Education in India vs USA And The Winner Is
Avinash shared the following video about Education in India vs USA debate from CNBC. Watch the following video and decide who is the Winner.
Fall 2012 Admission Rejected Due to Lack of Personality
Universities typically have track record for percentage of applicants admitted (Admission Selectivity). Good Test scores doesn’t get you admission. Your Application should express personality. Top Universities have low selectivity. Did you consider selectivity while selecting the universities? For instance, lets look at Admission Selectivity for few universities Harvard University – 7.2% Princeton University – 9%…
Masters in Computer Science in USA (Bachelors in Pharmacy)
My name Sathish. I completed B.Pharmacy with 71%. I want to study USA. I;m from pharma and I’m interested towards Software. Is There is any Chance to go Computers? If It is there, please Inform to me. Actually is it possible to change from Bachelors in Pharmacy to Computer Science field in USA. Pharmacy to Computer…
I-20 Cannot be Issued Without Last Name in the Passport
Time and time again, students are facing the problem with Blank Last Name (Surname or Family name) in Indian Passport. Here is an email from a reader who applied for Fall 2012. But, University will not issue I-20 without Surname in the passport. Name of the person is edited. No Last Name in Indian Passport…
Is USA Admission a Rat Race Based on Grades and GRE?
Comment from Ravi at the post Minimum New GRE Scores for Computer Science and EEE calls admission to USA as a rate race and compares that to getting job in Infy/Wipro/TCS freshers. I have shared some interesting comments from Facebook Fans too. USA Admissions system is similar to Infy/Wipro/TCS freshers shortlisting. Its a rat race…
Attending Student Visa Interview to USA with Active Backlogs
Sir, This may be a weird situation that we are looking at. I currently have three backlogs for which I would appear in the month of may this year. I graduated in 2009 ’with backlogs’ and started working at a call center. But then, I would like to be honest with you upfront and I…
How to Get Admission in Top University Without Research Experience
Listen buddy, to get into these top schools to do MS-PhD is not a matter of joke!!! Everything, ( I repeat everything is necessary especially if u r not an IITian)..starting from top grade scores to awards, research experiences, paper publications …….everything is NECESSARY! You can check the top school websites(mainly MIT, Princeton, UCB) at…
Timeline and Plan : Graduate School Admisison in USA
Complete step by step timeline and plan for getting into Graduate School Admission in USA. Students find it difficult to understand the complete timeline for Studying in USA and Graduate School application, admission to US Universities. This post should provide a clear description of Graduate school application timeline and how far in advance, students should…
Q&A : This is Why I Decided to Study Masters Degree in USA
As per your advice, I bought the book “Beyond the MBA Hype” by Sameer Kamat and its absolutely worth every all the 17,500 paisa Interesting book but heavily focused on MBA. But as you pointed out, concepts are well applicable for MS/Phd. At the end of the book, Appendix D, has a query list that…
Pros and Cons of Spot Admission for USA
I’ve received a mail stating “Fairleigh Dickinson University, New Jersey, USA Spot Registrations for Fall 2012 by Ms. Attiken Asst. Director of Intl Admissions, FDU, NJ, USA Venue: Hotel Taj Banjara, Hyderabad Time: 10 am sharp Date: 6th November 2011 Pls. bring Transcripts and Application Fee of $40 equi of Rs. 2000 to the venue…