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Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Attend Unaccredited University

Received the following email from a Reader SR. I came in to USA in 1/1/2011 with heavy hopes and dreams on F1 Visa as a student of Michigan university, as soon as got down the plain directly joined in consultancy at the same I transferred to unaccredited university from state university of Michigan, so far…

Biggest College Application Killer – Your Facebook Profile

Latest Kaplan Survey finds Facebook Checking is No Longer Unchartered Territory in College Admissions: Percentage of Admissions Officers Who Visited An Applicant’s Profile On the Rise. Nearly 24% of respondents from the schools surveyed have gone to an applicant’s Facebook or other social networking page to learn more about them. 20% have Googled to find…

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30 Questionts to Ask Before Choosing a Study Abroad Program

Just like how Foreign students come to USA and other countries to get higher education and degree, students in USA travel to other countries. The benefits of study abroad are enormous. In a well-designed study abroad programs, you learn about the history, geography, culture, language, institutions and people of the country in which you are…

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Does Your Graduate School Application Pass BS Detector Test?

Often prospective graduate students copy a statement of purpose or application essay downloaded from internet. In this article lest explore if your application documents are unique enough to pass the “Bull Shit Detector Test“,  in other words, “Lie Detector test”. Graduate School application includes several document like Statement of Purpose, Resume, Application Essay, Recommendation Letters,…

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Switching Departments in Masters and Prerequisite Courses

I find that 90 % of the students are responding in your blog stating that they got admission in US universities for MS(CS). Most of them do not specify what is their basic Indian specialization. I am presuming that at least some of them are switching to CS in USA after doing their graduation study…

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3 Steps Process to Get into Ivy League Graduate School (H4 to F1 Visa)

I am a Ph.D. student at an Ivy league. But what I was doing five years ago was completely a different story! If I hadn’t made the switch from H4 Visa, I would have been making roti’s (Indian food item) at home. Here’s my simple secret formula on how to get admission into an Ivy League…

15 Graduate School Admission Decisions: All Denied

I was shocked to see graduate school admission decisions. I’m about to complete my undergraduate in Electronics and Communication in India. I had applied for Graduate school admission Fall to around 15 universities in the USA and all 15 universities rejected my admission. I’m planning on reapplying for spring though. I am really disappointed since…