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Life in U.S.

• 02.18.08

  Life of PhD students in U.S. - Research Article

  
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  I have been writing about getting admission in colleges in U.S. and majority of my articles have been about getting into Master's program. Mainly because, I completed Master's and interacted with students from many different colleges. If I happen to meet a student from a different school, I will be the first person to ask about the graduate school, international student strength, financial aid, part time jobs, cost of living and of course his/her contact details. In this way I was able to gather information about many graduate schools and colleges. Image Source : Listen Missy Many students asked me about PhD ...
  
  
• 01.30.08

  Google Pays $95,000 per year

  
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  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 ...
  
  
• 09.13.07

  Cost of Graduate Education in U.S.

  
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  I have few emails asking me to write about how much would it cost to study in U.S. I know many of my friends decided not to study in U.S. considering that factor "Money" they would have to invest to study in U.S.At the same time I have seen people who sold everything they had back home just to get education from U.S. So, the perspective usually varies. But, I would say its really worth every penny one would spend on graduate school programs. I'm going to write about the basic necessities and how much it would cost to stay and ...
  
  
• 08.27.07

  Getting around the campus/town

  
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  Campus are huge in some schools. I mean really big. I have seen friends who will have part time job in medical school and they will stay few miles away but within the campus. At times it will be hard to go places within campus. Especially, when its cold and showing. People will wait in bus stop when there is few inches of show pouring on them. New student's usually walk a lot, but there will be campus shuttle that will take you free around the campus. Some students get bikes ( bi-cycle) to get around. All the building will have ...
  
  
• 08.26.07

  Do you know where your next class room is…

  
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  Fall semester is on its way. New students are trying about to enjoy the feeling that will be with them for years to come. Your first day in U.S. Your first time to Walmart Your first time calling home Your first day in lab Your first time in class room Yes, it was Software Engineering 1 class for me and it would be a different class for you. It will always be difficult to find the way to class building. Best way to remember your way around to keep landmarks. You can find campus map in the college website. find the way around respective to your ...
  
  
• 08.21.07

  New Student : 8 A.M wake up call

  
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  It feel so nice to see number of page views, new visitors, returning visitors go North daily. I got very encouraging reviews and adding list of questions to write about. I was thinking about how first few months at school where. It was very steep learning curve. Everything is different, opposite of what we are used to. If we need to run on the lights, switches has to be pushed up side ( opposite to India). When traveling, people will talk about Exits, road numbers, and many other jargon's. When, I driving to the University for the first time, I was ...
  
  
• 08.18.07

  How to find a part time job

  
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  Part time would definitely make student life easy. It will pay your monthly living expenses atleast. But, you must be aware of the fact that, it must be of least priority in your list for finding way sot meet your financial ends. Order of importance would be as follows 1) Research Assistantship 2) Teaching Assistantship 3) Scholarship 4) Part Time job In this article, I'm going to talk about part time jobs. As an International Student, you are allowed to work 20 hours per week within University Campus. Any work outside the campus, like gas stations, restaurants, hotels, motels, is considered illegal. It can lead ...
  
  
• 08.16.07

  Airport Pickup

  
  Life in U.S., Travel, Universities (4)

  Most of Indian Students Association in the University will arrange airport pickup for new students and also temporary accommodation. They will usually ask to fill out a form with your flight details and date of arrival. List of thing to have with you: 1) Name of person who is coming to receive you 2) Contact phone number of that person 3) Contact phone number for backup person 4) Home address where your temporary accommodation is arranged When you clear the customs and walk out from the baggage area, wait for them. Some student might hold a board with university name, some might not. But, its ...
  
  
• 08.13.07

  After arrival in U.S.

  
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  I was thinking about what different experiences/thoughts/questions a student could face in first few days after arriving U.S. and I came with the following list. 1) Searching for seniors who have come to pick you from airport ( when you walk out from airport) 2) You will notice difference in the people around. 3) You will be asked to Buckle up your seat belts in the car. 4) You might have booked your apartment online from India and move into an unfurnished empty apartment the first day with 2/3 suitcases. 5) Seniors might accommodate few new comers in your apartment for temporary stay 6) You ...
  
  
• 08.03.07

  First week student life in U.S.

  
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  First week in U.S. will be a good experience. I have seen friends who will miss their parents a lot, to someone who is already set to enjoy a new life - half way around the world from native country. It will usually take couple of days to get adjusted to new environment. It will be a very nice drive back home from Airport. You will see so many different types of cars( not more than 1 person will be in the car). Checkout the previous posts on How to avoid jetlag, that might come in handy. I sill remember on ...
  
  
• 08.02.07

  Social Security Number

  
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  I still remember when I applied for SSN, few years back. Some schools give letter to all students to apply for SSN. But, some universities will give letter only to those who have employment. If you happen to be in one such university, make sure you get a part time job ASAP. Rules may vary between universities. Check with the university International Office. I applied for SSN along with 15 other friends. College campus shuttle bus took all the new international students to SSN office. One of my friend got his SSN in 8 days and I waited for a month and ...