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Can an Average Student Apply at US Universities?

How is it to select and apply at U.S. universities with an average student’s profile? Comment I’m taking engineering in electronics, I’m in my 3rd year. I’m planning to take my GRE exam. Can you tell me the procedure, pattern, and colleges I can apply at? I consider myself as an average student. Average Student…

Is it Okay to Get University Transfer after First Semester?

If you have applied at many U.S. universities but got admission from just one university, what more can you do? Can you go for F-1 visa stamping for one university that sent you an I-20 or apply for the next semester? Let’s read the email I received: Mridul writes Hello! I have applied at 5 different U.S….

What Should be the Length of Statement of Purpose?

What should be the proper length of a Statement of Purpose (SOP)? This is one of the most common questions asked by students applying for masters or PhD programs at American universities: "Will the longer an SOP is, the better the chances to get admission?" Universities usually specify the length of an SOP. For instance…

Minimum Requirements for Master’s Degree Admission?

If you are planning to apply for colleges and universities in the U.S., there are few things you have to understand: The US education system is different than the system followed in India There are so many universities and colleges and every school is unique The application process at U.S. universities is not the same…

MS in CS – 5 Admits – Which University To Attend?

Tushar received 5 admits for MS in computer science programs in various schools in the U.S. Tushar asks about U.S. university selection. He sent this email: The following are my admits for master’s studies: 1) MS in networking and systems administration from Rochester Institute of Technology. 2) MS in CS Illinois Institute of Technology 3) MS…

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10 Checkpoints for US Grad School Admission Process

A typical student applying for admission at U.S. colleges and universities has to go through various stages during a school admission process. Here is a list of 10 successful checkpoints during graduate school admission at US Universities: The day you decide to study in US The day you complete GRE and TOEFL Exam Completing preparation…

Graduate School Admission : Applied-6, Rejected-6

Students who had applied for the Fall 2009 semester are starting to know about their admission status. In line with this, I encountered one interesting comment from our reader. This comment seems to say that the reader had applied for 6 universities in the U.S. and unfortunately got rejection letters from all 6 universities! After…

What is the Syllabus for MS Computer Science?

For the first time someone had asked via our blog regarding the syllabus for a specific master’s program. Nonetheless, it’s obvious to see why someone is asking for a particular syllabus. Universities in India will have one common syllabus for all the colleges and departments. Each major typically has a pre-defined syllabus to serve as…