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No part of this presentation either in part or in whole shall be copied, printed, electronically reproduced, sold or distributed without the written consent of the company and any such violation would entail initiation of suitable legal proceedings.

2. study abroad planning &
An orientation on
study abroad planning &
SAT prep guide
by Mitul Gada

3. Where Can I study Costs Academic Availability of Scholarships
USA UK
Europe
Australia
Canada
Academic
Career Prospects
Where Can I study
Visa Regulations
Costs
Availability of
Scholarships
Poor
Average
Very Good
Excellent

4. www.mitulgada.com Breakup of Costs Average Annual Figures in USD
Actual costs vary SATatly depending on program type, deSATe level, university, geographic location, etc.

5. www.mitulgada.com Scholarships
Scholarships and Fellowships offered by Universities
International Organizations offering Scholarships
Fulbright Commission
The United Nations
AMIDEAST
World Health Organization
Trusts / Scholarships in India for Studies Abroad
K C Mahindra Scholarship
Nehru Trust for Cambridge
University and Trinity College
Singapore International Airlines – Youth Scholarships
Nanyang Technological
University (Singapore)
J N Tata Endowment
ITC Scholarships

6. www.mitulgada.com Loans
International Banks
With/Without Co-signer
Citibank
Bank of America
Upto 25 years to repay
Begin installments upon graduation or a year after
Competitive Interest Rates ( %) Other Loan Programs
Access Group
Sallie Mae
International Education Finance Corporation
Indian Banks
Security to be provided by
parents
State Bank of India, Bank of
India, Andhra Bank, Syndicate
Bank, Canara Bank, Private
Banks, Centurion Bank of Punjab
Upto 15 years to repay

7. www.mitulgada.com Application Procedure
Standardized Tests
SAT
TOEFL / IELTS
Additional requirements
Applications
Extracurricular Activities &
certificates
Academic Transcripts
Recommendation Letters
SOP
Financial Aid/Scholarships
Future Career
- specialization
Short-list destination(s)
Short-list Colleges
(be realistic)

8. www.mitulgada.com TOEFL (Test Of English as a Foreign Language)
Accepted in the US, UK, Canada, Singapore
Internet-based Test (TOEFL iBT) – Administered by ETS
4 Sections - Listening , Speaking , Reading , Writing
All sections worth 30 points. Total score out of Good Score 90+
Scores valid for 2 years ; register at
NO coaching required for an above average student
Get any 1 books out of: Barron’s, Kaplan, Princeton, Cliffs

9. “The Application Race for the Aug intake”
“The Application Race for the Aug intake”
Pre
Departure
Orientation
Prepare
and
Apply
For
Student
Visa
Admns.
Decisions
Complete
& Send
Apps
SAT-II
(if required)
SAT-
TOEFL
Decision
12th grade
(mar-may)
10th vacation
11th beginning
(oct/nov/
dec/jan)
12th beginning
(oct-nov)
12th grade
(Dec)
june
Jul–Aug

10. www.mitulgada.com How Important Are These Scores?
Large University
Personals
Grade Point
Average
SAT
Scores
Personals include Applications, Extra Curricular Activities, sports international conferences etc.
Small University
Personals
SAT
Scores
Grade Point
Average

11. www.mitulgada.com Essays, SOP, LORs
Describe how you
will contribute to
the college’s
unique community
Consider this a
“sales pitch”
Don’t use flowery
language and please
follow instructions
Essays
Choose the
“right recommender”
Talk about your
characteristics and back them
with examples
Ensure its genuine
LORs
Make a strong
presentation of yourself and
your qualifications
Keep it concise,
comprehensive, relevant
Proof read for
spelling errors
Resumes

12. Study-abroad Consultants
There are two types of study abroad consultants you come across:
Commission based agents who have B grade tie-up universities and whose advt. we see regularly in the newspapers or who call you up via telemarketing. Beware of them.
Genuine study-abroad consultants who are very few in number. Always take some references of some past students before you approach them.
We are not professional consultants and hence restrict ourselves only to test prep but we do guide our students regarding various aspects of applications based on our knowledge and our interaction with our ex-students. We also help students with a list of genuine study-abroad consultants so that they can approach them easily.

13. SAT TRIVIA Register at www.collegeboard.com (administered by ETS)
SAT TRIVIA
Register at (administered by ETS)
Exam fees U.S $ 94. Postponing fees $ 22
Conducted 4 times a year in India (Oct/Dec/Mar/May)
Scores valid for 5 yrs.
An option of discarding the scores
Scores to 4 colleges free; Additional score report: 9.5 $ each.
Accepted in U.S and Singapore
A decent score exceptional score 1400+
Recommended to take SAT twice
Calculators are allowed
Special concession for students with disabilities (dyslexia etc.)

14. The new SAT paper pattern
The New SAT is out of 1600 marks
2 sections – Math & Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
SCORING Total score (400–1600) 2 section scores (200–800)
LENGTH OF TEST (WITHOUT BREAKS)
3 hours (without essay)  3 hours, 50 minutes (with essay)
4 answer choices per question
No penalty for incorrect answers
Calculators allowed only in one of the math sections
The essay is optional (50 minutes, timed)  Students will be provided a substantial passage (600–700 words) and will then be asked to analyze how the author built their argument; students will need to understand the techniques authors used to write persuasively

15. Reading 65 52 Writing n Language 35 44 Math 80 58 TOTAL 180 154
Section Type Time Allotted (minutes) Number of Questions
Reading
Writing n Language
Math
TOTAL
Essay (optional)

16. The MATH section focuses on:
Application-based, multi-step questions
Higher-level math, including trigonometry
One set of “extended-thinking” grid-in questions (worth 4 points);
Core math competencies (translating math into English and English into math)
A deep understanding of the theories behind mathematical principles, such as building equations

17. The Reading-Writing section focuses on:
No more sentence completions; focus on multiple-meaning words
Passages will draw from significant historical or scientific documents – may include informational graphics, such as charts
The reading passages will include complex structure and vocabulary
Passage-based grammar – including punctuation

18. Why a student should take SAT in the 11th grade?
The scores are valid for 5 years
Students with good SAT scores get scholarships worth as high as 50% in various state colleges in US & Singapore which makes things highly affordable for Indian parents.
SAT is mandatory for Spjain BBA program (spjain.org) & Asoka University.
You don’t have to again prepare for entrances like NPAT (NMIMS) & SET (Symbiosis) for their undergraduate programs.
In case you change your mind later & decide to prepare for it in the 12th grade, it would be a little late and a lot inconvenient.
It enhances the overall mathematical & verbal reasoning level of the student.

19. How is SAT different from school syllabus exams?
How is SAT different from school syllabus exams?
importance of concepts
a lot of “reasoning & logic” involved
scores based on mathematical reasoning (not maths) and verbal reasoning (not english)
methods and steps don’t matter
taking help from the options
quick thinking required

20. How is the SAT testing related to practical life managerial aspects?
How is the SAT testing related to practical life managerial aspects?
time management
stress management
working with the available resources
“out of the box” thinking

21. The 2 factors on which your score depends:
The 2 factors on which your score depends:
inbuilt aptitude for this exam (which differs from person to person ; hence don’t compare and don’t generalize the study plan)
up-gradation till a certain level (taking genuine SAT training, using the right material, taking authentic tests, organizing your study plan based on your strengths and weakness)

22. Understanding the language of the question Approach
The 3 imp skills for acing the quant sec:
Concepts
Understanding the language of the question
Approach
-Conventional Modern
(Variables (Substitution
Equations Back solving n elimination
Formulae) Smart use of calci
Following the trend
Visualization
Diagramatic presentation)

23. The 3 imp skills for acing the verbal section
The 3 imp skills for acing the verbal section
Word Power (vocab) and its application (sentence completion)
Grammar rules and essay writing abilities (writing section)
Reading and Interpreting simultaneously (reading comprehension)

24. Authentic SAT material (a big dilemma)
Basic
Barron’s SAT math n verbal workbooks
Kaplan SAT math n verbal workbooks
Princeton math n verbal workbooks
Advance
Mitul Gada’s SAT workbook
Barron’s SAT
Kaplan 2400
Mitul’s hard math n verbal question sets
Full length tests
Kaplan 12 test papers for the SAT
Princeton 11 test papers for the SAT

25. Princeton: Cracking the SAT
Books “NOT” to be used
Kaplan SAT
Princeton: Cracking the SAT

26. Our own publication (for private circulation only, not for sale)
MATH WORKBOOK
FOR THE NEW
SAT
by Mitul Gada

27. How to start your preparation? part A (topic wise concepts n practice)
How to start your preparation?
part A (topic wise concepts n practice)
part B (section tests : math, reading, writing)
part C (full length tests : 10 approx)

28. Best time to prepare (10th vacation or the first half of 11th grade year for SAT I… similarly for SAT II, either the 11th vacation or the first half of 12th grade)
Total duration of preparation(for an above average student, 2 months without school/college and 3.5 months along with school/college)
Per day efforts (4 hrs. without school/college, 1.5 hrs with school/college)
Prioritize SAT over your socials etc… (a half hearted preparation and attempt can cost u time, money and carrier plan)

29.
Bottom line
test of endurance (maintaining concentration for 4 hrs at a stretch)
test of maturity (keeping yourself calm n composed without getting panic)
test of smartness (you don’t have to be super intelligent to crack the SAT; just be smart enough)

30. SAT subject tests (SAT II)
SAT subject tests (SAT II)
Required by few top colleges in addition to SAT I
Evaluates your command and knowledge in specific subjects
Questions more direct and indepth than reasoning based (unlike SAT I)
Duration : 1 hr
Conducted 4 times in a year (Oct/Dec/Mar/May)
Can take either SAT I or SAT II on a particular SAT date; but not both
Can take upto 3 subject tests on the same day
Confirm with the unis and/or your counselor reg the subjects chosen
Books (for any subject): Barrons, Kaplan, Princeton

31. www.mitulgada.com List of subjects for SAT II subject tests  
List of subjects for SAT II subject tests
  English Languages
Literature
Chinese with listening
   History and Social Studies French
U.S. History (formerly American History and Social Studies) French with listening
World History German
German with listening
   Mathematics Spanish
Mathematics Level 1 (formerly Mathematics IC) Spanish with listening
Mathematics Level 2 (formerly Mathematics IIC) Modern hebrew
Italian
   Science Latin
Biology E/M Japanese with listening
Chemistry Korean with listening
Physics

32. Practice tests tips ! take the tests in ideal testing conditions
Practice tests tips !
take the tests in ideal testing conditions
score the tests
always check the explanatory answers after u finish the test
learn from the mistakes and upgrade

33. Importance of “genuine”
Importance of “genuine”
SAT TRANING
myths n misconceptions
direction and regularity
pool of students to interact with
comparative performance
avoiding loss of opportunity cost (time n money)

34. experience : exclusive SAT experience of 15 yrs.
How are WE different ??
expertise : trainers with SAT scores and indepth subject knowledge
experience : exclusive SAT experience of 15 yrs.
methodology : topic wise practice, sectional tests, full length tests
material : authentic SAT books (barrons, princeton, kaplan)
Support : doubt solving sessions till the exam date

35. Our USP
In most classes, you’ll find that the main person doesn’t teach and the training is delegated to other substandard subtitute trainers. And you are under an assumption that the training quality will be as good as the brand name itself.
But it may so happen that the person who sells you the product in the glorified way in the front office is an SRK & the person who actually teaches you may turn out to be a KRK !
At MGA, we don’t believe in delegating training. Mitul Gada himself takes all the classes.

36. Options for students: class-room training personal training
Options for students:
class-room training
personal training
video-conference training
(for students outside Mumbai)

37. 4 Golden Tips...

38. 1 : Don’t be “penny wise pound foolish”
To students who have already scored decent on SAT or a 95+ percentile in CAT and hence absolutely confident abt their concepts and approach, we generally recommend not to take any coaching as just preparing from our “SAT power dvd” will suffice. We give all the necessary guidance reg how to go about the power dvd and draft a rough study plan for them.
But for those who haven’t been exposed to any kind of “entrance” training earlier definitely should not take any chance. They certainly miss the important concepts, shortcuts, smarter approaches, regularity, interaction with other SAT students etc. which can happen only in a classroom ambiance. Not scoring on SAT for the first time not only makes you spend the exam fees again but also makes you waste a lot of time again. Moreover it also shakes your self belief. And all this is definitely not worth saving a few grands. You might as well finish it off once and for all by preparing in style and not leave any stone unturned.

39. 1 : Don’t be “penny wise pound foolish”
A lot of students who claim to “manage” SAT on their own forget that they don’t have to manage it but have to “excel” at it.
The cost of SAT training is not even 1/100th of the total cost of your MBA/masters.
If studying on own from the books were enough, then there wouldn’t be any concept of SAT training. Don’t take chances with your scores. An authentic SAT training can only upgrade your scores.
Make sure that not only the concepts are in place, but also the over all planning reg the material, practice, approach, mock tests, analysis, booking the exam date etc. is impeccable.
Not scoring on SAT for the first time not only makes you spend the exam fees again but also disturbs your entire planning for the year. Moreover it also shakes your self belief. .

40. 2 : Beware of tall claims
According to a recent article by TOI, since there is dearth of genuine SAT trainers around, a lot of non qualified individuals pose themselves to be training for the same. Ignorant students become easy prey to such consultants who lure them by tall claims and low pricing.
Don’t get carried away by any “guarantee score”. Use your common-sense. No body can give guarantee on your behalf. If at all a “guarantee” was possible, SAT wouldn’t have existed at the first place !!
It’s the trainers & not the BRAND who help you upgrade your score. Hence meet the trainers personally to know their expertise and experience.
You realize these problems only once you pay up as most of these test prep companies neither provide any testimonials nor any demo/trial SAT sessions which helps you making a judicious choice.

41. Hence we have uploaded a list of more than 130 students, along with their scores & ids, so that you may have a reference check with few of them before you proceed. As a lot of these students are second timers, we have also mentioned their earlier trainers with whom they dint have a pleasant experience. You may check the authenticity of these ids of copy-pasting them to view the facebook profile of that particular student.
“We are the only SAT prep center in India to do so to maintain utmost transparency.”
1) Randomly students and ask them about their experience & value addition with us.
2) Attend demo/trial SAT sessions at any of our centers so that before enrolling, you exactly know what you are paying for. Prior registration required.
We generally recommend students to follow the above two steps with all the SAT test prep companies that they have shortlisted. You cannot go wrong with this sensible and logical way of reference check.

42. 3 : Traveling inconvenience, a trivial factor
Traveling convenience or inconvenience is a very trivial factor when it comes to authentic SAT training.
Something closer to your place may not be a better place for SAT training.
Traveling a bit is less painful than not getting the desired and deserving scores in SAT.
Mentioned next is the details of few students who have understood and the above mentioned point and have travelled all the way to our Andheri / Kemps Corner center.

43. Neeraj Dubey, dubey.neeraj@gmail.com (Thane)
Nikit Gangwani, (Thane)
Ashish Khunger, (Thane)
Mandar Vengurlekar, (Dombivali)
Khushboo Gala, (Bhandup)
Amit Salvi, (Bhandup)
Siddharth Gupta, (Vashi)
Ajatshatru Kotwal, (Vashi)
Rischav, (Vashi)
Rahul Shah, (Pune)
Paras Shah, (Ghatkopar)
Hitesh, (Chembur)
Smit Badai, (Pune)
Ruchi (kuwait),
Nikhil Keswani, (Lagos, Africa)
Vivek Shah, (U.K.)
Kairus Kavarana, (Columbia, USA)
& many more...

44. 4 : Don’t be hasty
Just because you wake up late, that doesn’t mean you ll be hasty in taking the exam date or college applications. Just because you want to meet the deadlines, that doesn’t mean that you will take chances with your SAT scores or the quality of your college.
Remember that the brand of a particular college is going to remain with you for the next 40 years of your life. Its still makes sense even if you have to defer your applications by one year in order to get quality education.
Give adequate time to you SAT prep and take the exam only if you are confident enough to get the deserving and desired score.
Give sufficient time to your SOP, LoRs and other documentation in order to make your entire application as strong as possible.

45. Our course includes not only the concepts, shortcuts, approach and practice but also regularity, direction and guidance regarding which topic to prepare from which book, which books to start with, which books to end with, which tests to take, when to take them, suitable time to appear for the exam and other imp things related to the exam and applications.
Our comments on the above mentioned aspects of training eliminate any scope of confusion and frustration among students, bring a lot of convenience and clarity in the training process and make sure that the prep is going in the right direction.

46. TESTIMONIALS Anvisha Pai, 2350, Ambani, MIT www.mitulgada.com
Samarth Goenka, Ambani
Anvisha Pai, 2350, Ambani, MIT  
Neil Satra, 2350,
Anika Havaldar, 2200,
Agastya Shastri,
Yash Saraf,
Akshat Goenka, 2030,
Shally Madhok, 1900,
Rishabh Bhavnani, 2030, SAT, Singapore
Yuvraj Rajan, Ecole Mondiale,
Sanaa Jhurani, Ecole Mondiale,
Anjali Merchant, Ecole Mondiale, babson  
Aakanksha Goenka, Ecole
Yashwardhan Rajan, Ecole
Agrima Batra, Ecole
Radhika Nehlani, Ecole
Rishika Srisrimal, Eciole
Abhinav Subramaniam, Ecole
Tulsi Mehta, 2020, SAT, Ecole

47. Siddhant Kothari, 2050, ASB, sidaddy@gmail.com
Siddhant Kothari, 2050,
Yash Kothari, 2020, ASB,  
Meera Brunner, 2030, ASB  
Meloni
Ayesha Pagdiwala,
Chloe Berman,
Miel Yusuf,
Nishant Mehta, 2050, SAT, Jamnabai  
Anmol Thakeria, Podar international 
Shradha Bhatia, 2030, Podar

48.
  Rohan joined Princeton)  
Ruzeveh joined JAMBOREE)  
Ankur joined R.Saraswati, Vile Parle)  
Sanjit joined IMS)  
joined IMS)  
Abhishek joined Jayant Pai, dadar)  
Vivek joined TIME)  
Rachita Kumar, joined KGC, pedder rd)  
Merlyn (previously joined both Sonia Mutalia, khar  &  IMS)  
Nikhil Tanwani, joined Sonia Mutalia, khar)  
Anand Piramal (Piramal group), joined Ezra, colaba)  
Puneet Sehgal, (juhu), joined prof Narsee, andheri)  
Nikhil joined prof. Narsee, andheri)  
Uday joined Eduworld, churchgate)  
Rohan , joined KGC, pedder rd)  

49. Kairus Kavarana, kairuskavarana@gmail. com Aditi Doshi Mehta, doshi
Kairus Kavarana, Aditi Doshi Mehta, Dishank Kamat, Aditya Sangle, Amisha Gulati, Ajay Aswani, Natasha Bharucha, Aarti Karia, Aseem Nambiar, Akshay Chug, Wharton, Leesha Tirodkar, Vikram Kukreja, Pooja Raheja, Rutu Shah, Trimaan Chandok, Ridhi Ghelani, Neeraj Dubey, Manoj Nair,

50. Adir Bhastekar, admire_kids@rediffmail.com
Robin Dsouza,
Kunal Lala,
Pranay Ambwani,
Karan Sharma,
Sawmya Jagannath,
Amrit Pal Singh,
Abhilash Joseph,
Soham Narang,
Advait Phatarford,
Sakshi Sehgal,
Rhianna Prabhu,
Dipti Hingorani,
Rayomand Pastakia,
Hiral Sanghavi,
Mihika Baruah,
Bhavik Khandhar,
Zahir Kachwalla,
Prachi Parikh,
Radhika Mehta,

51. As mentioned earlier, traveling convenience is a very trivial factor when it comes to Authentic SAT training. Mentioned below is the details of few students who have understood and followed the above mentioned point and have travelled all the way to our Andheri / Kemps Corner center.
Neeraj Dubey, (Thane)
Nikit (Thane)
Khushboo Gala, (Bhandup)
Siddharth Gupta, (Vashi)
Ajatshatru Kotwal, (Vashi)
Rischav, (Vashi)
Rahul Shah, (Pune)
Paras Shah, (Ghatkopar)
Hitesh, (Chembur)
Smit Badai, (Pune)
Ruchi (kuwait),
Nikhil Keswani, (Lagos, Africa)
Vivek Shah, (U.K.)
Kairus Kavarana, (Columbia, USA) & many more …

52. Our students in HARVARD
Anand Piramal (Piramal group),
Kulin Lalbhai
Edouard Delvaux, (Harvard program)
Shloka Nath,

53. & in other TOP b-schools…
Revant Ruia (Essar group), Stanford
Shom Hinduja (Hinduja group), Columbia
Akshay Chugh, Wharton
Rohan Wharton
Aditi Jain, Wharton
Kairus Kavarana, Columbia
Nikhil Jaisinghani, Kellogg
Devangi Nishar, Cornell
Jai Bhatia, Oxford
Aditya Sharma, LSE
Apoorva Modi, LSE
Shivani Sharma, LSE
Amisha Gulati, Babson
Neha Tankhiwale, 700, , Emory
Dishank Kamat, 650, Michigan ROSS
& many more …

54. Rahat Qazi, 660, rahat.qazi@gmail.com, HEC France
Amisha Gulati, Babson
Nikhil Keswani, Babson
Natasha Bharucha, CASS
Leesha Tirodkar, , CASS
Dishank Kamat, 650, Michigan ROSS
Nitin Bajaj, 690, Pepperdine L.A.
Amit Agnihotri, 710, HEC France
Sreenivas Prabhu, 670, ESADE
Neha Tankhiwale, 700, , Emory
Vishakha Sheth, 680, LSE
Piya Mehra, Chicago Booth
Vijeta , IIM – A
Rahul Chaudhary, 770, IIM – C
Sudha Sharma, , IIM-C
Rahul Desai, IIM-L
Snigdh Verma, 660, XLRI
Shefali Saldanha, OXFORD
Amal Kothari, , OXFORD
Supriya Bajaj, COLUMBIA
Shivani Sharma, LSE

55. Mitul Gada & associates Mitul Gada & associates
4th floor, A-wing, Damodar Mahal,
BEST complex, , Cumballa hill rd,
Next to Mc Donalds, lane opp. to Shalimar hotel,
Opp. Railway station, behind birdy’s,
Andheri (W) Kemps Corner
Mumbai – Mumbai - 36
Web :
Mobile :

56. Mitul Gada & Associates’ new SAT centersin
THANE & VASHI
(opening this month)

57. P.S. – We DO NOT have smaller batches.
If we had to divide our students into smaller batches, we would have had to hire other substandard trainers which would dilute the training quality. Something what happens at most places around.
We don’t delegate training. All the classes are taken by Mitul Gada himself.
Smaller batch size doesn’t make us better trainers. Nor it ensures more understanding of the concepts. Nothing matters more than the teaching style, experience & expertise of the trainers, feedback & scores of the past students, material used, etc.