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TOEFL iBT Scores Cancelled, Visa Interview in 2 Weeks
Thanks a lot for your work rendered to the benefit of the students(esp prospective). Your information helped me a lot in enhancing my skills and securing good scores in GRE…
This is How Visa Officers Make Decision in Few Minutes of Interview
We have seen so many comments and complaints from folks who have Visa Rejected. How can USA Visa Officers decide on a person within few minutes or seconds without even…
Girlfriend Applying to Same Universities. Can We Stay Together?
Interesting question from a reader about applying to same universities with girl friend. I have seen girl/boy friends applying to same schools, staying together and now they are married. They…
FI Visa Approved at Hyderabad after 221(g)
Hello HSB, Firstly I would like to thank Happy schools blog admin and the members. I have attended my F1 visa interview on 28/10/2011 in Hyderabad Consulate. I was given…
F1 Visa Approved for Spring 2012 – University of Florida
Status: F1 Visa Approved Venue: Hyderbad consulate Date: 23rd Nov 2011 Appointment Time: 08:00 Semester – Spring 2012 Reached there at 0730 hrs exactly (as i was asked to be…
F, M & J Visa Issuance Halted Temporarily – All US Embassies and Consulates
On 11/18/11 SEVP broadcast message announcing that Department of State has temporarily halted the issuance of all F, M, and J visas at all U.S. Embassies and Consulates due to…
F1 Visa Approved After Completing MBBS in India for MS in Neuroscience
One Minute F1 Visa after MBBS in India for Spring semester in US Consulate Hyderabad – Shared by Raghav. Note – This is the first time a Doctor (after completing…
Check Transit Visa Requirements and Book Flight Tickets
Planning to Travel to your home country during holidays from USA? Make sure you don’t require Transit visa in country where you have connecting flights. USA – London – India…
Air Travel from USA – Taking Laptops, Camera’s To India
Holiday travel tips for students traveling to India. I think answering question from Kiran should help other students traveling to India for holidays. I am going to INDIA this december….
Q&A : This is Why I Decided to Study Masters Degree in USA
As per your advice, I bought the book “Beyond the MBA Hype” by Sameer Kamat and its absolutely worth every all the 17,500 paisa Interesting book but heavily focused on…
Can I Fly Within USA Without Passport and Drivers License?
To travel in Flight within the USA, proper Photo ID is required. Vijay asked about the possibility of flying in the US without passport. I am travelling to New York for…
Pros and Cons of Spot Admission for USA
I’ve received a mail stating “Fairleigh Dickinson University, New Jersey, USA Spot Registrations for Fall 2012 by Ms. Attiken Asst. Director of Intl Admissions, FDU, NJ, USA Venue: Hotel Taj…
F1 Visa Interview at Mumbai – UNC Charlotte. Bad Acads, Good GRE
F1 Visa Experience by Rohan. Date – 8th Nov 2011 Place – Mumbai. Interview Time – 9:30 AM Profile : Academics : 58% with as many as 7 KTs GRE…
Shortest F1 Visa Interview Ever – US Consulate, Kolkata
Shortest visa interview – Shared by Payel. I believe my visa interview is pretty unique and so I thought of posting it. My interview was scheduled on 4th Nov 2011…
F1 Visa Approved for Spring 2012 with 11 Backlogs
Hi, First of all I wanted to make a request that my original name does not appear anywhere you use this. A little bit about my Background : My BE…
F1 Visa Interview at Chennai Consulate – Spring 2012
F1 Visa Interview Experience shared by Deepa. I have been following HSB from about a year, it has really helped me with my visa process. Here i am posting my…
Students F1 Visa Rejected Twice for Spring 2012. What Can I Do?
Following F1 Visa interview experience is shared by Pavan (for Spring 2012). Background: I have just finished bachelor of engineering in electronics and communication and have 62% with two backlogs…
Law Schools in New York – Average LSAT and GPA
Law Schools in New York and their Average LSAT Score and Average GPA of students admitted to Law School. There are 15 ABA approved Law Schools in state of New…
Revised GRE Study Schedule – 2 Step Schedule
Hi, my name is Rohan Prakash, I used 2 step Revised GRE Study Schedule to study for GRE. My Revised GRE score range Verbal:- 480-580 Quant:- 750-800 My Revised GRE…
TOEFL iBT Experience – Score 108
TOEFL Test Taking Experience – Shared by Karthick I got a TOEFL score of 108. Reading-30 Listening-29 Speaking-24 Writing-25 TOEFL Preparation – To be true, I didn’t prepare much for…
Steps : From Port of Entry to Connecting Flight in USA
I have written detailed step by step process for What happens right after you land in Port of Entry in USA. Let me add few more details in addition to…
A Victim of the Herd Mentality
A Victim of the Herd Mentality — Shared by Kartik We discussed about Heard Mentality in Graduates from India – High in Quantity but Low in Quality which lead to…
Books and Strategies That Helped Me Score 1410 in Revised GRE
Revised GRE Strategies and Books That Helped Me Score 1410 in Revised GRE – Shared by Molly. I gave my GRE Exam on 13th august 2011. I scored 740-800 in…
Tips to Manage Your Credit Card and Credit History Wisely
Friend of mine (new to USA) was asking for tips to manage credit cards. He got Discover Credit Card (for student). He would use the card to make a purchase,…
11 Tips to Follow While Writing an Email to Professor
Guest Post by Reader A about Tips to Follow While Writing an Email to Professor for Admission. Email to Professor for Admission (Tips) As I said, check out their…
F1 Visa Rejected Student’s Message to You and Visa Officers
Following Comment was posted by Ketan for the post below. I just feel like banging my head on the door. Yes, there are frustrated people like Ketan who sends Message…
6 Things High-Scoring GRE Test Takers Have in Common
Have you ever wondered what skills those High-Scoring GRE test takers have that you don’t have? GRE test takers use certain set of books and software to prepare for the…
8 Things to Consider Before Booking Flight Tickets to USA ( from India )
In this article, I will walk through some of the challenges you could run into with your flight reservations, if you don’t pay close attention to your tickets, routes, connection…
Does Research in Master Degree Count as Work Experience?
I am currently working under my professor on a project. We are developing the X companies product. Will this count as my work experience. More specifically If I work under…
9 Simple to Use TOEFL Speaking and Writing Strategies
Hi fellow readers of HSB, Firstly thanks to HSB for all the support and information. This blog is the best thing that has happened to me in my US application…
I’m Not Academic Superstar, but Got F1 Visa to USA
Thanks HSB for everything! (Vijay) A little briefing: To start with, I am no academic superstar. I even had backlogs. Everybody around me use to tell me that it is…
A Small Dirty Tip to Follow While Writing an Email to Professor
Here comes another post from Reader A about sweet and dirty tips to follow while sending email to professors. I have split AM’s post into 2 parts. Part 2, contains…
Graduates from India – High in Quantity but Low in Quality?
I wanted to have this debate about students graduating in India and entering into the job market. This argument applies to a subset of people, but I think that subset…
5 Types of F1 Visa Jobs for International Students to Work
Can work on F1 Visa? What options are there for F1 students to work part-time? What about job options after after graduation? F1 Visa students in USA have several options…
Problems Due to Lengthy Surname in the Passport
I went through your posts on various issues regarding First Names and Surnames in Passports and other documents and found them to be very informative. Great job. I have a…
5 Ways to do MS while in Dependent H4 Visa?
I’m Priyanka, i am planning to do MS in computer science. As i m getting married soon. my fiance is doing job in USA. So i’l be there in USA…
How to Build a Rock Solid Credit History in 1 Year?
Following Guide on how to build credit history fast in USA is written by Vishal. I am writing from my experience of building credit history in USA and I was…
Unsaid Truth: College Assignments are Extremely challenging
Following experience was shared via email by Reader N (Masters student at Johns Hopkins). Its been a month and a half since I arrived to US. I was lucky that…
Beyond the MBA Hype – Book Review
Beyond the MBA Hype – A guide to Understanding and Surviving B-Schools by Sameer Kamat. Take my word – Buy this book. It doesn’t matter whether you are applying for…
Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Attend Unaccredited University
Received the following email from a Reader SR. I came in to USA in 1/1/2011 with heavy hopes and dreams on F1 Visa as a student of Michigan university, as…