HI, thanks for sharing your experiences. I'm Latin-American recently graduated from EE BS, here we don't have any classification to know in which percentile of students we were, my GPA was 3.2/4. But I do have 4 papers published at IEEE conferences on my research topic. Do you think I'm a good fit for ESOP? Thanks again this video has motivated me to apply.
Hi Hanssel, you're welcome! Having 4 publications in your research area prior to application is really impressive, so you should definitely apply. I know some universities in Spain also don't disclose percentile/ranking and generally grade more conservatively, so I wouldn't worry about your GPA if you think it is realtively high for your class. ETH recommends that you ask one of your recommenders to comment on your percentile or ability compared to your graduating class. Also, many times this information is not public and you have to ask your administration to make an exception (which is what I had to do). Maybe you could even get a letter from ETH. In any case, write a killer proposal and try to tie your work to research groups at ETH, good luck!
Great video, it is really helpful. Anyway, what does the percentile of students mean? Since our universities don't have this kind of calculation. Is it calculated based on the total of graduates in that year?
Hi Tommy, thank you! It usually is based on the graduating class you belong to, as you say. Ideally, the students you are being compared to have gone through the same set of exams, otherwise it isn’t totally fair.
Hi Ella, thank you! You do not have to be accepted in the degree before applying, in fact, I think this is not possible since you cannot apply for the ESOP while being enrolled in a Masters degree. If you want to apply for the scholarship you have to submit your regular application documents + ESOP-specific application documents together around the mid of September. If you don't want to apply for the scholarship then you can also submit the regular application sometime in the spring. Hope this helps and happy to answer any other questions!
Hey Anarghya, I'm glad you foudn it helpful :) Sadly I'm not really acquainted to scholarships for other Swiss unis/programs because I knew very clearly that I wanted to study at ETH and that's the only uni I applied to. I did apply for Spanish Government scholarships (La Caixa scholarships) and know a few Spanish peers who are at ETH with that scholarship. Definitely check government scholarships at your country!
Can the reference letter also derive from a person who is not a professor but has for example tutored and supervised you during a compulsory internship or something?
@@nicocod5512 As far as I know you don't have to maintain a given average grade, or finish within a certain amount of time, or take certain courses. It's super flexible and you don't have any more commitments or responsibilities than a regular student
Hi Hash, when I applied last year, the GRE was not mandatory, but since I applied to some US schools too I submitted my score to ETH too. I'm not sure what conditions are required for an exemption of the language test, you should consult with ETH directly. I did the TOEFL so have no experience with this.
Hmm that is annoying. Try emailing again, you have to be persistent with these things sometimes. I would also try finding a phone number and calling directly, I have peers that have dealt with admin concerns that way
@@hasht3140 no unfortunately I don't know anyone (inside or outside) ESOP doing pharmaceutical sciences (it's really outside of my bubble haha). If I was in your position I would probably scout for people in your degree on facebook groups. There's lots of groups for housing and for newcomers where you could chat with people in your degree.
Sir, i have completed my bachelor and i will do professional course like chartered account which is equivalent to master in india but not master so can i apply for this scholarship as this professional course treated in australia as bachelor please reply
Hi Samir, you are eligible for the scholarship as long as you are not enrolled in a Master's programme or already have a Master's degree, so you should definitely be eligible, go for it!
My GRE score is 330/340 (it actually took me two attempts, and I really improved in the second one). Both my GRE score and TOEFL score are on my linkedin page and I am planning to make more videos about my application documents on this channel th-cam.com/channels/dOCIoYS5vD4GUsbTCnioZA.html
@@dalonso Thanks for your reply sir. Does 6.5 ielts is acceptable? And what exactly I need to write in pre proposal letter for scholarship sir? Can you pls help me out.
@@chandinid1982 ethz.ch/en/studies/master/application/language-requirements.html here it says you need a 7 for ielts. Regarding the pre-proposal, I have a video coming up on that on my ETH channel th-cam.com/channels/dOCIoYS5vD4GUsbTCnioZA.html. Stay tuned!
Hi, thanks for the informative video! I have several questions about ETH and ESOP: -Do you know anyone who has attended a Masters in Comparative and International Studies? -If so, do you know what the requirements are to achieve the ESOP? Thanks again
Hi Libero, thanks for leaving a comment! I unfortunately don't know anyone doing that masters, it really falls out of my bubble haha. But the requirements should be the same as for any other master. Also, I have migrated my ETH related videos to th-cam.com/channels/dOCIoYS5vD4GUsbTCnioZA.html , you might be interested :)
Andrew, Eric, Mikhail and me, along with several other ESOPs were offered WOKO accomodation at Casar Ritz Strasse 1, maybe there's other student buildings in the city with reserved housing
@@adamailham you pay it out of your allowance as you are free to choose where you want to live. In my case the accommodation was not gender-mixed (my floor at least, there were definitely girls in the building) but that could have been pure coincidence
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HI, thanks for sharing your experiences.
I'm Latin-American recently graduated from EE BS, here we don't have any classification to know in which percentile of students we were, my GPA was 3.2/4. But I do have 4 papers published at IEEE conferences on my research topic. Do you think I'm a good fit for ESOP?
Thanks again this video has motivated me to apply.
Hi Hanssel, you're welcome! Having 4 publications in your research area prior to application is really impressive, so you should definitely apply. I know some universities in Spain also don't disclose percentile/ranking and generally grade more conservatively, so I wouldn't worry about your GPA if you think it is realtively high for your class. ETH recommends that you ask one of your recommenders to comment on your percentile or ability compared to your graduating class. Also, many times this information is not public and you have to ask your administration to make an exception (which is what I had to do). Maybe you could even get a letter from ETH. In any case, write a killer proposal and try to tie your work to research groups at ETH, good luck!
When was the interview? Date?
Great video, it is really helpful. Anyway, what does the percentile of students mean? Since our universities don't have this kind of calculation. Is it calculated based on the total of graduates in that year?
Hi Tommy, thank you! It usually is based on the graduating class you belong to, as you say. Ideally, the students you are being compared to have gone through the same set of exams, otherwise it isn’t totally fair.
Hello! Such a great video! I have a question... do you have to be already accepted in the degree before to apply for the scolarship?
Hi Ella, thank you! You do not have to be accepted in the degree before applying, in fact, I think this is not possible since you cannot apply for the ESOP while being enrolled in a Masters degree. If you want to apply for the scholarship you have to submit your regular application documents + ESOP-specific application documents together around the mid of September. If you don't want to apply for the scholarship then you can also submit the regular application sometime in the spring. Hope this helps and happy to answer any other questions!
Hi, thanks for the informative video man. Do you know of any other scholarships for students who'll be studying in Switzerland?
Hey Anarghya, I'm glad you foudn it helpful :) Sadly I'm not really acquainted to scholarships for other Swiss unis/programs because I knew very clearly that I wanted to study at ETH and that's the only uni I applied to. I did apply for Spanish Government scholarships (La Caixa scholarships) and know a few Spanish peers who are at ETH with that scholarship. Definitely check government scholarships at your country!
Can the reference letter also derive from a person who is not a professor but has for example tutored and supervised you during a compulsory internship or something?
Good question! It definitely doesn't just have to be a professor but I'm not sure if it can be someone outside the academic sphere or any co-worker...
Do you have to maintain a certain average grade once admitted and given the scholarship? If so which is it?
@@nicocod5512 As far as I know you don't have to maintain a given average grade, or finish within a certain amount of time, or take certain courses. It's super flexible and you don't have any more commitments or responsibilities than a regular student
Do we need IELTS and GRE for msc in ETH Zurich, won't they waive them if we have research publications and good intern experience? In BSC honours
Hi Hash, when I applied last year, the GRE was not mandatory, but since I applied to some US schools too I submitted my score to ETH too. I'm not sure what conditions are required for an exemption of the language test, you should consult with ETH directly. I did the TOEFL so have no experience with this.
@@dalonso I mailed them long time ago. Still no reply. For MSc in pharmaceutical.
Hmm that is annoying. Try emailing again, you have to be persistent with these things sometimes. I would also try finding a phone number and calling directly, I have peers that have dealt with admin concerns that way
@@dalonso do you have any friends in msc in pharmaceutical. If yes can you get some information
@@hasht3140 no unfortunately I don't know anyone (inside or outside) ESOP doing pharmaceutical sciences (it's really outside of my bubble haha). If I was in your position I would probably scout for people in your degree on facebook groups. There's lots of groups for housing and for newcomers where you could chat with people in your degree.
Sir, i have completed my bachelor and i will do professional course like chartered account which is equivalent to master in india but not master so can i apply for this scholarship as this professional course treated in australia as bachelor please reply
Hi Samir, you are eligible for the scholarship as long as you are not enrolled in a Master's programme or already have a Master's degree, so you should definitely be eligible, go for it!
@@dalonso can i go for after doing professional course which name cma india like cma usa
Hi Samir, what does cma stand for?
Very helpful video. Please how are your GRE scores?
My GRE score is 330/340 (it actually took me two attempts, and I really improved in the second one). Both my GRE score and TOEFL score are on my linkedin page and I am planning to make more videos about my application documents on this channel th-cam.com/channels/dOCIoYS5vD4GUsbTCnioZA.html
Thank you
Hi sir i am a bsc graduate with 93% and Ielts 6.5.am I eligible to apply ms in cs in eth zurich
Yes you are! Go for it!
@@dalonso Thanks for your reply sir. Does 6.5 ielts is acceptable? And what exactly I need to write in pre proposal letter for scholarship sir?
Can you pls help me out.
@@chandinid1982 ethz.ch/en/studies/master/application/language-requirements.html here it says you need a 7 for ielts. Regarding the pre-proposal, I have a video coming up on that on my ETH channel th-cam.com/channels/dOCIoYS5vD4GUsbTCnioZA.html. Stay tuned!
@@dalonso yes sir. Is it ok to apply. I have work experience also along with gpa_9.3
@@chandinid1982 yes! go for it! I think you have a chance
Hi, thanks for the informative video!
I have several questions about ETH and ESOP:
-Do you know anyone who has attended a Masters in Comparative and International Studies?
-If so, do you know what the requirements are to achieve the ESOP?
Thanks again
Hi Libero, thanks for leaving a comment! I unfortunately don't know anyone doing that masters, it really falls out of my bubble haha. But the requirements should be the same as for any other master. Also, I have migrated my ETH related videos to th-cam.com/channels/dOCIoYS5vD4GUsbTCnioZA.html , you might be interested :)
Thanks, you were really kind to answer me!
Also, how are the accommodations for ESOP scholars?
Andrew, Eric, Mikhail and me, along with several other ESOPs were offered WOKO accomodation at Casar Ritz Strasse 1, maybe there's other student buildings in the city with reserved housing
@@dalonso do you pay for Accomodation out of your allowance or is it payed for? Also is the Accomodation mixed with both genders?
@@adamailham you pay it out of your allowance as you are free to choose where you want to live. In my case the accommodation was not gender-mixed (my floor at least, there were definitely girls in the building) but that could have been pure coincidence
@@dalonso thank you very much
Can I contact you ?
Hi Kartik, sure, you can DM me on instagram or just post your questions here!