Basic Documents Needed for Graduate Studies

Dear Graduate School Hopeful,

If pursuing a Graduate degree abroad is your plans for 2024, below 👇are the elementary documents you need to have in place:

📌Timeline: January to April

1. Passport
2. Academic Transcript
3. BS/MS certificate
4. English Proficiency letter or TOEFL or IELTS
5. Academic CV
6. WES evaluation (if your CGPA is low)
7. Secure and familiarize yourself with your potential recommenders

📌Timeline: May to July

Here are the things you need to learn how to write:

• Statement of Purpose
• Cold mails
• Personal statement
• Diversity statement
• Cover letter/letter of motivation
• How to send out purposeful cold mails

📌Timeline: January to August

Skills/Endeavors that you should be involved with that gives your application strength:

1. Volunteering
2. Community Service
3. Leadership/Human capacity building
4. Programming/Machine Learning
5. Research writing and publications

Those who got fully funded offers last year had one things in common; they were purposeful about their quest. If you wish to join the winners band, you need to start now, start early and get your documents set.

Happy New Year, Scholars.