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1. RAM form? Not required. A letter, email, or phone call is sufficient. Contact person: the Graduate Program director or secretary in the department. Remember to mention that you are an international student and which program or field you are interested in. 2. The application form does not need to be typed, but the handwriting must be neat. 3. Determine the address to which the application materials should be sent. Some requirements specify sending them to the Graduate School, while others require sending them directly to the department. In principle, the Graduate School only collects all the materials (including GRE and TOEFL scores, recommendation letters, and transcripts), so it’s possible that all the documents will end up at the Graduate School rather than reaching the department. 4. It’s helpful to attach copies of all your grades. 5. Follow up. Call or email the department or the Graduate School to ask whether all the materials have been received, when the review will begin, and when the results will be available. 6. Generally, secretaries and the Graduate School will not inform you of the application outcome over the phone, but it’s worth trying. The most direct approach is to ask the Graduate Program Director in the department. 7. The review processes and criteria differ for master’s and doctoral programs. For doctoral programs, the key factor is whether there is a professor willing to take on the student; therefore, the research area proposed must align with that professor’s interests or he must be interested in it. 8. Scholarships are difficult to obtain for new master’s students. If any are available, they usually come after one year. Unless it’s a full PhD scholarship, there may be the possibility of an RA position. 9. Don’t give up on applying for scholarships. Even if there are no RA or TA positions, there might still be fellowships available. 10. If you really want to attend a school that doesn’t offer a scholarship, but you receive one from another school, call the department director and explain why you can’t attend that school. Ask them to reconsider offering you a scholarship. 11. It’s easy to transfer schools in the United States. Don’t miss any good opportunities. PART TWO: Scholarships such as Fellowships, RA, TA, or GA offered by research institutions in the U.S. generally do not discriminate based on nationality, gender, religion, or race, and academic performance is given priority. Certain private scholarships or **sponsorships often require applicants to be U.S. citizens or have other restrictions (such as gender or race), and their evaluation criteria are not necessarily based on academic performance. It comes in various forms; it may require excellent leadership skills, community service, special talents or skills, or it may be restricted to low-income individuals, among many other possibilities. Generally, each department, research institute, or faculty has a \"Scholarship Review Committee\" or \"Review Panel\", composed of the department head (or institute director, dean, and program coordinator), along with various influential professors. The number of members ranges from three to over ten, depending on the size of the respective department or institute in each school. Other private scholarships at the school, as well as various other scholarships, are also evaluated by different committees composed of representative professors. The normal application process usually involves the applicant sending relevant academic records, application forms, resumes, recommendation letters, etc., to the office in the college responsible for handling such matters (in some schools, it’s the Admission Office), or directly to the department or faculty; the specifics vary from school to school. Typically, the staff member in charge at the relevant department or college will first gather all the documents submitted by the applicant one after another, and conduct a preliminary review to check things such as the authenticity and validity of various transcripts, as well as whether they meet the \"general standards\" required by the research department (for example, what minimum scores are needed for GRE and GPA to be eligible for application; if the scores are below these standards, the applicant will not be allowed to apply at all). If the preliminary review is successful, the applicant’s application will be forwarded in its entirety to the respective departments for consideration. Review criteria: After the \"complete application package\" is sent to various departments and offices, members of the \"Review Committee\" or \"Review Team\" examine each applicant’s documents one by one and provide their opinions. Generally, the requirements set by various departments are much higher than those of the college; whether admission is granted or financial assistance is provided is decided by the departments after giving their opinions, before the matter is referred to the college for further handling. Generally speaking, the heads of the colleges will respect the administrative decisions of each department and cooperate in handling them. Before deciding whether to award a scholarship to a \"scholarship applicant,\" there is a \"selection\" process. Some even select a few candidates first for an \"interview\" in order to assess their abilities (such as whether they are \"excellent\" or \"useful\"), interests, aspirations, the extent to which they need a scholarship, and how they plan to use it. After the review committee expressed its opinions, some schools first divided all applicants into three categories: (1) those with the best qualifications, who will definitely be awarded a scholarship ； (2) The conditions are fairly good; a scholarship could be considered, provided that the department or institute has other sources of funding ； (3) The conditions are too poor; it’s not even worth considering. Others are ranked in order of merit based on the applicant’s overall qualifications and the opinions of the committee members. If there are only ten scholarship spots, then they will go to the top ten applicants with the most favorable qualifications. At some renowned universities such as Yale, Harvard, Princeton, etc., the competition for admission is extremely fierce; those who are admitted receive a scholarship (Fellowship). In some schools, certain departments have ample funding for research (such as in science and engineering), and graduate students, especially those in doctoral programs, almost all receive scholarships once they are admitted. International students at most schools need to have at least the funds for the first semester or first year ready before looking for other opportunities. The procedure for these individuals to apply for scholarships after enrollment is no different from the procedure for freshmen to apply before enrollment. First, submit the personal information to a certain unit for preliminary review, and then forward it to the relevant committee of the department (for scholarships other than those from departments, representative committees are formed primarily based on the nature of the scholarship). Those who have an advantage are the senior students, who are better informed, more familiar with the professors, and may also possess better communication skills. If they achieve excellent grades during the first semester or academic year, or have special expertise, they stand a good chance of being selected. The professor’s advice: Due to differences in funding, various departments or units offer different numbers of scholarships and varying amounts of money. Due to the poor state of the U.S. economy, many schools—especially public schools—have seen cuts to their funding. Coupled with a decrease in the number of students applying to graduate school, there is less revenue from tuition fees, which has led to a reduction in the number of scholarship awards available at many schools. Private schools supported by funds and research grants are in a better situation. But generally speaking, there are few opportunities to obtain scholarships at present, and the amount of financial support provided is not sufficient compared to the rising tuition fees and living costs. Moreover, students who receive scholarships are usually required to do certain tasks, and their treatment is much worse compared to those who received scholarships to study in the United States in earlier years. Though there are many people and little resources, it’s still worth giving it a try. Some schools offer many part-time job opportunities (to reduce the school’s operational costs). Although it may not be possible to obtain a scholarship, if you really need money, your school will generally do its best to help you by providing you with job opportunities or other forms of assistance. Especially when a student has a particularly good working relationship with a professor, that professor will often enthusiastically recommend the student and try to get the committee to award a scholarship so that the student can work with him. If a professor places special emphasis on you, even if your qualifications are not entirely satisfactory, the committee members may even \"make an exception\" and provide sponsorship for you. Usually, at the insistence of the professors, the department head or committee chair will show some sort of \"reaction\". If the professor is very popular and secures a lot of funding, the committee members tend even more often to follow his opinions. Some schools, colleges, and departments have different opinions regarding the selection of foreign students (for example, a college may require a TOEFL score of over 600), and if a department insists on a certain requirement, the college usually respects the department’s decision. In short, in addition to the student’s own performance when applying for scholarships, international students should maintain regular communication with their professors to let them know that you need financial support, and they should also strengthen their relationship with those professors (preferably one based on work or academic collaboration). If he can ultimately help you put pressure on the committee to secure the funds, then your chances of success are very high. Also, buy American flight tickets as soon as possible (for special offer inquiries: 021-51877740)