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 [...]

Days between visa and flying – make those count

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What do most incoming students do after getting the visa? They celebrate, they book tickets, do shopping and packing. And they day dream about the bright future that lies ahead. As the readers of app2us.com you should definitely do all that. But you can do much more that will [...]

The Princeton Review announces special offer for app2us users

Special Time-Limited Offer: Save $300 on a GMAT LiveOnline Course if you enroll between 7/22-8/10. Details.

Following a partnership agreement signed earlier this month with app2us.com, The Princeton Review announced,
“app2us members receive 5% or $50 off The Princeton Review’s Online courses and Online Tutoring for the GMAT and GRE. Use the corresponding promotional code from www.princetonreview.com/app2us [...]

How to deal with prerequisite courses

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For many admitted students, the letter of admission for MS includes a clause that the admission is contingent on successful completion of some courses. These courses are typically advanced courses of the undergraduate curriculum.

The concept: The US university may estimate the undergraduate preparation for some incoming MS students as [...]

MS after work experience – any advantages?

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This blog post is in response to many questions on app2us forums about possible advantages of applying for MS program after few years of work experience. Many students want to know whether they should wait for one or two years, gain experience, then apply. First of all, some facts:
Unlike [...]

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