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United States is the single largest country attracting students from various parts of the world for its varied courses. Colleges in America operate on either the "quarter" or "semester" system in an academic year. The academic year is divided into 4 terms of 10 weeks per term called a "quarter" or the semester system having 2 long terms. The value of a college course is measured in terms of "Units" of credit. The designation "quarter" or "semester" identifies the kind of units on which the value is based. Since semesters are longer periods of time a smaller number of semester units equals a larger number of quarter units. TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) Colleges and Universities in the U.S. & Canada, where English is the language of instruction, expect students whose mother tongue is not English, to take TOEFL. The purpose of this test is to evaluate the English proficiency of the students. The test has a multiple choice format consisting of sections as seen below. 1. Listening Comprehension:
3. Vocabulary & Reading Comprehension: SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) SAT is a 3 hour multiple choice test that measures the verbal & mathematical abilities developed in and out of school. It also has 3 sections.
GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) GMAT is designed to assess the management aptitude of students for advanced study in business schools. GMAT consists of seven sections containing at least 20 multiple choice questions. It measures general, verbal & mathematical skills. The quantitative section measures basic mathematical skills & understanding of elementary concepts, ability to reason quantitatively, solve & interpret graphic data, and the verbal section measures the ability to understand, evaluate and recognize conventions of written English. GRE (Graduate Record Examination) Reading comprehension, Sentence completion, Mathematical problem solving, Data interpretation, Logical reasoning, Command of vocabulary, Verbal analogies, Quantitative comparison, Analytical reasoning.
Every year, a minimum of 40,000 Indian students go abroad for formal, post-secondary education. While the majority of students go to USA, the rest seek admissions to good schools in U.K., Australia, New Zealand and selected Asian countries. The counselling organizations recommend placement of the student for appropriate educational programs based on Personal Interview in addition to examining an application and supporting documents. Since the personal interview has much greater efficacy than any other selection tool, and counsellors do emphasis on helping and counselling, leading to a greater/better match between the students and the university. Courtesy: Campus Abroad |
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Going abroad to study or do a course has always been popular and fascinating. Every year numerous students from India try their luck in US or UK universities/colleges to enhance their knowledge. Summer seems to be the right time for serious preparation and application hunting. 
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The GRE format is also one of multiple choice, but unlike GMAT there is no penalty for wrong answers. The test is now offered by computerized system, replacing paper based test. There are many centers in India at places like Ahmedabad, Chennai, Mumbai, New Delhi, Trivandrum, etc. The computerized tests will have a more "comfortable" testing environment. The questions will be instantly tailored to the student's ability as he begins answering multiple choice questions. The student will have to solve the question that appears on the screen to move on to the next one. Skipping of questions or going back for the late corrections of answered questions will not be possible. The students will be given the scores within minutes after they finish the test.
