Presentasi Indonesia Mengglobal di #KUTalk Kampus Update

1. Kuliah di Luar Negeri
Mengapa dan Bagaimana
Maret 2014
Donny Eryastha

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AGENDA
1.Berkenalan dengan Indonesia Mengglobal
2.Pengalaman Saya
3.Kuliah di luar negeri: why and how
1.Q&A
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Apa itu Indonesia Mengglobal?
 Sebuah jaringan ~100 mahasiswa dan alumni Indonesia dari univ.
dunia, seperti Harvard, Stanford, MIT, Columbia, Cambridge, ANU,
dll.
 Website dengan ~300 artikel tentang aplikasi dan beasiswa ke luar
negeri.
 Sindikasi dengan Jakarta Globe, Kompas.com, dan the US-
Indonesia Joint Council on Higher Education Partnership.
 Mengadakan seminar, workshop, program mentorship.
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Pengalaman Saya: Dari Bengkulu ke Harvard
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Pengalaman Saya: Mitos vs Fakta
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• Harus cum laude, lulusan terbaik
• Anak orang terkenal
• Rekomendasi dari orang terkenal
• Pekerjaan sesuai jurusan yang dilamar
• Harus dapat beasiswa dulu/bayar sendiri
• Harus ikut les TOEFL/GRE
• Sudah pernah berkunjung ke sekolah
• Harus sudah kenal profesor
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• Tidak cum laude, bukan lulusan terbaik
• Bukan anak orang terkenal
• Rekomendasi bukan dari orang terkenal
• Pekerjaan tidak sesuai jurusan
• Belum dapat beasiswa /tidak sanggup bayar sendiri
• Tidak ikut les TOEFL/GRE
• Tidak pernah ke Amerika
• Tidak kenal profesor
Mitos Fakta
Prinsip-prinsip dasar melamar
sekolah ke luar negeri

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Mengapa sekolah ke luar negeri?
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• Untuk pendidikan yang lebih baik
“Tidak satupun universitas di Indonesia masuk peringkat 200 besar dunia”
Berdasarkan Times Higher Education World University Ranking atau
ranking lainnya
• Untuk karir yang lebih baik
“Pendapatan lulusan pasca sarjana sekitar 40% lebih tinggi dari
pendapatan lulusan S1 .”
–Georgetown study
• Untuk memperoleh pengalaman
“Dua tahun di Harvard adalah masa-masa paling menyenangkan dan
berharga dalam hidup Saya.” –Donny Eryastha
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Mengapa kuliah di Harvard?
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1. It’s Harvard

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Mengapa kuliah di Harvard Kennedy School?
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2. It’s the Kennedy School

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Mengapa kuliah di Harvard Kennedy School?
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3. The money

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Prinsip-prinsip dasar melamar sekolah ke luar negeri
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1. Sangat MUNGKIN bagi lulusan Indonesia untuk diterima di universitas2 terbaik
di dunia. Semua komponen aplikasi BISA dipersiapkan.
2. Alokasikan waktu dan sumber daya yang cukup untuk aplikasi sekolah: ini
adalah salah satu TINDAKAN TERPENTING dalam hidupmu.
3. Fokuslah untuk diterima di sekolah yang baik terlebih dahulu, BUKAN
mendapatkan beasiswa.
4. Persiapkan SEMUA komponen aplikasi dengan baik BUKAN HANYA
standardized tests.
5. Lupakan mitos-mitos yang tidak akan membantu dalam aplikasi. Faktor
terpenting adalah USAHAMU sendiri.
6. Lakukan riset secara MENDALAM. Semua informasi bisa ditemukan di internet.
7. Melamarlah ke BEBERAPA sekolah secara strategis.
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Jadikan kekuranganmu sebagai kelebihan
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Polytechnic 'reject' wins Harvard scholarship
Thu, May 06, 2010 The Straits Times
By Amelia Tan
HE WAS once rejected by Singapore Polytechnic (SP), but Indonesian student Kuriakin Zeng subsequently went on to make history at the institution, not once but twice.
Last year, he became the first SP student to score straight distinctions for all of his 33 modules in his electronics, computer and communication engineering diploma course.
Last week, he became the first student from the polytechnic to be accepted into Harvard College, where he will do a liberal arts course - with the bonus of having a full scholarship from the
Ivy League university.
Those are some achievements for a student whose grades of As and Bs, in his Indonesian high school leaving examinations in 2003, were deemed not good enough for SP. He made the cut
only after acing the GCE O levels as a private candidate here two years later.
Mr Zeng, who came to Singapore from Tanjung Pinang in Bintan five years ago, said studying in the United States was an impossible dream because of the expenses.
The only son and youngest child of a retired mechanic and a housewife who live in Bintan, he has four sisters aged between 28 and 34. Three of them are working in Singapore. All of them,
except for the eldest, studied in Singapore.
'Growing up, I thought someday I may be able to study at the National University of Singapore. But even that would be difficult as I would need a scholarship or grant. Never would I have
thought that I could go to the US,' he said.
He was encouraged to apply to American universities by his lecturers, who were impressed with his academic and co-curricular achievements.
It was a bumpy ride for a determined young man who was first rejected by SP in 2003. He then spent two years working as a salesman and a manager in a store selling spare parts for diesel
boats back home, in order to save up enough to come to Singapore.
Upon gaining admission to SP, he had to take out a loan of $7,000 from a bank for his tuition fees, and paid back the sum by taking on several part-time jobs, including working as a waiter
and cleaning houses, and also with prize money awarded for good results. Eventually, the hardworking Indonesian even saved up enough each month to give his parents an allowance.
Mr Zeng juggled work and studies with co-curricular activities like guitar and Rotaract club, and represented SP in robotics competitions. He also went on community service trips to the
Philippines.
Explaining why he was motivated to do so much, he said: 'I come from a place where there are not a lot of opportunities. When I came here and saw all the things I could do, I didn't want
to waste any time.'!

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School options for college graduates: Degrees (USA)
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MASTER Degree
Taking more advanced and specific
classes in a specialized field
Research may be required
Thesis may be required
Typically 1 to 2 years
Industry-oriented track
 Internships strongly encouraged
DOCTORATE Degree
Taking more advanced and specific
classes in a specialized field
Research is required and is the bulk of
the experience
Thesis and publication are non-
negotiable
Typically 4 to 6 years.
Academic track (teaching component)
Close working relationship with adviser
and professor(s)
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School options for college graduates: Types of schools (USA)
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Graduate School
Can be done straight from
undergraduate
Switching is easier
(technical/non-technical)
Hard and soft skills
(technical/specialization)
Major, e.g.
 Social Sciences
(Economics, Political
Science, Sociology)
 Engineering (Chemical,
Electrical, Civil,
Computer)
 Science (Physics,
Chemistry, Biology)
POLICY School
>2 years experience
Prepares graduates for
career in government,
non-profit, int’l org.
Accepts almost all
backgrounds.
Learn from cases and soft
skills
Concentration, e.g.
 Economic
development
 Social policy
 International affairs
BUSINESS School
>2 years of experience
Prepares graduate for
career in private sector
Accepts almost all
background.
Learn from business cases
and soft skills
Concentration, e.g.
 Marketing
 Finance
 Entrepreneurship
Professional Schools

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School application: Essay (1/2)
What is graduate school application essay?
“An important element of application – the only opportunity to speak about
yourself directly to the admission committee”
What should I write in the essay?
“Most importantly, make sure you answer the question in the essay prompt then
incorporate (smoothly) anything you’d like the admission committee to know
about yourself – your experience, your achievement, your personality, you
name it”
Be interesting, a bland admission essay can put an overworked admission
committee to sleep!
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School application: Essay (2/2)
TIPS:
 Can be generic, but tailor to the institution you are applying to
 Personalize your essay
 Seek for opinions from others
 Never lie, exaggeration is often justifiable
 No grammatically error and typo
 Think how to make your essay stand out among other applicants
 Spare enough time (months, not days!) to prepare
 Target the institution
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School Application: Recommendation Letter
What is recommendation letter?
“A letter from people who know you very well, generally at a higher level, that can
reflect your quality”
TIPS:
Request from someone who knows about yourself (professor, work supervisor)
 Make sure that the letters are written in favor of you
 Higher credibility from famous people
Help the person you are asking recommendation letter from:
 Tell them your strengths, areas of interest, and aspirations
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School application: Standardized test (1/2)
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IELTS
Usually for UK-based and
Australian-based schools.
Type of questions are more
varied: multiple choice, short
answers, diagrams, charts,
true/false.
#Sections:
 Reading
 Listening
 Speaking
 Writing
Highest score: 9.0 ; Typical
score for top schools:
minimum 6.0 – 7.0
TOEFL (IBT – Internet Based
Test)
Types of questions: multiple
choice (reading and
listening), and essay (writing)
# Sections:
 Reading
 Listening
 Speaking
 Writing
Highest score: 120. Typical
score for top schools:
Minimum 100 – 110.
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School application: Standardized test (2/2)
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GRE
•Graduate Record Exam is
designed as a measuring tool
and is required by most
graduate schools in admission
process.
# Sections:
 Verbal Reasoning
 Analytical Writing
 Quantitative
Reasoning
Typical score for top schools:
600 for Verbal,700 and above
for Quant Reasoning, 3.5 and
above for Writing.
Score range: 200 – 800.
LSAT
•Law School Admission Test is
a standardized and required
test for JD program
admissions at all law schools
that are members of Law
Schools Admission Council.
# Sections:
 Reading
Comprehension
 Analytical Reasoning
 Logical Reasoning
 Writing
Typical score for top
schools: above 160.
Score range: 120 – 160.
GMAT
•Graduate Management
Admission Test is designed to
assess applicants’ ability in
continuing advanced study in
business and management.
# Sections:
 Analytical writing
assessment
 Integrated Reasoning
 Quantitative
 Verbal
Typical score for top schools:
above 700.
Score range: 200 – 800.
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More resources and Q&A
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@IndoMengglobal
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Donny Eryastha Email: donny@indonesiamengglobal.com
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