GRE General Test explained

The GRE (Graduate Record Examination) General Test, often referred to as “GRE”, is a standardized test. There is a subject GRE also, but most students can manage their graduate admission process with the General Test score. This post is about the GRE General Test. The test has two formats – paper based and computer based. The [...]

Ivy League Universities in USA

 Ivy League is a set of eight private US Universities: 

Brown University
Columbia University
Cornell University
Dartmouth College
Harvard University
University of Pennsylvania
Princeton University
Yale University

The name is derived from the ivy plants that cover many of these institutions’ old historic buildings and is symbolic of their age. Formally, Ivy League is the name [...]

Application Timeline for Fall 2008

If you want to apply for Fall 2008, now (May 2007) is a good time to start. By June you should be short listing a set of Universities in your field.  Register for required standardized tests if you haven’t done so, and also start studying for the test. For citizens of some counties, a passport [...]

Why Study in USA

Most of the world’s top ranked Universities are in the USA. At a US University you may attend a class taught by a Nobel Laureate , a leading researcher or author in a field. The research facilities and funding at US Universities are world class.If you got your first degree fromaanother country, studying abroad is [...]

Analysis of US University Rankings

There are many University ranking systems that may confuse an applicant. If you examine closely, no University or program holds a consistent position in any rankings. However, rankings are consistent to the extent that if you look at top 10 Universities in different rankings, you will come across the same 7 or 8 Universities.
Rankings are [...]

Introducing app2us.com blog

US Universities attract students from all parts of the world. With the vibrant academic environment, excellence in research and teaching and diversity of students, the education can be a life changing experience. A degree from a US University is universally recognized as a benchmark of excellence and more often than not many doors of opportunities, [...]