Study Abroad in Countries other than you home country to get educated. Studying abroad gives an opportunity to learn about new culture and gain a new perspective towards life and problem solving skills.
In the previous article When to Take GRE , I gave an introduction about the factors that must be considered before deciding to take a GRE test. After you have made the decision to attend Fall semester, the following will be the typical timeline when taking a GRE Exam and applying for Fall semester. However,…
Almost all international students have this dilemma. Recently, one student wrote this comment: I got admit from 2 universities. I am almost prepared for coming US for my Masters for Fall 2009. But my problem is all my friends, relatives are asking me to stop my plans to study in the US because of the…
This post is about low academic percentage and the impact of getting admission.
In today’s Q&A section, Tia inquires about scholarships, U.S. universities, and how to find the schools that give scholarship for international students. You gave very good information about aid. Can you tell me how to know which university is giving how much scholarship? And if I am applying for PhD in biology, then how shall…
It’s been a while since we have answered some of questions related to graduate degree programs and college admission. Here’s an interesting question about the duration of study for a master’s degree program in the U.S. Normally, international students tend to assume that both the US and UK education systems are similar and they can…
Last week’s article, Why Colleges Ask for Statement of Purpose, explained in detail how colleges and universities in the U.S. evaluate a student based on submitted college admission essay. Some schools specifically provide the topic for college admission essays.
The Statement of Purpose (SOP) is one of the mandatory requirements when applying for graduate schools in the U.S. Some schools call them as “personal statement” or “college admission essay”. For undergraduate admissions, students will be asked to write a college admission essay on a specific topic, but for graduate school admission, it will be…
American education for international students is expensive. Unless, of course, if you have lots of money to spend. This is why most international students applying for admission at U.S. universities want to get financial aid to study in America. However, there are many facts that foreign students don’t understand. Almost every student asks the following…
This article is a guest post by my friend Ganesh, who had completed his MS and MBA and is currently working as a database developer. If you have questions after reading this article, leave a comment and he will respond to you in the next post.
I’m responding to a question posted in our Orkut Scrap book by a student who is currently studying MS in electrical engineering and is planning to proceed to PhD. I was surprised to see such a question by a student who is currently doing Masters.