Are You Struggling with University Selection?

• Problem – I have multiple admission and confused which university to pick.
• Solution – Read the University Picker Section

• Problem – I need help with F1 Visa process. I don’t know to handle bank statements and answer F1 questions.
• Solution – Read the Ultimate  F1 Visa Guide section.

Several students going for Fall 2012 have multiple admission from Universities in USA. But, task to pick the best university is not always easy.

How This Book Helped Avinash

I have applied to 6 schools (MIS) in total – Univ of Arkansas Fayette ville, Georgia St. Univ, Oklahoma Univ, Utah St. Univ, Univ of Texas at Dallas, Univ of Nebraska at Omaha.

Out of these 6 schools, I got admits from UTD and Univ of Nebraska at Omaha. I was in dilemma in selecting these two universities. Both universities have got pros and cons in terms of cost, ranking, and other factors.

• UTD – $33,000; no scholarship; top school for Electrical, reputation, weather
• UNO – $23,000; $4410 with instate tuition fee; #6 according to US News in Information Technology and Management, excellent course work for MIS, lot of other factors, heard of its coolest temperatures and lastly my favorite ‘Information Security’ concentration

I have selected Univ of Nebraska at Omaha after reading University Picker eBook (I purchased it before my UNO admit). This book and other UNO tough seniors’ words helped me in choosing the second admit.

From Sarang

I liked the university picker book very much. It really  works to decide between multiple admits. – March/2012

Rohan Yadav

University Picker book was as awesome as your blog, Hats off to you.  It gives detail insight about factors affecting university selection.
In order to make it more powerful i would like to state few suggestions.  Can you please provide specific details about how to find scholarship, or campus job with example, lets say with XYZ univ. So that people will follow this pattern and will get help out of it. Apart from this it is a awesome book. – March/2012

Struggling Students

Let’s listen to 5 students about how they are struggling and feel confused about Universities Selection.

Nitesh Writes

Ramaswamy Writes

Last week I received an admit from Clarkson University (NY) with a 40% tuition waiver for the M.S  in Chemical Engineering. Is this university good?

The other universities I’ve applied were:

• UMass Lowell
• NJIT
• Florida Tech

Should I accept this offer?, When I asked my Prof. about this he said that this university was better than those I applied and that I can accept the offer if I wish. I just wanted to know your opinion about this university. Is it good?

Avadesh Writes

I have got admission from Northeastern University, Boston for Regulatory affairs and Industrial pharmacy from Long Island University, Newyork. Please could any one suggest me which one is the best with reasons.

Pavan Writes

Got admits from Cali state Univ-East bay and Marist college. Other two are still awaited……..Can any body tell me which one to opt from above two. please reply friends.

Mahesh Writes

I have got admission into carnegie mellon unv as well as Northwestern Uni. for Ms in civil engineering -fall 2011. Both are great unv. and so I am in dilemma how to choose one.

I am considering variety of aspects ,form climatic conditions to job prospects keeping few points such as research area etc.. on priority basis .But the more i am getting into this more i am getting confuse… I request the readers to suggest any Insight full point …….Moreover I have not seen anybody applied for Nothwestern unv. here……
what is the reason.? @HSB : what do think about for Northwestern unv…..please suggest

There are over 1200 comments and several more are like the comments written by above questions and confusion. Very few have decide on which university to attend.

Story About University Selection

Typically this is what happens with university selection and admission.

• You apply for few universities (Dream, Moderate and Safe)
• Get admit from a University first.
• Start researching about University.
• Get admit from second university.
• Drop the research on first and get all excited with second admit.
• Start research on second university.
• Get admit from third university.
• Start research on 3rd admit.
• End of the day, you get confused on which university to attend.

Pavan, Mahesh and Avadesh are in dilemma on which university to attend. If you are not sure which university to select, then read University Picker – University Selection Guide.

Table of Contents – University Picker

• Introduction
• Tuition Fees
• Scholarship, RA and TA
• Cost of Living
• University Social Life
• Admit with Pre-Requirements Courses
• Location of University
• Internship and CPT
• Job Opportunities
• Climate
• Top Priorities
• Accreditation
• Comparison
  • Expensive vs Low Cost School
  • Partial Aid vs Better Ranked
• How to Find Information
• University Transfer – F1 Students
• Stay Organized – Table
• Conclusion University Selection Process
  • Action Items
• Frequently Asked Questions
• F1 Visa Guide
  • Bank Balance Requirements
  • Required Documents
  • Sample Documents
  • Mock Interview Tips
  • How to Dress for the interview
  • Frequently Asked Questions about F1 Visa.

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