Social Security numbers are assigned to people who are authorized to work in USA. SSN is used to report your wages to IRS and used as an identification number in colleges. Few years back, all the students (F-1, M-1 and J-1) students were assigned an SSN. But, recently rules have changed and you can apply…
Following is the list of Top 50 Community Colleges in USA based on Active and Collaborative Learning: 29% Student Effort: 12% Academic Challenge: 19% Student-Faculty Interaction: 14% Support for Learners: 12% Top 50 Community Colleges in USA Saint Paul College (MN) Hesston College (KS) Carolinas College of Health Sciences (NC) Mayland Community College (NC) Itasca…
Thanks to Srinivas for sending this blog post. He talks about his experience and life in US during his first month away from India and life as an International student. Previously he shared his F1 Visa Interview Experience at Chennai Consulate. I would appreciate if new Fall 2010 students can send similar experiences and share…
Thanks to Vishal for writing this blog post about Higher Education in Canada. Vishal completed his MBA in Canada and currently working in USA. Higher Education in Canada Canada is becoming one of the most preferred destinations for higher education in the world for various reasons. One of the biggest and easiest to guess is…
While going through the comments in the blog posts, I realized there is another way to improve GRE Score. I have always believed in 80/20 Rule (Also called as Pareto principle or the law of the vital few). This simple rule is related to your mindset and how you approach the GRE Study plan. 80/20…
Following is the list of Top 11 TOEFL Test prep books. It’s not required to buy all 10 TOEFL books, but read the reviews and also find which area you need to improve in TOEFL exam. Buy the couple of books based on your evaluation. Top 11 TOEFL Books The Official Guide to the TOEFL iBT…
Following is the list of Top 10 MCAT Test Prep books. Following list includes books for MCAT Physics, MCAT Chemistry, MCAT Organic Chemistry and MCAT Biology. Official MCAT Test Prep Books The Official Guide to the MCAT Exam [Must Have for Real Practice Tests] Medical School Admission Requirements (MSAR) 2011-2012 Medical School Admission Requirements (MSAR)…
Following sample letter was posted as by a reader (Vaibhav). Listen all HSB veterans and Administrator, I wrote this letter for securing some financial funding from a university in USA I’m sharing this letter as you can edit the same for writing a letter to a professor and letting me know if i’m wrong at…
One of the best source to find information about a University in USA is current students. If you are from India, find as many Indian students you can find. If you are from China, then find a current student attending the school from China. One of the challenge is to find students who will be…
News Flash – Herguan University Raid – 450 Students in Trouble. Herguan University F1 visa Interview experience. I received email from a reader today and it was very obvious to see why he F1 Visa was rejected. Please, don’t ever make this mistake again and hope everyone learns from this experience. I applied for Herguan…