Today, I’m answering a couple of questions about the bank statement for Graduate School Application and Admission in the USA. I am applying for the Fall semester for a graduate program (Ph.D.) in the biological sciences. I would like to know more about bank statements as I need to show loans as my source of finance….
If you are searching for keys and answers to H-1B visa questions, here you will find a few details about H-1B visa approval notice and related documents. For couple of articles related to H-1B visa, I’m seeing quite few comments about H-1B visa for 2008 applications was selected in lottery. For long time H-1B visa status…
Almost everyone carries some from of electronic devices during travels and the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will ask travelers to remove their laptops from their bags and subject them through scanners during airport security clearance while traveling from or within the United States. While entering the U.S., the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)…
The U.S. universities application process is different from those of others countries, so having an idea about what goes on after one’s graduate school application is submitted is helpful. This way you would know what to expect during the process and the time it would take to receive admission decision. One of the previous articles…
Applying to U.S. universities require you to declare your GPA. But if the transcript of records have grades in percentage, students try to make a percentage to GPA conversion. Percentage Scale: 0 to 100. (e.g., 75%, 88%) GPA Scale: 0 to 4.0 in USA (like GPA of 3.67) I was in the same situation a…
“I have a low GRE score; can I still get admitted to a master’s program?” This is a common question among students who got low GRE scores (less than 1,000). But GRE score of 1,000 (like 295 in the Revised GRE) doesn’t mean it’s low. But if a student was expecting to score 1,300 in…
After I published the post, Average GRE scores for universities in the USA, I received comments and emails requesting for information about average GRE score requirements for other universities. From the previous posts, you can find the average GRE scores for University of Texas at Arlington, University of Virginia, and University of North Carolina at…
When must one send bank statements to U.S. universities for graduate school admission? Will I have to send the bank statements along with the application packet or should I wait for the universities to send me the acceptance or admission letter? As I do not have that kind of money I need to take student…
USCIS uses the form I-797 to announce results and decision for a petition submitted for processing. It can be H1B, H1B1 or I-40, etc. Let’s use an H1B Visa as an example in this article. An H-1B visa approval notice form is called an I-797. It has 4 different types – I797, I797A, I797B and I797C….
Here’s wht you need to know about 17 Months OPT Extension for STEM Graduates. Complete coverage of STEM OPT when it was announced and implemented back in 2008. Students graduating with a Master’s degree have 12 months of Optional Practical Training (OPT) period to find a job, and then apply for an H1B Visa. So…