For those who want to outgrow their own capacity. Going abroad will not only make yourself a good student, it will make you INTERNATIONALLY! RECOGNIZED STUDENT!

1. Go International, Go to USA!
Dery Rovino
Indonesian awardee
Fulbright – Global Undergraduate Exchange Program
Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs
Department of State – USA

2. PROFILE
• Name : Dery Rovino
• DoB : Jakarta, May 26 1992
• Citizenship : Indonesian
• Address : 325 Bunga Rampai III, Perumnas Klender Jakarta
• Life motto : I will not stop when I’m tired, I will stop when I’m done.
• Current activities:
• Full-time student
• Part-time voluntary work in youth’s human rights campaigns
• Part-time voluntary work as promotion staff of Universitas Negeri Jakarta
• Recent Achievements:
• 2013: Indonesian Awardee : Global Undergraduate Exchange Program, USA
• 2012: Duta Universitas Negeri Jakarta

3. Today’s content:
• Global Undergraduate Exchange Program
– General
– Selection Criteria
– Selection Process
• Tips and tricks
– During document selection
– During Interview selection
– During iBT TOEFL test

4. GLOBAL UNDERGRADUATE EXCHANGE PROGRAM 2014-
2015
Sponsored by:
Administered by:

5. GLOBAL UNDERGRADUATE EXCHANGE PROGRAM 2014-
2015
• Purpose:
– To facilitate underrepresented students with strong social
and leadership skills, coming from emerging countries to
experience the academic, social, and cultural lives in the
US.
• Sponsor:
– Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs - Department of
State, USA
• Administrator:
– World Learning Foundation

6. Selection Criteria
• Non-degree scholarship program
• Available for any undergraduate major
• Open for undergraduate students from 2nd – 5th semester
• Possess academic, social, leadership skills
• Being active in organizations and/or voluntary works
• Willing to live in a state of USA for 6 months / 1 year
(depending on the program duration)

7. Selection Process
• Documents selection
– ITP TOEFL
– Essay!!!
• Interview Selection
– Talks about your life background, study program, long term program
• Nominee Selection
– Documents translation
– iBT TOEFL test
• Awardee Selection
– Pre-Departure Orientation
– Medical Check-up
– Visa Application
– Off to USA!

8. Tips and Tricks
– During document selection
– During Interview selection
– During Nominee Selection
– During the WAITING MOMENT
– During the Scholarship Awarding

9. During Document Selection
–Do THE BEST in fulfilling the requirements
–Always BE ALERT on the marked schedule.
Better be IN ADVANCE for every deadline
• The documents submission deadline
• The interview deadline
• Other deadlines

10. During Document Selection
–Essay: MARKETING YOURSELF – VESPA
• Value/principle in life
• Experience that changes you to become a better person
• Selling-point personalities
• Praise their country in any way possible
(their political development, culture, the people),
Relate to your reason of studying in USA
• Anticipated long-term plans, relate them to the
scholarship

11. Essay?
• Your essay is one of several major and crucial
aspects of the scholarship assessment.
• Keep revising and revising your essay until you
think that your composition is (at least)
satisfactory and appealing.
• Make OTHER PEOPLE (especially your lecturers/
those who speak and write English fluently)
proofread your essay to perfect every corner of it.

12. During Document Selection
PACKAGING
Wrap all your docs in such a way that will
ATTRACT the selection panel
In my experience, I wrapped my application
package in a brown envelope, then put it in a
blue colored plastic folder

13. During Interview Selection
– Dress to impress!
– Be enthusiastic with your response
– Maintain eye contact
– Provide logical and relevant response
to the question, including examples
– Make a powerful closing statement

14. During Nominee Selection
– Prepare for your iBT TOEFL test
•Expose yourself by as many English as
possible (music, movies, and
conversation with yourself and peers)
•Work as many TOEFL questions as
possible

15. During THE WAITING MOMENT
(the most painful moment I must say)
– Extend your networks with other
nominees (sharing contacts/ soc-med
accounts)
– Seek for advices from your relatives/
friends
– Always be alert on any emails, especially
from AMINEF

16. During the Scholarship Awarding
– prepare for Medical check-up (funded
by awardees)
– prepare for Visa application
– Packing stuffs
– Off to USA!

17. Pre-Departure Orientation – AMINEF Fulbright Program
Sheraton hotel. Surabaya, May 15-18 2013

18. Helen Keller would not be Helen Keller if she was not
blind…
Never let our misfortunes/ limitations to outgrow
ourselves for a better living and a better future…

19. Any Questions?

20. • Blog: deryrov.blogspot.com
• Twitter: @_deryrov
• Facebook: Dery Rovino
• Email: deryrov (at) yahoo (dot) com