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Which University: I happened to come across your Happy Schools website. I found the contents in it very informative and useful. I am stuck in a weird situation here. I got admits for UTD and Virginia Tech. I already had my visa stamping for UTD before my Virginia tech admit came in. I have two…
At this point, having a low GRE score or low TOEFL score doesn’t matter. Admission had been given to you and now it’s time to decide on your choice of universities. I’m getting lots of emails about selecting graduate schools from the list of universities they got admissions from. So I decided to give a…
Do you want to know how to make your graduate school application stand out among those of other applicants? Just follow the tips discussed in this article. After spending lots of time browsing for universities and talking to current/former students, friends from college, and in social communities online, you will have shortlisted some schools that…
Are you looking for a GPA Converter to convert your academic percentage to GPA in a 4.0 scale? I have received around 100 questions from readers about how to convert percentage grades to GPA and other related conversions into GPA. Here are some of the questions: How does one convert academic percentage (1 – 100) to…
I’m back after visiting New York and Boston. Last week was a very busy one at my work. Hopefully I would be able to write regularly again. In this article I’m answering one of the questions from my scrapbook. I have answered the same question before, but it was spread across several posts. Question My…
Almost every graduate school has an online application facility that works along with the traditional paper-based application system. Sometimes it takes a long time to fill out an entire online application and some terms and conventions followed in U.S. will look different for international students and it will take some time to get used to…
I’m responding to a comment about the article Secret of Getting Admission with Scholarship. I’d disagree with the part where you said, “Why would someone has to waste a few hundred dollars in college application fee and GRE and TOEFL score forwarding, application documents courier fee, when grad school admission is not sure.” -> You…
I received this question from one of our avid readers, regarding Student Loans: If I apply for a loan, let’s say for $20,000 for the full course, what will it include? How can I pay for my room rent, groceries, recharge, books, etc.? How much will these expenses come in a month? Before continuing with…
I’m responding to a reader’s question about Statement of Purpose (SOP) and its importance in getting admitted to graduate schools in the U.S. Bindhu – I read your Happy Schools blog and it’s very great work and thank you for helping us. I have some doubts regarding the Statement of Purpose, whether the graduate school…
Are you looking for a Statement of Purpose for graduate school admission in U.S. colleges and universities? College essays (Statement of Purpose) and recommendation letters for graduate schools play very important roles in getting your application noticed and that could lead to acceptance into a college or university. Today I received several emails from students…