Happy Schools Blog
January 2008
The Archives
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01.30.08Google Pays $95,000 per year
Jobs, Life in U.S., Money (2)Do you wonder how much you will be paid after studying Master's in U.S.? Hello everyone. Hope you are finding the articles in this blog useful. If you feel it might help your friends who are looking for information about U.S. Universities in general and have applied for admission and waiting to hear back from the University, checkout 5 different ways to find the University admission application status. Also, spread the word about Happy Schools Blog. Here's how I create the buzz about Happy Schools Blog and also 5 Minute Marketing idea that you can spend to help my blog grow and ...
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01.27.08What is RSS? Have you subscribed to this blog’s RSS feed?
Blog (0)You can see the Email Address space along with Orange colored chicklet on the right side. The icon represents RSS Feeds. Readers can subscribe to the blog feed using email or use RSS reader to read the contents of the blog. Let me explain what is RSS first. "RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a family of Web feed formats used to publish frequently updated content such as blog entries, news headlines or podcasts. An RSS document, which is called a “feed,” “web feed,” or “channel,” contains either a summary of content from an associated web site or the full text. RSS ...
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01.27.08Pharmacy (M.S.): List of Universities
Universities (0)Following are the list of pharmacy schools that offer Graduate Program in Pharmacy and their admission requirement for Masters degree in Pharmacy. Following are some of the Public pharmacy schools that offer Graduate Program in Pharmacy. Also, checkout what courses pharmacy schools check for admission pre-requirements at the end of this article. Pharmacy Schools - Idaho State University In general, for consideration in pharmacy school for admission students should have earned a baccalaureate degree in the sciences with a GPA not less than 3.0. Applicants should provide Graduate Record Examination scores. We currently require at least oned section score (verbal,quantitative, analytical) ...
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01.26.08Reader’s Question: In-State Tuition fee Qualification
FAQ's (0)Question: I guess, duration of stay in that state is also required to qualify for In-state Tuition fees. Some U.S. Universities mention it as 1-2 years. Please give me the correct information. Answer: Thanks Anushka for your comment on College In-State vs Out of State tuition fee. International Students in U.S. Universities don't qualify for In-state tuition fee based on Resident Status. To qualify as a state resident, each U.S. Universities have set of criteria that students has to satisfy. But, that applies only to U.S. Residents, not for International Students. For example when a student who is a resident of Texas applies ...
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01.24.08Laptop Sale : Acer ($599), Dell ($599.99)
Electronics (0)Acer Extensa 4620-4431 Laptop - Intel Pentium Dual-Core T2310 1.46GHz, 1MB L2, 1GB, Super-Multi Drive, 14.1 WXGA Display, 5-in-1 Card Reader, Gigabit NIC, WLAN 802.11b/g, Windows XP Professional FREE BUDGET SHIPPING Buy.com price: $599.99 Dell.com Deals Inspiron™ 1501 Laptop $599 after $100 instant savings Inspiron™ 1525 Laptop $899 after $429 instant savings Still confused about which Laptop to buy? Read Students Laptop Buying Guide.
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01.24.08Video : Interviewing at Google - Inside Look
General, Jobs (0)Google tops the Fortune's list of 100 best companies to work for - 2008. It's everyone dream to work for companies like Google, Microsoft, Amazon. If you wonder how it will be to work for Google, you got to view this video. Inside Look : Working at Google Hope you enjoyed the videos.
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01.21.08(Updated)Letter of Recommendation that gets Graduate School Admission
Recommendation Letter (5)Have your ever wondered what should be the contents of Reference letters? In on the of previous articles Letter of Recommendation : Do' and Don't I gave an overview about how to write a reference letters for U.S. University graduate school admission. In this article I'm going into details of what should the contents of the reference letters should look like. Graduate School Admission committee is looking to find specific information about the student. There are two different way to write a reference letters. Some, universities have their own letter of recommendation form to be used, while other universities accepts in written ...
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01.18.08University for Low GRE Score <1000 ( v350, q600)
GRE, Universities (7)I was browsing universities for Masters program Construction Management, but I happened to find a decent school for Computer Science, Software Engineering, Quality Assurance, Electrical, Telecommunications engineering and Construction Management. If you have GRE score less than 1000 and looking for decent university to study, then Southern Polytechnic State University will be one of the good choice. Computer Science Requirements: GRE : 350V + 600Q with higher scores considered to compensate for a lower GPA; GMAT has ALREADY been taken recently, official GMAT scores may be considered. Alternative for low GRE Score: A student holding ...
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01.17.08Spring 2008: Laptop Buying Guide
Electronics (0)Students who have reached U.S. for Spring 2008 semester will be looking to buy laptops. I have put together a guide for buying laptop. Its difficult to decide which one to buy when you are new to this experience. Many will have idea of spending $500 to by a laptop. If you are doing Master's degree, I strongly suggets to invest $300 more to buy a good performance machine. Laptops for $500 will be home entertainment machines. It will not be faster and will not help students much with their educational work. I strongly recommend IBM Thinkpad ( Lenovo ) - R ...
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01.17.08University list for CS : GRE ( V + Q ) = 400 + 700; AWA = 4.5
Universities (5)Many students ar posting their profile and asking for list of universities, but it will be difficult for me to reply to ever specific query. So, I decided to write in general for different profile what possible U.S. Universities, students might get admission. I'm listing few universities where a student with following profile will likely to get admission. There are so many universities in U.S. I'm listing few for the certain combination of GRE scores. Feel free to write your comment with the list of universities you have in your list of similar profile. GRE Score: Verbal : 400 Quantitative : 710 AWA : ...
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01.16.08Do I need Student visa stamping again?
F1 Visa, FAQ's (0)Question: I have got I20 and visa for University of Colorado at Denver for Spring 2008(without any aid) , but because of some financial issues I could not go for the course. Now iam in dilema that whether I should defer my admission in the same univeristy to fall 2008 or try some other university and get financial asistance. Is there any possibility that I can do this without having to go for visa interview again ? Answer: Can I defer the admission? Yes, you should defer your admission for Fall 2008. In general U.S. Universities allow admission deferral upto 1 year. So, you don't ...
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01.10.08It’s been a while
General (0)Hello everyone, I know its been more than a month, I haven't posted any article. I was busy lately. My parents were visiting me from India and had few deadlines to meet at my work. I should be posting regularly from now on. I have been chatting with few students who applied for Spring 2008 and majority of them got F1 Visa. I have asked them to send me a write up on their experience so far and what was the impact on Happy Schools Blog in there decision making. Once, I have the article, I will post it here, ...
