Don’t you ever think the world will be a much better place if all the U.S. universities display the GRE cutoff scores in their admissions page? I bet it will make life easy for so many students applying to US Universities for master’s degree and PhD programs. However, not all the universities have their GRE…
The USCIS updates H-1B visa petition status based on your case progress. What does "Approval Notice Sent" mean? Anne Asks: Application Type: I129, PETITION FOR A NONIMMIGRANT WORKER Current Status: Approval notice sent. Does it mean my case got approved? I looked at NAFSA website about “Practice Advisory: H-1B Cap-Gap For F-1 Students” and it…
Students who had applied for the Fall 2009 semester are starting to know about their admission status. In line with this, I encountered one interesting comment from our reader. This comment seems to say that the reader had applied for 6 universities in the U.S. and unfortunately got rejection letters from all 6 universities! After…
For the first time someone had asked via our blog regarding the syllabus for a specific master’s program. Nonetheless, it’s obvious to see why someone is asking for a particular syllabus. Universities in India will have one common syllabus for all the colleges and departments. Each major typically has a pre-defined syllabus to serve as…
Professional resumé writing services is expensive to tap. I have to agree with that notion. One of these firm, Resumé Edge, charges around $180 for their resumé writing offerings. Regarding this concern, the normal question is, "Is $180 too much for getting a resumé written professionally?" A Resumé is an Art First, please look at…
Around 42,000 H-1B visa petitions had been received under the General cap and about 20,000 in Advanced Degree cap. However, how will I know if my employer had submitted my application? First of all, why do you have this question in mind? I can think of a couple of scenarios: You applied through a consulting…
This article is in response to an email I received recently. The problem is that most students assume that universities can be selected based on the types of scholarships they provide and the amount of money that will be paid. Question: "I am going to apply for Spring 2010 in USA. Can you refer me some…
Now that we know that there will just be a mini-lottery for H-1B visas, many questions have emerged that need to be answered. You can find the answers to the questions below if you had read all the H-1B visa related articles in this blog. However, I doubt that anyone is going to read some…
In the previous article When to Take GRE , I gave an introduction about the factors that must be considered before deciding to take a GRE test. After you have made the decision to attend Fall semester, the following will be the typical timeline when taking a GRE Exam and applying for Fall semester. However,…
Job hunting in this economy will be tough. Here are some of possible ways to search and land at jobs. Job hunting should be treated as a full time work. If one of the following approaches is not working, then something is wrong. It could be your resumé or cover letter. There will be lots…