Fake Research Experience Certificate for Grad School Admission

Here’s an interesting question from a posted comment: "Can I use a fake research experience while applying for graduate school admission?" I am now in the process of applying at U.S. universities. I heard that research experience makes a great difference in the admission process. What if we use a fake research experience? I mean…

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2 Things About 2 Students. Approach and Ability

Most students who send emails or post comments about profile evaluation generally fall under one of 2 categories, namely: Student A: My GRE score is 1,000, academics 78%, TOEFL 84. I want a list of universities in the U.S. where I can get financial aid and job after earning my MS degree. Student B: Sir, my…

Doctor of Engineering (D.Eng.) vs Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Paresh asks: "After reading so much helpful contents on this blog now I started the process for admission for PhD. At certain universities, I found PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) and Doctor of Engineering. What’s the exact difference between these two?" D.Eng. vs Ph.D. A Doctor of Engineering (D.Eng.) program prepares women and men to work…

Email Reply from Professor is Disappointing – Grad School

Getting in touch with Professors before applying to Universities should be part of your Graduate School Admission strategy. You can use the sample email template to contact professors. One of the blog reader used the email template contact a professors and got reply, but he feels disappointed with the reply I contacted a professor in…

Need Financial Aid? Consider PhD Instead of Master’s Degree in USA

We received an interesting question from Hardik Jogi through email, asking about financial aids and PhD. Hardik asks: One of my friends currently at UC Berkeley taking PhD studies as an international student recently said that: “International students admitted in PhD studies are fully funded by their respective departments (he is in computer science) of UC…

Possible to Study M.S. in US after M.Tech in India?

Ajay has 5 questions about the possibility of him studying master’s in computer science in America after completing M.Tech in India. Very few students posting comments here at HSB have such thoughtful questions. Questions have been answered separately I am finding Happy Schools Blog very interesting and informative. I am pursuing my M.Tech in CSE…

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US Admission Consultancies in India — Good or Bad?

Students from India who are planning to study in the U.S. usually encounter a few consultants for U.S. admission (typically known as US admission consultancies). There are a few students who apply at U.S. universities on their own, by conducting research for relevant info. But still a lot of students prefer to apply at US. graduate…