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February 8, 2010

PhD After 10 Years Work Experience + Family + 2 Days Old Baby

I have a family and a kid who is born a couple of days back but my family is supportive of my decision to do PhD after 10 years of work experience.

February 7, 2010

How To Score 30/30 in TOEFL iBT Speaking Section

After posting 5 Reasons for Low Score in TOEFL iBT Speaking, many students shared their thoughts on why they got low score in TOEFL iBT Speaking section and how they practiced for TOEFL and much more. But, one comment stood out of all and it’s worth sharing it with much wider audience

February 6, 2010

$10,000 TOEFL Scholarship for Students from India

ETS and TOEFL have announced  TOEFL Scholarship Program for students from India planning to study in U.S., UK or Canada. Deadline to submit your application is March 31, 2010. Seven scholarships are available. Awards will be issued to the attending institutions in order to assist students with their educational expenses. There will be three (3) [...]

GRE Scores and Scholarships

Students applying for Graduate Schools in US belong to two categories based on those who understand the Impact of GRE Scores on Scholarships and those who don’t. This article is purely intended for students who don’t have good understanding of admission process.

260% Increase in H1B Workers Migrating to Canada

Upon analyzing our internal data, we have found the following: 0.6% of screened US candidates applied for jobs in Canada in 2008 comparing to 1.6% of screened US candidates applied for jobs in Canada in 2009. 1 year change of about 260%.

February 5, 2010

Ideas in This Blog Are Not Practical – Do you Agree?

Singh has an interesting comment/question
I wanna know whether this website is true or trying to make money. If its true then prove through some reality facts. You all here are just giving as ideal thought but not practical.
And if its true tell me about the US universities that gives Master as well as PhD degree [...]

Recession Driving More Students to Top-Ranked Universities the U.S.

Last we we published an article – Can I come to US for Masters during Recession. Bloomberg article reports increase in number of application received by Top Ranked Universities in U.S.

February 4, 2010

MS, MBA and Job + PhD?

Kiran had questions regarding PhD, MBA, impact of work experience, salary after MBA.
1) I am financially not good but i want to do PHD after pursuing MBA in USA.
Believe it or not – US Education is expensive. It is not just for you, almost everyone is in your situation. So, you must be prepared to [...]

From USCIS – Why H1B Workers Were Deported at Newark and JFK Airports

The AILA U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) Liaison Committee received reports from AILA members that CBP inspectors at the Newark, New Jersey airport port of entry were apparently assisting in an investigation involving certain H-1B nonimmigrants from India and certain H-1B petitioner companies. The inspectors’ questions focused on who the individuals worked for, how [...]

February 3, 2010

Raju – “God Take Me Away With You From This World”

Raju @ New H1B Hiring Rules
I hailed from a poor family and kept many hopes to apply H1B visa from 2008 Jan,I become an victim of Recession and couldn’t apply.
I believe that Never dream and never get hurt.My faith never faiths me to happen what I dream.
Ohhh god take me away with u from this [...]

February 2, 2010

10 Reasons Why Your Admisison was Denied

Applying for Graduate School programs takes time, effort and lot of money. After you lot of effort you might decide to apply to 5 to 10 Universities based on Safe, Moderate and Ambitious. You very well know admission probability to Ambitious choice is close to zero. But, what if Universities that you had considered as [...]