For speakers of British English

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Applicants from many countries including England, India, Pakistan, Srilanka, Bangladesh, South Africa are used to the British style of English. There are many words and usage in American English which are very different as compared to the British English. We list some of the most common words which are very frequently used in the [...]

Applying Early for Fall 2008

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MBA programs have 2 or 3 rounds of deadlines and they consider all applications submitted for a particular round at the same time.

For MS and PhD programs, it is advisable to apply early. Some Universities consider all applications after the deadline, while some other have a rolling application process and thus the application completed [...]

GPA Conversion

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US Universities calculate GPA out of 4.0, a few Universities calculate out of 5.0. A GPA of 4.0 out of 4.0 means that the student got all A grades. All Bs correspond to a GPA of 3.0. If a student received half A grades and half B grades, the GPA would [...]

GRE cutoff for US Universities

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GRE General Test is one of many factors in admission and is definitely not the most important factor. If your undergraduate University is not very reputable and your own academic record is not stellar, then the importance of scoring well in GRE increases.

Most Universities do not have a GRE [...]

University Selection – Importance of location

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It is common and logical that students shortlist the Universities on the basis of ranking reputation and research areas. Obviously academics the main purpose of going to USA for higher education.

Students should come up with a good fit of 3 or 4 Universities where they have realistic chances of admission and aid. Then they [...]