Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
Deep work as described by Cal Newport in his book “Deep Work” is a professional activity performed in a state of distraction-free concentration that pushes your cognitive capabilities to their limit. These efforts create new value, improve your skill, and are hard to replicate.
One to two hours a day, five days a week, of uninterrupted and carefully directed concentration, can produce a lot of valuable output. As a consequence, the few who cultivate this skill of going deep, and then make it the core of their working life, will thrive.
The ability to perform deep work is becoming increasingly…
Useful tips for writing an impressive Fulbright application Study Objective & Personal Statement.
Based on years of experience with Fulbright applicants, the common question we hear from students is: What is the difference between the Fulbright Personal Statement and Study/Research Objective? Both of these are mandatory Fulbright application essays and must be submitted along with the Fulbright application. Also, bear in mind that both master’s and Ph.D. candidates need to submit both Fulbright application essays. These essays hold a lot of weightage in the other overall application.
Therefore, for the Fulbright aspirants of the 2020–21 cycle, we have written some major points to help you differential between the Fulbright personal statement and study…
Score high on GRE to win your dream Scholarship
A detailed guide on GRE preparation tips and practice
The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is a standardized test conducted by Educational Testing Council (ETS) and is a mandatory requirement for most of the graduate programs in the United States and Canada. For the Fulbright scholarship application, GRE should be given or at least be registered before submitting the application. Applications for the Fulbright scholarship are open and the deadline has been extended to July 15, 2020, due to COVID-19 lockdown. This extension in the application is a chance for all the aspiring applicants to polish their application essays, improve on…
Applications for the Fulbright scholarship usually open in the second week of February each year and the deadline is in June. The application period is a chance for you being an aspiring applicant to polish the application essays, improve on GRE if you haven’t taken yet, and write your application prompts perfectly. Here in this guide, I present you with some useful tips to perfect your Fulbright application. I’ll give you some insider tips from a current Fulbright scholar. So without further ado, lets head towards our Fulbright application tips.
Fulbright applications are open now. Visit the website for details…
Bonus: 5 pitfalls to avoid while developing your resume/CV
I wanted to take the opportunity to talk with you guys about making a professional resume/CV for scholarships. I do not claim that I am an expert on it but while making a resume for myself, I have had many professors from US universities offering their supervision and have had many successful meetings with them. And in all this process I have learned one thing and that is, the way you present yourself is very important in making a resume. …
Win a Fulbright Scholarship to study in the US by following these tips
A study/research objective essay is a mandatory requirement for the Fulbright scholarship application. Along with other application components, the study/research objective plays a very important role to convince the evaluation committee to shortlist your application for the Fulbright Scholarship. Being a very important part of the application, aspirants must spend a lot of time perfecting their study/research objectives. Here in this article, we present some useful Fulbright Study Objective Tips to polish and revise your study objective essay. …
Contact Professors to get Acceptance Letters
Hello everyone. Many scholarships make it mandatory to contact professors and get an acceptance letter to apply for the scholarship. For example, DAAD Scholarship, Commonwealth Scholarship, CSC Scholarship, etc. requires that you have an acceptance letter in hand at the time of application. To get an acceptance letter, you must contact professors through email as email is the defacto standard in academic communication. In writing an effective email, you should follow some rules and norms and to make your email impact and fulfil it’s purpose i.e, to get a positive reply for the Professor. …
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