Student Visa rejections
August 31, 2007 by app2usadvisor
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Student visa is the last but significnt step in the process of Applying to US Universities. The top reasons for visa rejections are:
Admission to a very low-ranked University
Admission without Funding
Poor GRE or TOEFL score
Lack of financial documents
Presence of relatives in USA
Incoherent Academic goals
The applicant should plan his or her University [...]
MS without GRE
August 23, 2007 by app2usadvisor
Filed under Without GRE
Almost all top US Universities require the GRE General Test score. Few Universities waive GRE on the basis of undergraduate academic record. The graduate program in Computer Science at Purdue University is one of the very few top programs which do not require the GRE score.
For MS in Computer Science at San Jose State University, [...]
US News 2008 Rankings
August 20, 2007 by app2usadvisor
Filed under Academic News, Univ Selection
US News 2008 College rankings are now available here
US News is one of the reputable rankings. Full rankings can be seen on a payment basis. Rankings often help in benchmarking when you are trying to figure out where to apply. It may be a good investment in your long process of applying to US Universities. [...]
Fulbright Scholarships for non-US Scholars
August 19, 2007 by app2usadvisor
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Fulbright Scholar grants are awarded for advanced research and university lecturing in the United States. Doctoral degree or equivalent professional training or experience at the time of application. Individual grants are available to scholars from over 150 countries. Applications for grants are made through the Fulbright commission/foundation or public affairs section of the U.S. [...]
MS in Finance
August 11, 2007 by app2usadvisor
Filed under Business Education, MBA and GMAT, Univ Selection
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The MS in Finance program is offered by some of the large Business Schools. The degree is designed for students who may want to specialize in Finance but do not want to go through the hassles and expenditures of an MBA program.
The courses provide detailed knowledge of the policies, principles, and techniques involved in [...]
GRE General Test has new question Types
August 8, 2007 by app2usadvisor
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Test takers may encounter one of these new questions in the Verbal Reasoning or Quantitative Reasoning sections of the computer-based GRE General Test. The new Verbal question type is a text completion question that requires the test taker to fill in two or three blanks within a passage from separate multiple-choice lists. Currently, the [...]
Form I-20 for the F-1 Visa
August 4, 2007 by app2usadvisor
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An I-20 form is an official US government document which certifies eligibility to be an F-1 non-immigrant student at a US University. I-20 is generated when a student is accepted by a US University and shows that he or she has enough financial resources to cover the studies. It is then sent [...]
Salaries after MS in US
August 3, 2007 by app2usadvisor
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After the intense academic programs when it is time to graduate, many international students look for a job in USA. The salaries depend on a lot of factors including the area of specialization, location of the job, prior experience of the candidate and the current state of the US economy.
It is relatively easier to [...]