We provide our students with the following services

Course Recommendation:

Based on your educational background and practical experience we suggest the course you are most likely to succeed in.

 

College Selection:

Based on your academic profile we assist you in finding the University best suited for you.

 

Standardized Test Preparation:

Our advisors prepare you for the Standardized tests required for your admission into an Institution

 

Statement of Purpose / Essays Review and Editing/ Resume Editing

We assist our students while preparing the Statement of Purpose and also review and edit their Essays and Resume, and essay editing services.

 

Transcript/ Recommendation Preparation

Documentation forms an integral part of your application packet. Students benefit from our experience and expertise in preparing
the required documentation

 

Bank Statement / Financial Affidavit Preparation

Our drafts make the cumbersome process of obtaining a bank statement and financial affidavit an enjoyable one

 

Financial Aid/Scholarship Application

Our expertise lies in negotiating a financial aid/scholarship for you thus reducing the cost of your education

 

Visa Counselling

Students benefit from our expertise in Visa counselling. Our mock interviews and checklists ensure that the student has won the
battle even before it has started.

 

Pre-Departure Orientation

We provide our students with a pre-departure orientation which makes the transition process easier for them.

As a student seeking to identify colleges abroad, you are constantly facing an information overload. While the information may be easily available to you, the key to successfully identifying the right college for you lies in your ability to sift through the information intelligently and base your college selection choice on your academic and financial background.

At Maximum we assist in leveraging opportunities available to you thus maximizing your chances of entering a top notch college and of receiving financial aid.

Consulting is a real guidance service and at Maximum we have people with tried and tested answers for your queries. Our team of advisors include alumni from reputed universities who annually help over 500 students successfully pursue their dream of an education abroad.

Benefits

Personal Attention: 

Experienced Advisors: 

Cost Effective: 

Expertise in Visa counselling: 

Pre-application process with universities is optional.

By doing the pre-application, you will get the brochures, application forms etc. of universities, which may eventually help you decide which universities to finally apply to . it is always advisable to do a pre-application with the universities you are interested in applying to.. Approximately 2-4 weeks after you email the pre-application form to the universities, you will start receiving their application forms and brochures. Please open their envelopes carefully and do not damage the materials inside. Also, it is advisable not to throw the envelopes, but instead keep them and write on the top right hand corner of each envelope the following information:

• Deadline
• Application Fee
• Total cost
• Financial Aid and Scholarships
• Any other information
• Doing this will make you more organized and you will enjoy the application process .

Selecting University

Facts to be consider

Courses & Majors: Which University/College/School offer the course or program that you are looking at?

Accreditation: Which of these University/College/School are accredited?Terms: Which term are you applying for?

Academic Grades: Carefully evaluate your academic grades of the past four years. Do your grades reflect a consistent performance or an inconsistent performance over the past four years? Are your grades above average, average or below average? Do you stand among the top 5%, top 10% or top 25% of your class?

Test Scores: Do your test scores on the standardized tests reflect a high score, average score or below average score. If you have not yet taken the test, estimate the possible range of your test results.

Ranking : What is the ranking or reputation of the University/College/School

Financial Aid: What are the possibilities of financial aid / assistance?

Location: Do you have any preferences in terms of location?

Other factors: What is the international student acceptance rate? Are there any schools that you are particularly keen on and would like to apply to? If you have a disability are there any special facilities provided for students with your disability?

Budget: What is the financial capability of your family? Arrive at the maximum figure that your family can afford to spend for your education per annum for the entire period of your education

Easy Writing

An essay is a composition or a mission statement that speaks of your goals and how the education you are about to pursue will assist you and lead you towards that goal.

It is time to have a war with words. By now you must have gathered that universities believe that you, the student, must have something more than your academic grades to present to the admissions committee. Essays are one of the important tools of impressing upon the admissions committee the reason to select you over the thousands of other applicants. This step requires careful thought, as this is your only chance to express yourself, whereas your teachers had their say in the recommendation letters, your transcripts conveyed how much effort you put in your academics, the standardized tests reflected your aptitude and so on. Use this opportunity to illustrate your real self wisely. The admission committee weighs essays very carefully. They look for content, flow and your wherewithal. They want to know how you think and feel.

Essays are one of the only avenues for the students to say something for themselves. These essays can pivot the admission’s committee in your favor or disfavor. The students who take the worst mental beating are those applying for some of the top 50 MBA programs and those applying for the top competitive undergraduate programs. The basic assumption being that most students who apply to the top schools are of a certain academic standing, hence the Essays stand as the only factor distinguishing one student from another.

Resume

A Resume enables the admissions committee to gain an overall view of your previous Educational qualifications, Work experience, Extra-curricular activities and Interests This is not required for undergraduate students. It is a requirement for the students applying graduate programs.Here are some important components that should form a part of the resume.

Objective: What is the purpose of this resume that you have created? Work Experience: Here you will need to list all work experience that you have gained till date. Always remember to list details chronologically with your most recent experience, mentioned first Educational Qualifications: Again, starting with the most recent first, mention all academic qualifications gained till now. Mention degrees, institution name, percentages or grades and the year in which you obtained these. Extra-curricular/Community activities: This category will consist of all the extracurricular activities, such as Sports, Debates, Dramatics, social service etc… Professional Memberships: Here you need to mention the professional clubs that you have been a member of. These normally include clubs such as Literary Societies or the Rotaract Patents and Publications: If you have done work that has been published in manuals, newspapers or any other kind of media publications, you can mention that under this head. Languages: All languages known to you should form a part of the category here, foreign or even the native languages that you have learnt. References: Here mention all those names that would give your reference if needed, these should be people who have gained something in life. Honors/ Awards received: Mention all awards or honors that you have received for academics

Recommendation letter : It is not uncommon for the person writing the letter to turn around and say “Why don’t you write the recommendation letter and I’ll sign it?”

Don’t panic: We’ll tell you how recommendations letters should be structured so you can help the person drafting the letter for you.The recommendation letters must be Confidential. You must ensure that The recommendation letter is typed on the institution/ teacher’s letterhead Each copy of the letter has the recommender’s signature in ORIGINAL The letter is enclosed in an envelope that is sealed (i.e. glued shut) The recommender has signed across the flap of the sealed envelope As part of the application procedure every University will require you to send 2 or 3 recommendation letters. These letters are recommendations from teacher’s/ professor’s who have taught you at school/ college. This letter reflects the student’s academic potential and ability to successfully complete the degree at the respective school/ college. If you are an MBA student with work experience an employer’s recommendation will be required. It is one of the several facets to your application process, for gaining admission and financial aid. All these factors will add up while the admissions committee is reviewing your papers.

Transcript

Before we tell you what preparation is all about, please remember that the transcript must be prepared by the school/college/institution that you have attended. You need attested copies of all your original mark-sheets, which will also be sent along with the transcripts. The university will require a minimum of 4 years’ mark-sheets including the most recent This document gives detailed information about the subjects studied, the corresponding marks obtained and the hours/weeks of instructions entailed, including the total grade/percentage obtained for a particular year. This document is extremely important to the board of selectors at the school/college you are applying for, in determining your academic performance. Weight age is given to very good grades/percentages obtained.

Financial Counseling Money is perhaps the most worrying thing to any student desiring to study abroad. Both education and living costs are expenses that the family must budget ahead of time . To minimize the financial burden on parents and students. Financial Aid is a term used to describe a number of sources and programs that assist students fund their education. The Cost of Education varies from college to college. To get a clear picture of the total cost involved, it is necessary to do a detailed and careful analysis of the selected school by going through its website or brochures. It is not only important to know the total cost of education (including tuition and living) but it is also important to explore various avenues of funding available The total Cost of Education for studying abroad can be broadly classified into two heads: Costs before admission and Costs after admission.

To enter a country that you are not a citizen of, you require a VISA. For example, if you are Indian citizen who wants to study in the United States of America, you need to obtain a visa from a US Consulate in India. The respective Consulate office of a country, in your home country issues the visa. You will find that all the major countries of the world have their Consulates in India. Some have Consulates in each of the large metro cities in India (e.g. USA, UK etc…), while others have Consulates only in New Delhi (e.g. New Zealand etc…).

The visa is a document that grants you permission to enter a country for a specified time frame for a specific reason. The nature of your visit and its length is specified on the visa document. You may have different reasons for visiting a country – for example, a business trip, as a tourist or to study, are some of the reasons that you may visit another country. Most countries issue different and specific visas for each purpose.

The following are a few things that you should carefully watch.

Always use Parents as sponsors if you are using other rather than parents as sponsors give good reasons why they are sponsoring you. Avoid bringing your relatives abroad into the picture either as sponsor or the people who have motivated you to go to abroad for education. Please do not talk about job and job opportunities around the City that you have chosen for your studies.Your reasons for coming beck to your home country after completing you studies as far as possible should not be sentimental or emotional reasons. They should be related to good career opportunities substantial financial gains and better business opportunities after obtaining a foreign degree.

Most common asked Questions

1. Why did you choose this University?

Do not get when you are asked this question. The question does not mean that the University that you have chosen is wrong. The Consular Officer wishes to know the reason for choosing that University and also wants to know whether you are fully informed about this University. Please know as much as possible about the University through brochures and also explain that you met the Officers of the University who have explained about the University the Programme that you have chosen and the local conditions. You can also say that you have friends who have enlightened you on this University. If you give a convincing answer you have very good chances of getting your visa.

2. Why do you want to study in the U.S.A./U.K.?

This is again the most frequently asked question. Your reasons should be that the exposure that you get personal and academic in the U.S./U.K. are considered the best and that your chances for better job and remuneration and starting your own business are greatly improved.

3. Gap between completion of your examination and application for visa.

If there is a gap between the completion of last degree and application for visa you must be prepared to explain what you were doing during this period. You can always explain away the gap saying that you were preparing for qualifying examinations like TOFEL, GRE, GMAT. You can also give the factual position of what you were doing and in case you were in a job you can justify saying that you are going abroad for education to better your career opportunities in your home country on the strength of a foreign qualification.

4. What are your future plans?

The Consular Officer wants to know what exactly you would like to do after your education to indirectly find cut whether you have enough motivation to come back to India. At this point tell why you are coming back to India i.e. good job your own business or other opportunities. If your reasons for coming back are not that strong the presumption could be that you may not come back. So try to give strong reasons.

5. Questions on Financial Background.

If you have funds in the Bank be prepared to explain where from those funds came. Any Income Tax returns or particulars of agricultural income which is not taxable should be useful in this area. A clear explanation about how you got these funds would help you to improve your chances of getting a visa.