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November 7, 2009

UK Student Loan Interest 0%; Should US Follow UK?

UK made all student loan interest to 0% from September 2009. Watch the discussion in the following video about Should U.S. Adopt U.K. Student Loan Program?. Interesting video and lots of ideas can be derived from this video.

November 5, 2009

H1B 2010 Count : 52800 to 53800 in 5 Days

As of October 30, 2009, approximately 53,800 H-1B cap-subject petitions had been filed. USCIS has approved sufficient H1-B petitions for aliens with advanced degrees to meet the exemption of 20,000 from the fiscal year 2010 cap.

H1B Visa 2010 – Cap Count Timeline [ From April to Nov, 2009 ]

Previous H1B Cap Count 2010 updated was on Oct [...]

November 4, 2009

PhD after M.Tech – Do I need to take GRE Exam?

Question from Ramesh

Dear Sir,
I have a query and i would be grateful if you reply me..I am pursuing M.Tech in Computer science in India.I have completed my B.Tech(4 year programe) this year. I want to do my Phd after completing M.Tech from US university. What should i do. Should i appear in GRE  or can i [...]

November 3, 2009

5 Things About College Admission, Financial Aid and I-20

Usha Asks about Financial aid and Admission through email.
I have got an admit from Missouri University of Science & Technology, Rolla and Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago. But i have not yet received any news  about the financial aid to be offered. When can i expect any information on financial aid which will help me [...]

November 2, 2009

H1B 2010 Cap Count Update – Oct 25, 2009

H1B  Cap Count Table [ Updated ]

November 1, 2009

MS in IS vs MIS

Vishwanath Asks about the different between Masters in IS and MIS

October 30, 2009

When to Apply for Fall 2010

Questions about Admission to US University
It’s already end of October, I want to know when to apply for Fall 2010 semester?
When to Apply Admission – Fall 2010
We have discussed the above topic in several previous articles

When to take GRE to apply for Fall Semester
Spring vs Fall Semester
Spring or Fall Semester – Which is better?
Graduate School [...]

How to Get Job After Grad School Without Work Experience

VK Asks About possibility of getting Job after Masters Degree without Work Experience

October 28, 2009

Unannounced H1B Site Visits by USCIS

USCIS through its Office of Fraud Detection and National Security (FDNS) has recently started conducting mostly unannounced H-1B site visits. A corporate client of this firm was recently audited by FDNS. The person who signed the H-1B paperwork was interviewed and the H-1B visa employee was also interviewed. The Employer was asked the following questions: [...]

Average GRE Scores – North Carolina State University

Average GRE Exam Scores for North Carolina State University

October 26, 2009

10 Steps to Find Graduate School Admission Requirements

Follow the simple steps listed below to determine admission requirements for any Graduate School,  Masters or PhD degree program. It took less than 40 seconds to find admission information to M.S. in Mechanical Engineering at University of California at Riverside.