My Masters Journey in Netherlands during CORONA

I applied to KTH Royal Stockholm and TU Eindhoven TU Eindhoven KTH Royal Stockholm, Sweden KTH Royal had a requirement for a higher number of credits (not grade) in Mathematics in B.Tech, which most universities lacked at that time. Many of my friends from B.Tech applied and were rejected for the same reason. This was mostly the case in universities in Sweden. The reason for this was the strong technical history of the university, open culture, and no hierarchy between professors and students. It starts with an application that requires a CV, Grades from B.Tech, and a Motivation Letter to be submitted IELTS was excluded if the B.Tech was in English. The main criterion at that time was that the CGPA in B.Tech shall be 7 and above. The admission process was not too difficult. TU/e primarily offers admissions for the September intake for most MSc programs, including Automotive Technology—there’s typically no February intake. The fall semester includes foundational core courses, making it ideal to start from the beginning of the structured 2-year track. Approximately 8-14 weeks from the time of submission of the form....Read More

I have applied to several colleges in the United States. The universities that I applied to include University of North Carolina Penn state University New Jersey Institute of Technology Florida State University Eindhoven University of Technology University of Illinois Chicago I only got admits from Eindhoven University of Technology and New Jersey Institute of Technology. I got rejected from all other US universities. I think the reason for rejection was the vast majority of applications they received in the United States and the first-come, first-served policy they adhere to. I chose TU Eindhoven because it has a strong reputation and is also ranked in the top 100 worldwide. Eindhoven is the hub for tech companies, as far as I inquired, and that's what made me choose Eindhoven. I had a GRE score of 310 and an IELTS score of 7.5, which was sufficient according to the Tu/e website. The admission process was the smoothest compared to any of the US universities I applied for. The university handled most of the visa work, and I just followed their instructions. It was all pretty straightforward and easy to access generally. For me, the admission process was really quick and smooth. I applied in April and got my admission confirmation in May, so it took about a month. After that, the university helped a lot with the visa process. I just followed their instructions, submitted the required documents, and went to the Dutch embassy in India to get my visa stamped. One extra thing I had to do was get my birth certificate apostilled, since that was something the Dutch government wanted. In general, everything was very clear and well organized by the university. The whole thing was done within two months....Read More

I have applied to the following universities: TU Munich – Rejected, SRH – Admitted, TU Ingolstadt – Rejected, TU Hamburg – Rejected, TU Eindhoven – Accepted. I have received an Accepted email from TUe and from SRH Heidelberg. Most of the German universities rejected my application due to the absence of an APS certificate and also based on the CGPA order/limited seats for English-speaking courses for non-EU students. Factors – The specialisation track has a good reflection on my area and also the university/country has made English mandatory as a basic thing. Admission process - Generally dutch universities follow a simple online step (Studielink) where you can apply as an initial step. Following that, you don't need to worry too much since the university will guide you through emails, like application status in terms of the internal committee (the department that you are applying to) and the international committee (the uni's general group to check the requirements match). It took me 4 weeks to receive my acceptance email after applying. Min CGPA - 8. even if CGPa is less and if you have work experience, it is still an added bonus. Even if your CGPA is lower and you have no work experience, you can still apply but uni requires some additional documents. IELTS – min 6 (overall). The overall admission process was smooth you have to pay some fees at certain processes, but it is worth it and they guide you throughout the onboarding process. There is no summer/winter/fall in here; it is just a one-time season-application scheme from Jan to May. The acceptance email took 4 weeks and the remaining process, like the fees, was issued in the month of May. I have paid the fees before the 1st week of June. So the visa and RP process took an additional 2 weeks and then the visa interview was done in another 2 weeks. In summary, the actual process begins in May and will end in July. Some additional things may occur in August....Read More

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I applied for the following universities: Eindhoven University – Confirmed admission Groningen University – Confirmed admission Twente University – Confirmed admission I applied to only three colleges in the Netherlands. These colleges were in Europe and close to where I was living (portugal) with slightly lower tuition fees compared to the UK, Germany, etc.; therefore, I chose this nation. I got into all three of them but chose TU/e. The reasons mentioned are below. I chose it due to its good location and ranking in the world for mechanical engineering programs. The admission criteria for me were grades and credits acquired for the IB diploma, where minimum credits for maths, physics and overall had a boundary that was required to be met. I also believe my high school degree (IB diploma) played a role in them choosing me over other candidates. Good overall experience. I applied via online studielink, a common site for all the university of netherlands where students can apply. Here you can fill in all the data about who you are and what achievements you have. I applied at the end of december. Since my final exams were in June, for IB diploma students we had a predicted grades system which we sent in January. The admission was finalised by mid-april. Mid-December – start the application on studielink, meanwhile teachers prepare referral letters and predicted grades for IB diploma students; the application is finalised by early Jan at the latest. April 1st week, you get a response if you are accepted, in the waiting line or rejected. May – you send documents for visa and administration; August – onboarding process for new freshmen....Read More

I applied to a total of 4 universities: Eindhoven university of technology, Delft university of technology, Twenty university of technology, Chalmers university and Carnegie Mellon university. Out of the 5, I got accepted into 3 and was rejected by 2. I was rejected by Delft because I applied very late. By the time my application was submitted, they already had filled up all the seats. But they refunded my application fee. I was also rejected by Carnegie Mellon university. They didn't give me a reason for rejection, but I suspect it is because I applied for the spring intake of 2020. Spring intakes are usually for deferred admissions and usually have very few openings. I choose Eindhoven university of technology since several alumni from my school and college had completed their master's there. Furthermore, there are not a lot of universities that offer a degree in automobile engineering. But Eindhoven university of technology has a very reputable M.Sc. in Automotive . For all investors in the Netherlands, common portals called Studielink and Osiris are used. I chose my universities there and uploaded the required documents. I got my admit within 2 months. For Eindhoven university of technology, they require a CGPA of 8 and above for Indian students. Furthermore, we are required to submit an English language test like IELTS or TOEFL. They require 6.5 or 7 in IELTS for acceptance. The admission process was pretty straightforward and smooth. The university website has a step-by-step guide on how to apply. So I just followed that and everything worked out. After admission, however, I found it a bit problematic to submit the physical documents to the university in the Netherlands. The applicants from India are supposed to get their birth certificates apostilled. This caused a bit of delays. Also, physically mailing your original degree certificates and transcripts all the way from India to the Netherlands is a bit risky since there is a chance that documents get lost somewhere in transit. They don't accept soft copies after admission. I applied for the fall intake. Spring intakes are usually reserved for deferred applications. I don't think Eindhoven university of technology even has any spring intakes. Also, if you get a spring admit, then there will be a lot of catching up to do to cover the syllabus and it will be hard to find a house. I applied on October 10, 2019 and got admission around 15 December 2019. I started my class on 31st August 2020....Read More

Accepted: Eindhoven University of Technology, Clemson University, University of Michigan-Dearborn, University of Tennessee, Michigan technological university Waitlist: Chalmers, KTH Rejected: RWTH Aachen, University of Pennsylvania Reason for rejection: Low CGPA was the reason for Chalmers' waitlist. Bachelor's curriculum did not contain prerequisite coursework for RWTH Ranking was higher compared to other programmes. EIndhoven University had a proven track record of a number of graduates who were able to get jobs in good companies within the automotive industry. Application involved sending LORs, CV and Motivation Letter along with IELTS/TOEFL scores. GMAT/GRE were not required for this university. Apply early; don't wait for the deadline. Finding housing in Eindhoven is difficult; the earlier you get your admit, the faster you can start looking for houses. There is only 1 intake for Eindhoven University of Technology, so my decision was very easy. I applied for the 2018 Fall intake; the semester starts at the end of August 2018. I applied in December 2017 and got my admit in Feb/March 2018. So the process took about 2-3 months from application to decision. I arrived in Eindhoven in early August 2018, but some students opted for an early Dutch course and arrived in July 2018...Read More

I applied to this college, TU Delft (Rejected), and the University of Turin (Admitted). I was not rejected immediately for TU Delft but I was waitlisted first. The application process for them starts with 3 different kinds of tests, all either related to Physics, Math (I applied for Aerospace Engineering) or logical reasoning. In the end was a final motivation survey, which was the reason I was rejected since my answers strayed quite far from the modal answers. The number one factor for me choosing this university was affordability, at under 35k euros for the entire Bachelor's tuition. Moreover, back then the inflation in the EU was not so high so it was overall quite affordable (Now we have budget cuts in the Netherlands so tuition costs are rising). The steps in my application process were quite general: Letters of Recommendation from academic faculty, IELTS test scores (at least 6.5; I received 8.5), CBSE XII grades (at least A1 in all; I received 98.4%), a study choice check interview to determine if you truly fit the programme you applied for, and a transcript of records. The overall admission experience was quite smooth; a lot of it is generalised on Studielink, which you may check out so it was quite easy to follow being the first one in my family to come here. I applied to the regular intake (September 2021), since for Bachelor's there is only one. The factors influencing my decision were costs, quality of program, potential job opportunities upon successful completion, etc. The admission process did not take long at all when I compare it to companies like Singapore, who still hadn't given me an acceptance by August. I would say less than 3 months was the entire process. The timeline would be something like Find your program Apply on Studielink For CS, etc., there is a numerus fixus so you may have to give tests. For Data Science there are some additional complications due to it being offered as a Joint Bachelor's between TU/e and Tilburg University. Give a basic logical reasoning/capability/aptitude test Get approved/waitlisted Have your study choice check interview Accept/Reject position if offered...Read More

1. KTH Royal Institute of Technology - waitlisted, TU/e - admitted, Twente - rejected, Hochschule Bremerhaven - admitted, FAU Erlangen - rejected, Darmstadt university of applied sciences - rejected, University of Stuttgart - rejected, ASU - admitted, Northeastern university - admitted, University of Windsor - admitted, UIC - admitted 2. TU/e, Hochschule Bremerhaven, ASU, Northeastern University, University of Windsor, UIC 3. University of Twente, FAU Erlangen, Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences, University of Stuttgart 4. For the German universities, my CGPA was not competitive i.e. above 8.5. For Twente they gave a clear reason that my coursework not up to the expected mark (no of credits earned and hours per credits) as it is a research institute. They maybe needed a research publication from my side is my guess. I also think that university NIRF ranking also plays an important role because quite a lot of VIT students were accepted in Twente. I wanted to choose a European university. I was targeting Germany first but seeing the rejection rate and the APS certificate waiting list was too long, I didn't choose Germany. For Swiss universities like EPFL and ETH Zurich my CGPA was too less. I would have chosen KTH had thy admitted me. But TU/e gave me an admit and the program was also what I wanted.  I applied for September intake. I have already discussed the influencing factors before. Admission process starts in March and goes on till June. The acceptance is given from Feb-April. I am not entirely aware of this timeline. The detailed timeline is available on website. The guarantee fee payment which includes tuition fees is done around April - May. The university housing lottery happens in June. Academic year starts in September....Read More

I applied to Northeastern University Boston, where I got an admission in their other branch but not the main one. I applied to Saarland University, Germany, and got rejected. I believe both the universities where I got rejected were because of the number of applicants applying. To be very honest, the assessment committee that decides these things is not perfect in selecting applicants anywhere. So it is okay to get rejected for the greater good of yourself. I really like Europe; I always wanted to stay there. After Germany, the only country where I would want to live was the Netherlands. And after staying here for a couple of years, it is just perfect. The admissions process was rather simple. You pay 100 euros for the application; once you get admitted, the visa is handled by the university and you need to just go once to the embassy in Delhi to get your biometrics and that's basically it. The admission documents are rather the standard ones: resume, SOP, LORs, etc. The overall process was very smooth and we did not have any problems with it. I applied for the 2023 August intake. I just completed my bachelors in June 2023 and was ready to start my masters. I had applied in Dec 2022 to this university and got my admit in Jan 2023. The admission process took 8 months from the time I applied till the time I got my visa, and after I got my admit, I just had to wait for my visa, which I got in July 2023, 1 month before leaving for the Netherlands....Read More