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Documents
To Be Sent With The Application
Diploma
Make a copy of your
original diploma and have it stamped and signed
by a Notary Public. Keep everything neat.
*If applying to an
undergraduate program, include a copy of your
Attestat instead.*
If you have not yet
received your diploma, you cannot send a copy of
it. Universities understand this situation. If
you are accepted, the university may ask you to
forward a copy of the diploma once you receive
it.
Transcripts
You need to translate your
transcripts (Marksheet) into English since it is
usually in Bengali. The copy of the
English version must be stamped and signed by
notary public.
If you have not yet
graduated, your transcripts should include all
classes taken and grades received so far.
Letters from faculty
members (professors and/or teachers) are very
important because your teachers are in the best
position to assess your ability to do advanced
academic work. Obviously, you will want to
approach faculty members in whose classes you
have done well. You want people who know you
personally, hence the importance of talking with
your teachers, both as you take their classes
and when you seek advice on possible graduate
programs. Other possibilities are supervisors
and directors with whom you have worked.
When deciding who will
write your letters, pick teachers or supervisors
who know you well.
Try to pick people in different areas, maybe a
professor in your field, your English teacher,
and the supervisor in your research laboratory,
for example. Try to balance the letters; if you
include a letter from a professor who is very
famous in the West but does not know you well,
make sure the other 2 letters are very specific.
Since these letters should evaluate your
potential for study in a particular department,
it is better to have at least one letter from
someone in your field who is qualified to
evaluate you.
Usually 3 letters are
requested. You should send exactly as many as
are required. While too few may cause them to
consider the application incomplete, too many
means they have more to read, and they might not
be pleased.
Each recommendation should
be signed by the recommended and enclosed in an
envelope. The university generally expects that
you will not see the letters. However,
Bangladeshi have little experience writing such
letters; you may want to look at it and make
sure that it is done correctly. You are highly
advised NOT
to write your own recommendations. It is obvious
to a native speaker when the same person has
written all of the letters. It is to your
advantage to obtain well-written, detailed
recommendations from teachers and supervisors
who know you well.
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Checklist
For Sending in the Application
Parts
of application
application for
admission
statement of purpose
application for financial
aid
application for
fellowships or indication of interest
Included
with
application
verified copy of
diploma and translation
verified copy of
transcripts and translation
letters of recommendation
Sending
in the Application
To avoid losing parts of
the application, send it along with copies of
documents and letters of application in one
large envelope. The recommendations should be
sealed in smaller envelopes and enclosed in the
big one.
If you are able to pay the
application fee, it is better to do so. Some
schools will waive the fee, but others will not.
If you ask them to waive the fee, send the
application in early, before the deadline. If
they refuse to waive the fee, they will hold
your application and contact you. In that case
you should send the money immediately so that
you do not miss a chance to be considered for
financial aid.
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If you are applying to
graduate school and are unable to pay the
application fee, send the application to the
academic department to which you are
applying. Only the department may apply for
a fee waiver. If you are able to pay, follow
the instructions on the form.
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If you are applying as
an undergraduate, send your application to
the undergraduate admissions office, whether
or not you are able to pay the application
fee. Be aware that undergraduate departments
rarely grant fee waivers.
Deadlines for decisions on
financial aid are often in January and February.
Do NOT wait
until the deadline. Send as soon as possible.
After you mail the
application, it is your responsibility to stay
in touch with the university departments to
monitor the progress of your application. If you
do not receive a response by April, you should
contact the university.
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