How To Prepare Financially for Fall 2011 Semester in USA

by HSB on July 3, 2009

in College Admission

Scholarship-admission-univeIf you are planning to come to US for Fall 2011 semester, you have to prepare yourself with lot of things, with good information, you can make informed decision.

Sheethal Asks

hi sir.. i’ve just generated interest attaining a masters degree in USA.. i’m doing my engineering in information science . So the year i might be wanting an admission is 2011. Can i know what are the things which i need to keep in mind in these two years to prepare myself for the big leap. And how i can tell my family to prepare financially. Does it help if we have our immediate family and cousins in America to get a visa or admission.

Preparation to Study in USA

First of all you made a good decision. Some students decide late in Final year, and ambitious few decide in second year of the Engineering to study in US. Having decided to study in US with over 2 years to go, you have lot of time in your hand to prepare for the journey ahead.

You can do the following things

  1. Start preparing for GRE. You will need to have passport to take GRE Exam.
  2. Sketch out the project plan with time line
  3. Subscribe to Happy Schools Blog News Letter, you will receive an Free Ebook. It contains flowchart with timeline. Use that to plan your moves.
  4. You will need to show bank balance while applying for admission.
  5. After getting admission, you will have to bank balance while appearing for student visa interview.
  6. If you have good academic profile, you can study in US without spending a dime.
  7. Try to present few parers, do an internship, summer projects in companies, ..will improve your academic profile.

If you have additional question, leave a comment to this article.

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{ 20 comments… read them below or add one }

1 karandeep July 11, 2010 at 6:15 AM

how much time is being taken to get admission in canadian university after taking GRE and TOEFL exam. also which of the exam is mandatory for persuing post graduation in canada(either its IELTS or TOEFL)

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2 sharon June 17, 2010 at 12:40 PM

hello
i m a student of BSc. Hons. geology and have just entered 3rd year and would like to do my masters in U.S. in 2011, but im not sure if the universities their consider a 3 year graduate programme ah here in India?

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3 sneha February 4, 2010 at 9:53 AM

hello sir,
i’m doing my 3rd year engi in CS,i’ld like to join MS but i’m not sure about the subjects,i mean the difficulty level.Could you plz give some info regarding the same?

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4 Amrita October 4, 2009 at 8:41 AM

Hello sir,
I have completed my engineering in cse with 57% and wud like to study in US. i had many backlogs due to some reasons. will I be eligible to study in the USA? I mean will i get the Visa If my GRE and TOEFLE scores are good. i want u to give me the advice sir so that i can proceed with my GRE preparation.plz reply

Regards

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5 easwaran October 4, 2009 at 10:10 AM

write your GRE and TOEFL
and based on that we will see
good luck
easwaran

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6 amrita October 4, 2009 at 10:28 AM

thank u eswar but im in dilemma ….unable to decide if im eligible or not. my preparation will not go in vain for sure isn’t it . plz help. Is visa processing totally based on academics?

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7 Arif February 27, 2010 at 4:31 AM

Hi
Recently i completed my undergraduate in Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering. CGPA 3.27 I am preparing for 2011. suppose my GRE score is 1200+. bow give me a list of universities for admission with scholarship.

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8 dss August 21, 2009 at 4:13 AM

i ve just completed my engineering n i’m planning to do ms in usa in next fall ie 2010… could u plz guide me wen should i take gre,toefel.. etc..

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9 Akshay July 8, 2009 at 11:49 AM

Hello, sir
I am a 3rd yr BE student and i would be taking GRE in 2010 for Fall 2011 admission . I wanted to know what is the ideal academic profile
(that should include 10th & 12th class % and also BE %) to get scholarship from a good university (if not the TOP universities).

thanks a lot.

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10 poojitha reddy.k April 1, 2010 at 3:26 AM

Hello, sir
I am a 3rd yr BE student and i would be taking GRE in 2010 for Fall 2011 admission . I wanted to know what is the ideal academic profile
(that should include 10th & 12th class % and also BE %) to get scholarship from a good university (if not the TOP universities).

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11 Syed Faisal Ahmed July 7, 2009 at 7:42 AM

sir i have a very low gre score that is 560. can i be able to get admission in illinois university for my MS . iam a Bpharmacy student from india . If so iam able to get, then in which sector of pharmacy i may.
please reply me sir
thank you

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12 Swadhin July 6, 2009 at 4:35 PM

Hello sir,
I have just started with my third year and had already made my mind to do MS in US and i have planned to take admission in FALL 2011.

My profile 10th-94%,12th-86%,B.E.(upto 2nd yr.)-96% with no backlogs. I am from a lower middle class family. I am concerned about the money and which university to apply. How much bank balance is to be shown while applying for VISA. I am totally confused. Help me.

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13 HSB July 6, 2009 at 11:49 PM

You are not alone. Spend lot of time in this blog. Your questions have been answered multiple time in this blog. If you need personal help, join Premium Membership Club.

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14 Utsav Pandey July 5, 2009 at 8:21 AM

Hello-
I think the example which you gave in the above of the requirement of University Of texas is 25000$.

I dont think my dad’s savings wud get me that.Can i take money from my uncle and deposit it in my dad’s account and would return to him as soon as i get a loan from the bank after showing I-20 from the University.
Will it be a problem in visa or in getting admission if i take it from my uncle without letting the university to know that and get that money deposited in my dad’s account.

Plz letme know its yet another doubt for me….

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15 HSB July 5, 2009 at 7:32 PM

Utsav – Join the premium membership club to get answers to your questions.

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16 shrii July 4, 2009 at 2:28 PM

its all money honey…happy happy blogs

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17 Utsav Pandey July 3, 2009 at 2:32 PM

Hello Sir,
I have just started with my third year and had already made my mind to do MS in US and i have planned to take admission in FALL 2011.
My profile 10th-78%,12th-73%,B.E.(upto 2nd yr.)-56% with 5 backlogs.My problem is that since i wud give gre next year around august 2010,I would have to apply in november 2010 for admi. in fall 2011 so the undergraduate score that i would show them would be of my first three years so how do you rate my chances should i give gre.How would the whole procedure work since performance of only 3 years would be taken in account.
Please let me know i m having this serious doubt in my mind.

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18 HSB July 3, 2009 at 4:40 PM

Hello Utsav,

Good to see you wanted to apply for Fall 2011 semester. Don’t worry about backlog, try to get good GRE Score. It will help you a lot. WE have put together a course, considering students like you in mind. You will get to know what is required to apply for Fall 2011 and how to improve your GRE Score and many more topics. If you have the knowledge about the entire application process, it will make things lot easier. So, I would recommend you to join Premium Membership Club – Happy Schools Blog.

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19 Utsav Pandey July 4, 2009 at 3:00 AM

Thanx sir…

But Plz My Doubt hasn’t been cleared still…my doubt is that i would show result of my first three years so how do you rate my chances in terms of getting a good univ. my personal favourite is USC Los Angeles for MS in CS.

Regards

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20 HSB July 4, 2009 at 8:42 AM

Utsav – I think, I answered your question – Join Premium Membership Club to get more answers and help with University selection.

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