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…
Most students are not usually sure if they will apply for a Fall semester admission, and they ask questions similar to the one below made by Aditya. Aditya – Do you think it is a good idea to apply in Spring? I have read your articles on “Difference in Fall Or Spring” and “Graduate Admission…
An interesting question from a student with a very good academic profile. He’s applying for PhD in U.S. Dear Sir/Madam, Allow me to introduce myself as xxxxxx. I have applied for the PhD Program offered by many US Universities for Fall 2009. The following details may help you in evaluating my profile: Class 10 Percentage: 90%…
It’s not always good to decide which is the best university from the list after you have submitted the applications without having a selection basis or criteria. You should have some form of priority listing of schools by now. After your comment, I’ll share my ranking based on the list of universities you have applied…
Dhrubo Asks: Hi, how are you doing? I will be applying for fall ’09 for MC in CS. The universities I will apply at have deadline of june or july, so can you please tell me weather there shud be any problem if I send my packets at the end of feb or beginning of…
Ashruta Asks: “Hello, I have my GPA around 3. If I were to choose 1 among the top 20 universities, what should be my probable GRE score. I’m planning for Fall 2010 semester, which I would complete 2 years of my work experience. I want to specialize in computer science, and I have completed my…
I had alraedy posted about the College Admission Process – Flowchart in this blog. But still, there are many questions to be answered with respect to college essay (or statement of purpose), recommendation letter, resumé, GPA, GRE scores, etc. Good thing I came across this 23 minute video, which will likely answer all your questions…
Most students going to the U.S. for graduate studies usually apply for student loans. However, some students are not sure when to apply for a student loan. There is some false hope among students that banks will provide student loans during the application process. Sad to say, that’s not true. Student Education Loan for Bank…
"What is the deadline for applying for Fall Semester classes?" These are among the few related questions I typically answer almost on a daily basis. This is because majority of students plan to take their GRE exams either on January or February. Nihal had asked several questions that would also help answer some of frequently…
This post is in response to several questions raised by one of the frequent visitors of Happy Schools Blog. I’m sure there are many students who are facing the same situation and have similar questions like this avid reader with respect to money. Here are some Questions and Answers: 1) I would have to show…