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How To Contact Students in the University

HSB — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:35:14 +0000

One of the best source to find information about a University in USA is current students. If you are from India, find as many Indian students you can find. If you are from China, then find a current student attending the school from China. One of the challenge is to find students who will be [...]

How To Contact Students in the University

Surname Problems: Passport vs Certificates, Marksheets and Documents

HSB — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:12:36 +0000

Couple of more questions about Surname in passport not matching with name in certificates and documents. I have posted several articles in the same topic, but I keep getting email related to the same problem. Mostly people panic after reading single blog post about potential problem they can face when names mismatch (or empty surname) [...]

Surname Problems: Passport vs Certificates, Marksheets and Documents

4 Options for Incorrect Surname in Indian Passport

HSB — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:11:54 +0000

Taranjeet posted the following comment at Name Mismatch between Passport, Markshteets and Certificates. I am Taranjeet Singh. I just completed completed my dual degree(B.tech, M.Tech) from IIT Roorkee, with specialization in RF. I am considering to pursue Phd. But I have a problem with my name in the passport. The thing is that I have [...]

4 Options for Incorrect Surname in Indian Passport

DD or Travelers Check?

HSB — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 05:11:30 +0000

You got visa and now planning how to take money with you for tuition fees and living expenses. If you have student loan, every bank manager will have their own rules. Majority of the managers, have no clue on how to issue DD (Demand Draft or Certified Check) to students after approving the loan. I would suggest to [...]

DD or Travelers Check?

1 Year Gap Between BE and MS; Impact on Admission

HSB — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 04:47:06 +0000

I’m completing my engg. in cs in June 2010…but I’ve still not taken the GRE n planning to take the exam in Aug 2010,thus I’ll get admission in fall 2011, so there will be a gap of one year…will this be a negative aspect of my profile to get into high ranking university. I don’t [...]

1 Year Gap Between BE and MS; Impact on Admission

Laptop from India; Power Adapter Compatablity

HSB — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:12:45 +0000

Arun sent the following question via email about carrying laptop from India and power cord comparability in U.S. Arun - I need some advice regarding carrying laptops to the US. Since US follows the power system convention of 110V, I was just wondering if the laptops that we use in India would work in the [...]

Laptop from India; Power Adapter Compatablity

How to Calculate Total Tuition Fees from I-20

HSB — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 03:20:30 +0000

Students getting ready for Fall 2010 will be in the process of getting education loan approved and other F1 student visa documents. I received following question about how to calculate total tuition fees for complete Masters degree from I-20 I’m a little confused here with the fee system at Missouri, Rolla. It says $28,500 per [...]

How to Calculate Total Tuition Fees from I-20

Highly Impossible – M.S. Admission and US Visa

HSB — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 13:18:47 +0000

Well My self I am Kartheek..I have 62% in aggregate in engg. but Previously i had 16 backlogs and Now i Cleared all of them, i am planning to do my masters In US/Canada/Newzealand,but many of the consultancy people were Saying that it highly impossible to get a masters seat in Canada/Newzealand, But with US [...]

Highly Impossible – M.S. Admission and US Visa

Roadmap to USA (with timeline for Fall and Spring Semester)

HSB — Mon, 31 May 2010 03:22:35 +0000

Finally, I found sometime to overcome CSS, HTML challenges to complete the Roadmap to US with timeline for Fall and Spring Semesters. Add your comments to the Road map page, if you’d like to see more items added to the list. I will be adding atleast 2 more rows in couple of days. Happy Schools [...]

Roadmap to USA (with timeline for Fall and Spring Semester)

How to Request Admission and Funding from Professor

HSB — Sat, 29 May 2010 17:31:57 +0000

Ehsanl About Funding, Writing email to professors asking for funding I have completed BSc in chemical engineering on October 2009. I want to pursue my higher education in petroleum engineering in a US university and am planning to apply for Spring 2011 semester. I have queries on following points: 1. I have read the article [...]

How to Request Admission and Funding from Professor