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USEFP Introduction
Free Educational Advising
GRE and TOEFL Orientation
Fulbright Scholarships
Q & A
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United States Educational Foundationin Pakistan
A bi-national commission established in 1950
Consists of 4 Pakistanis appointed by the Secretary,
Ministry of Education and 4 U.S. citizens appointed by the
U.S. Ambassador
Funded by both the U.S. and Government of Pakistan
Functions:
Fulbright Scholarships Programs
Educational Advising
Standardized testing (TOEFL, SAT, GRE, etc.)
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Services Offered by USEFPAdvising
College selection.
Admission Process Time lines.
General information about GRE / TOEFL
Admission Essay / Personal Statement, review
and editing feedback.
Guidance with filling out application forms.
Letters of Recommendation guidance andplanning.
General advice for visa application.
Pre-departure orientation for students who
receive U.S. visa.
Timely communication of all announced Fulbrightscholarship programs applicable to graduate
students and faculty.
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raduate ecord xamination
GRE General Test measures skills in:
Verbal Reasoning Quantitative Reasoning Analytical Writing Skills
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Prospective graduate students applyingto US universities.
Students applying for Fulbright andother scholarships.
The scores provide common measuresfor comparing the qualifications ofapplicants and aid in evaluating gradesand recommendations.
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Computer-based testDuration~4 Hours Fee: $175 Scores valid for 5 years
Can retake after 30days Send scores free to 4 institutions on day
of the exam$ 25 for sending score to additional
institutions.Option to send only the latest scoreTest conducted Monday-Thursday all
year around
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3 days prior to test date not including thetest day and day of request with partialrefund (50%). No cancellation refund is
admissible for those who already availed50% discount.
Fee is $ 50. Request must be received 3
full days before the test.
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Insert text, delete text, cut-and-paste and undo the previousaction.
Tools such as a spell checker andgrammar checker are not availablein the ETS software.
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The Transfer Display button can be used onNumeric Entry questions with a single answerbox.
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You are required to evaluate the issue, consider itscomplexities and develop an argument with reasonsand examples to support your views.
You will need to consider the logical soundness ofthe argument rather than agree or disagree with theposition it presents.
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Reading Comprehension
Text Completion
Sentence Equivalence
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20 questions / section - 35 minutes /section
Understand basic concepts of arithmetic,algebra, geometry, and data analysis
MCQs - Select one answer choice
MCQs Select one or more answer choices Numeric Entry
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Q & A
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Present your perspective on an issue in cohesive,organized, grammatically correct English covering allaspects of the issue
The GRE reader are evaluating the skill with which youaddress the specific instructions and articulate and
develop an argument to support your evaluation ofthe issue.
As people rely more and more on technology to solve problems,the ability of humans to think for themselves will surely
deteriorate.Discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with thestatement and explain your reasoning for the position you take.In developing and supporting your position, you should considerways in which the statement might or might not hold true andexplain how these considerations shape your position.
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Assesses your ability to understand, analyze and
evaluate arguments according to specific instructionsand to convey your evaluation clearly in your writing.
Example:A recent study attests to the value of physical activity inincreasing attention spans of young children.
Accordingly, to improve the overall learning levelsamong elementary school children in our state, thestates board of education should mandate a dailyexercise regiment for students at all state schools.
Write a response in which you examine the stated
and/or unstated assumptions of the argument. Be sureto explain how the argument depends on theassumptions and what the implications are if theassumptions prove unwarranted.
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Each Reading Comprehension question is based on apassage that may be one or many paragraphs long.
These are thetraditional multiple-choice questions with five answer choices of which youmust select one.
These provide three answer choices and ask you to select all that are correct;one, two or all three of the answer choices may be correct. To gain credit forthese questions, you must select all the correct answers, and only those;there is no credit for partially correct answers.
The question asks you to click on the sentence in thepassage that meets a certain description. To answer the question, you chooseone of the sentences and click on it; clicking anywhere on a sentence will
highlight it.
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Passage composed of one to five sentences Three choices per blank -5 choices if one
blank The answer choices for blanks functionindependently No credit for partially correct answers
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It is refreshing to read a book about our planet by an author who does not allowfacts to be (1)__________ by politics: well aware of the political disputes about
the effects of human activities on climate and biodiversity, this author does not
permit them to (2)__________ his comprehensive description of what we know
about our biosphere. He emphasizes the enormous gaps in our knowledge, the
sparseness of our observations, and the (3)__________, calling attention to themany aspects of planetary evolution that must be better understood before we
can accurately diagnose the condition of our planet.
Answer choices for question 1.
Blank (1) Blank (2) Blank (3)overshadowed enhance plausibility of our hypotheses
invalidated obscure certainty of our entitlement
illuminated underscore superficiality of our theories
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Vain and prone to violence, Caravaggio could not handle success: the
more his (1)__________ as an artist increased, the more
(2)__________ his life became.
Answer choices for question 2.
Blank (1) Blank (2)
temperance tumultuous
notoriety providentialeminence dispassionate
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Single sentence One blank Six answer choices
Requires you to select of the answerchoices that lead to a complete, coherent
sentence while producing sentences that mean
the same thing
No credit for partially correct answers.
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Although it does contain some pioneeringideas, one would hardly characterize the workas __________. orthodox
eccentric original
trifling
conventional
innovative
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Quantity A Quantity B
54% of 360 150
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x
2
=25 Quantity A Quantity B
x 25
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Which two of the following numbers have a productthat is greater than 60?(A) -9(B) -7(C) 6(D) 8
Which of the following integers are multiples ofboth 2 and 3? Indicate all such integers.
(A) 8(B) 9(C) 12(D) 18(E) 21(F) 36
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One pen costs $0.25 and one markercosts $0.35. At those prices, what is thetotal cost of 18 pens and 100 markers?
$
Rectangle Rhas length 30 and width 10, andsquare Shas length 5. The perimeter ofSiswhat fraction of the perimeter ofR?
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Data Interpretation
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At Prometric Testing Center in Islamabad,Lahore, Karachi
On Mondays Thursdays Every Week of theyear except holidays.
Starting at 9:00 am or 1:00 pm
Valid Passport
National ID Card ( CNIC)Proof of Registration
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http://www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/prepare/powerprep2/
GRE Prep Classes at USEF Islamabad & LahoreMock Tests at USEFP Prometric Test Centers
http://www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/prepare/powerprep2/http://www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/prepare/powerprep2/http://www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/prepare/powerprep2/http://www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/prepare/powerprep2/http://www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/prepare/powerprep2/ -
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Internet-based test
Duration ~ 4.5 Hours
Test Fee: $160
Test scores valid for 2 years
Free score reporting to 4 institutes . Youhave to decide a day before the day of test.
Fee of $17 for each institute added after thetest
Cancellation within 3 days: 50% refund Rescheduling Test date: $60 Charge
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Each year, nearly a million individuals of all agestake the TOEFL test to demonstrate theirEnglish-language proficiency.
Students planning to study at a higher
education institution English-language learning program
admissions and exit
Scholarship candidates
Students and workers applying for visas
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More than 8,000 colleges, agencies and other
institutions in over 130 countries accept TOEFLscores. Other organizations rely on TOEFL scoresas well.
Immigration departments use them to issuestudent, residential and work visas
Medical and licensing agencies use them forprofessional certification purposes
Individuals use them to measure theirprogress in learning English
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Reading Section (Score of: 030)
Listening Section (Score of: 030) Speaking Section (Score of: 030) Writing Section (Score of: 030) Total Score (0120)
There is no passing or failing TOEFLscore; individual higher educationinstitutions and agencies set their own
score requirements. TOEFL scores are valid for two years after
the test date and there is no limit to thenumber of times you can take the test.
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You can register and schedule your IBTTOEFL Online at www.toefl.org using acredit card AT LEAST 7 DAYS PRIOR TOYOUR FIRST CHOICE TEST DATE.
Its quick, easy and convenient! Register anytime 24 hours a day, 7 days
a week.
Late registration closes 3 days before yourtest date (not including the day of the test)and has a late fee of US$ 35.
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Q & A
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Fulbright/USAID Masters Program
Funded by USAID
Fulbright/HEC/USAID Ph.D. Program
Funded by HEC and USAID
These scholarships will be announced inMid February and will be posted on ourwebsitewww.usefpakistan.org
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Open to all disciplines (except clinical medicalfields)
16 years of education for Masters program 18 years of education for PhD program
Minimum GRE score of 300 in each section For MBA, 3 years job experience is required
Work experience in teaching, research or publicsector is desirable for PhD
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Q & A