Revised GRE Strategies and Books That Helped Me Score 1410 in Revised GRE – Shared by Molly. I gave my GRE Exam on 13th august 2011. I scored 740-800 in quantitative section and 510-610 in verbal. Revised GRE Strategies – Quantitative Section New GRE Quantitative section, contrary to what everyone keeps posting, wasn’t too easy….
Friend of mine (new to USA) was asking for tips to manage credit cards. He got Discover Credit Card (for student). He would use the card to make a purchase, pay the balance the same day. So, he would spend $30 in walmart for Groceries using the Discover Credit Card. Then come home and pay…
Guest Post by Reader A about Tips to Follow While Writing an Email to Professor for Admission. Email to Professor for Admission (Tips) As I said, check out their homepage and get an idea of what research they do. Check out their most recent papers and read the abstracts of some (slim chance you…
Following Comment was posted by Ketan for the post below. I just feel like banging my head on the door. Yes, there are frustrated people like Ketan who sends Message to Visa officers. Don’t Blame Visa Officer for US Visa Rejection – The statement is completely false. I understand that judgement in 1 min is…
Have you ever wondered what skills those High-Scoring GRE test takers have that you don’t have? GRE test takers use certain set of books and software to prepare for the exam. But, not everyone gets top scores (1400+). Some of you get high GRE scores, while majority test takers end up scoring less than 1400….
In this article, I will walk through some of the challenges you could run into with your flight reservations, if you don’t pay close attention to your tickets, routes, connection times and baggage allowance. I took a set of questions about flight reservations and explained the various scenarios you could encounter and what can be…
I am currently working under my professor on a project. We are developing the X companies product. Will this count as my work experience. More specifically If I work under my professor as RA for lets say 2 years after I complete my masters can I say I have two years of experience ? I…
Hey HSB, just a small attempt to share my experience of 2 months in US with a few suggestions. I have tried focusing on few things that were not emphasized. Let me not share my name and other identification (though you will be aware of it ). It took me a while to figure out…
Hi fellow readers of HSB, Firstly thanks to HSB for all the support and information. This blog is the best thing that has happened to me in my US application process. The GRE section on HSB was of great help. Scored 1210 in march2011 (yes the old GRE pattern). And then I began thinking I…
Thanks HSB for everything! (Vijay) A little briefing: To start with, I am no academic superstar. I even had backlogs. Everybody around me use to tell me that it is literally impossible for me to get Visa, so try any other country as backup but my plans were only US. I was not been serious…