The role of GPA points with scholarship hunting

In the process of mentoring and advising on scholarship hunting, one of the issues that many scholarship hunters are interested in asking him is how GPA scores play a role in scholarship hunting. To solve this question as completely and completely as possible, based on my own experience as well as talking to ASH students who received the scholarship, I wrote this article for hunters to learn. Scholarships refer and prepare for the job of his scholarship most effectively.

What is GPA? GPA (Grade Point Average) is an average of the entire course to assess the academic performance of students according to international standards. This score is calculated by adding up the average of the subjects and then dividing them evenly to get the average. GPA is usually calculated on one of two scales: American 4.0 or 10.0 Vietnamese variety. So how do GPA scores play an important role in scholarship hunting?

Role # 1: Necessary conditions

Usually the government scholarship program or the school offers four conditions as follows:

1) Achieve the minimum GPA required
2) Achieve the minimum English score required (SAT, IELTS or TOEFL iBT)
3) Must have at least a certain number of years of work experience (graduate level)
4) Appropriate for the scholarship subject (graduate level)
These conditions may vary depending on the requirements of specific scholarship programs.

As such, the GPA is the first of the necessary conditions for you to apply for a scholarship. The question is how much is enough GPA? There are two types of GPA requirements: there are programs that do not provide any specific GPA score and a program that clearly stipulates a minimum GPA score to be at least to be eligible to be considered. . For programs that have specific requirements on GPA floor scores, there is nothing to discuss at all, very clear and simple, if you can not meet the required GPA, do not apply for any effort, because they will eliminate it. As for scholarship programs, there is no specific requirement for GPA, why don't they make such a request? The reason, the purpose of such programs is to find candidates with qualities other than merely academic excellence. Note, when considering GPA, most scholarship programs are concerned about the overall score, not the composition score for each specific academic year. Therefore, if there are some points that are not "beautiful", then do not worry because it may not affect the overall evaluation of the selection committee.

So in this case, how many points does the GPA have to be able to get a scholarship to study abroad? This is exactly what many hunters learn. No school wants to admit students with very poor academic performance, even the schools in Vietnam do. Although not offering a certain GPA floor level, but according to the experience and exchange with ASH students who receive his scholarship, most of your GPA are 7.0 / 10 and above. He asked if you know anyone whose GPA is below 7.0 and still receive a scholarship, the answer is almost unknown! Thus, it can be said that the answer to this case is that you have GPA 7.0 to be able to. However, saying this does not mean that the door of opportunity for scholarship has officially closed for students with GPA lower than 7.0, you still meet the normal application conditions, and the opportunity to receive Scholarships can still be "smiling" if your resume proves that you have other qualifications that the program targets such as leadership, research, social and community contributions, or achievement. participate in extra-curricular activities, ...

For most Vietnamese students, a GPA of 7.0 or higher is not really difficult, with just a little effort and hard work, you can reach 9.0 / 10 more. The majority of ASH students who receive the scholarship have a GPA above 8.0.

Role # 2: Selection factor

In addition to being a prerequisite for being able to apply for an overseas student scholarship, GPA scores play an equally important role in the application process. GPA scores can be a factor for the selection committee to consider when considering the profiles of candidates with nearly equal potential. At that time, the selection committee can take the GPA out to "measure up" before making an invitation to the interview.

In short, GPA scores are something that you must have long-term investment and preparation right from the time you are in school, to preparing documents, there is no way to change the GPA or any other factors. instead. Therefore, he advises students if they intend to hunt for scholarships and dream of receiving scholarships, then be prepared right from the school chair and strive to study well to achieve a new minimum GPA of 7.0 have the ability to achieve scholarships. Of course, the higher the GPA, the better.

However, he still noted that you must understand that GPA is a necessary condition, not a sufficient condition to be able to receive scholarships. Therefore, the government's scholarship programs encourage many people to join by stipulating GPA of 7.0 or above is eligible to apply, not even specifying GPA score to expand for many subjects. statue. To really get the scholarship, it is a long and hard struggle process, not simply having a "beautiful" GPA is okay, but must meet the conditions that need a good dossier, and overcome Another round of successful interviews.