEFL/IELTS at least a month before the test date.Take the required tests around September. Plan for buffer time in case you need to retake the test. Check test taking and re-exam process and guidelines.Shortlist the colleges and prepare for your application. Think hard about what makes you unique as an applicant and sketch out your strengths and self assessment.Contact your professors and direct managers for the required 2-3 reference letters. At least a month before your application deadline. Check the deadline timetable!Begin drafting your SOP and essays. Give a month’s time to structure these documents properly.Apply before the deadline!Don’t delay replying to college e-mails. And there will be quite a few!Appear for personal/video interviews. These are scheduled around January to March.Once you get acceptance letters, make your decision as soon as possible.Depending on the deadline, notify the universities of your decision.You will need to pay a non-refundable deposit to confirm your admission.There is a lot of important procedure required to apply for colleges abroad .Reach out to me for any doubts and queries and I shall help you out with the entire application process !Rahul (+91 9967577567)All the best !