PhD in Business – a great option for Engineers

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A high number of students apply to MS and PhD programs in their own fields of education. If one has completed a bachelor’s degree in Engineering, then the same field for MS or PhD makes a lot of sense. It is familiar to navigate and easiest to get into. [...]

Tri Valley University case – facts about the ankle monitors

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In the last few days, we are flooded by emails from concerned Indian students, especially from Hyderabad about the use of ankle monitors on some of the Tri Valley Students suspected of visa related fraud. Hyderabad is consistently one of the top three cities in the world for the [...]

Tri Valley University case: analysis and learnings

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According to a reputable California newspaper Mercury News, Pleasanton, California-based Tri-Valley University is called a ’sham’ by federal agencies and is facing closure. Direct quotes from the news report:
“According to the complaint, more than 95 percent of students were from India. For more than half of them, the university [...]

Martin Cooper, inventor of cellphone, talks to app2us.com

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Do you use a mobile phone? Ever wondered who invented it, and how would be it like hearing from him? It is a great honor for app2us.com to get the privilege to interview Mr. Martin Cooper, wireless pioneer and father of mobile phone. The interview was conducted and published [...]

Student life on a low budget

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Here are some tips that you may find useful to survive as a student with less money.
The smartest way is to increase your income:
Spend one hour per day looking for assistantships on campus. If you have found one, keep on looking for Summer internships and after that keep on [...]

app2us.com interviews the Dean of Harvard Business School

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On July 1, 2010 Prof. Nitin Nohria became the tenth dean of Harvard Business School. We got an opportunity to interview him on October 15th. We had an interesting discussion covering a range of topics including his Indian roots and early interest in business.

In response to a question, Prof. [...]

My First Year in the USA

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This is contributed by Mohit Singh of CMU. Views expressed are his own. Others are encouraged to share their experiences.
Settling Down: Like everyone else, I had my set of concerns…notions….and in some cases rumors. But, for me settling down in Pittsburgh was fun. I had few relatives in this [...]

Health Insurance Options for New Students

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Health insurance coverage is a very important issue for anyone living in USA. The healthcare system of USA is excellent but very complicated in terms of billings and payment options and is extremely expensive. For those without health insurance, life can be very difficult and they are one illness [...]

How to search for student worker jobs on campus

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Most of incoming students are not funded from the beginning, and they need to look for student worker jobs to support themselves. In addition to money, these jobs can help gain some valuable experience and open some doors for possible assistantship at the same place. Here are some tips [...]

Interview with Korean Ambassador to the USA, His Excellency Han Duk-soo

His Excellency Han Duck-soo first came to USA as a graduate student of Economics at Harvard University. He later completed his PhD in Economics at Harvard. Having served in various positions including that of the prime minister of South Korea, he is back in the USA, this time as the Ambassador of his country to [...]

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