F1 Application : Scholarship deadlines Vs Admission Deadlines ?

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What is the first thing that every student who come to US want after admission ?“SCHOLARSHIP” .

The key thing many students do not realize is by the time they realize, the deadlines are all up. Unless you are lucky, you might be the last one. Someone said, “Good things come to people, but those left by others”. It is good thing to wait and apply, but Guess what If you do not plan well and apply late, you get nothing in terms of scholarships ! Nothing is left.

The whole idea is there are different deadlines for both. You have to clearly look for Financial aid vs Admission deadlines. For instance, look at General Fall deadlines for University of Houston Clearlake Scholarship Deadline, it isApril 1. But, the International Admission deadline is June 1.If you see, the scholarship deadline is like at least 2 months ahead of time.Key thing is you have to send your stuff before the scholarship deadline to be considered for the scholarship.

Here is what worked out for me and it is recommended by many others in terms of application process to get into good schools.

The below schedule is just an Overview that I wrote long time ago. You must read the above articles for full Schedule details and tasks . If applying for Fall sample schedule. If applying for Fall 2013, you should start GRE in April 2012. The months are of previous year.

GRE and TOEFL Coaching	April- June ( previous year)
GRE and TOEFL Exams	Late July and early August
University Selection list	September -October
Online Applications	October First week.
SOP and Scholarship essays	October
Transcripts&Recommendations	September – November
Bank Statement Preparation	August – November
Draft of application set	Nov 15^th
Final Check and Posting	Dec 1^st – Dec 15^th

Some good schools have admission deadline as Dec 15^th. You do not want to miss that kind of schools. You do not need to speed posting too if you plan well ! You can plan similarly for Spring too. Just look at the time gap. Taking GRE and TOEFL Tests is only 5 % of your total application process, there is lot more things to do…so, plan well !