Question from Katu
I have applied for Spring 2013 for MS in EE in SJSU.
Due to budget cuts they are not accepting California residents application for the same.
They have mentioned in their website that they will be accepting applications from international students only with F1 or J1 VISA.
No where does it mention that it wont be accepting from international students without one.
But recently i heard from someone that SJSU is not accepting international applicants for MS in CS.. So does it hold good for MS in EE too? Can u please shed some light on it ?
SJSU Not Accepting California Residents
From SJSU Site
NEW for Spring 2013: Due to the California budget restrictions, SJSU expects to meet our enrollment capacity prior to the Spring 2013 application term. Consequently, SJSU will not be accepting any applications for admission from California residents for state funded programs for Spring 2013.
Graduate international applicants with an F-1 or J-1 visa type can submit an application for Spring 2013 using the international application.
U.S. residents who are not California residents can submit an application from August 1 through September 30, 2012.
We will begin accepting applications on August 1, 2012 from individuals interested in the Special Session graduate programs.
Refer to the Admissions Deadlines on this site to determine the availability of each of the Special Session programs. See program descriptions, including contact information, at: http://special.sjsu.edu/programs.html
Why?
In-State residents pay In-State fees.
In-State tuition fees are less compared to Out of State Fees.
Due to budget cuts, schools are looking for students who would pay more in tuition fees.
International students pay out of state fees.
This puts international students in tough situation.
Can international graduate students attending SJSU get RA, TA or other scholarships, which could get them in-state fees.
If international students can’t get RA/TA, they are not getting in-state fees.
I would think twice before applying to San Jose State University.
Education is Business
Following is an extract from Higher Education in Australia, Europe and UK
Do Understand that Education is a business at the end where people doing the business have to make sure that they are getting right profit.
The education policies in a country is devised looking into the factor that a candidate X will invest some money in the country and when he or she is well equipped with right kind of education and skills, he will fill up labor demand supply gap in the country.
It is a win-win situation for a country unless it works exactly how they want.
Question
- Were you planning to apply for SJSU?
- After reading this are you still considering to study in SJSU?
Hi Venkat,
I am applying to SJSU. I have a doubt regarding financia affidavit :- I am married and me and my husband have around 10 lacs in our account so naturally we have to show loan amount from Bank but Banks are not ready to give any statement saying they will give me loan amount of let us say 15 lacs. What should I do please suggest I am really worried .
@hsb can u help me shortlisting universities.I scored 305(v:147,q:158,awa:3.0) in gre and my toefl score is 100.gpa is 60.58% till 6th sem(Mumbai university).I short listed
1)UTA
2)UTD
3)NJIT
4)NYU POLY
5)RIT(last option)
6)STEVENS
7)SJSU
8)GWU
9)NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIV
10)TEXAS A&M
Can u help me shortlisting of above mentioned univs which will suit my profile.
Thanks
im applying for ms in cs.plz shortlist 7 of above mentioned univs
Hi HSB,
SJSU is accepting international applicants for MS in EE.
I got the confirmation from their EE department contact.
Hello HSB,
There is something strange with SJSU,unlike every time ,deadline for Fall 2013 ,starts on 1st Oct and ends on 31st Nov.I am not able to know why such a drastic change this time ?
I am planning to apply,but this is totally unexpected.
See the grammar in this article. These people are going to be future Engineers. Ha Ha.
Someone doesn’t need to be good at English Grammar to be good engineers. Good problem solving and analytics skills is that counts.
@vignesh…Don’t be a grammar Nazi…
We’re scholars of engineering, NOT English literature.
@hsb:People like me who have 305 in gre and 100 in toefl still hav to consider such univs. Not left with many options
There so many other schools.
Hello HSB,
As far as my knowledge goes on SJSU,the chances of getting RA/TA was next to none even before the budget cuts.Because most of the faculty are visiting professors at SJSU so there never was a good chance of getting RA/TA.Again this is from the information i gathered.Ground realities maybe different.
SJSU is mainly known for it s location and proximity to lot’s of companies and it’s courses are tailor made for industry requirements.That is the strong point of SJSU.It’s a no go for students interested in carrying out research or PhD because frankly speaking there is no credible research being carried out at SJSU.
I am talking only about EE department.I do not have any idea about other departments.
Do correct me if I am wrong on any of the above points.
As a fall 12 student in sjsu, i would say there is no PhD program in sjsu that i know of. The main advantage: All IT and Networking giants are located very close to the university and they make their first pit-stop here for recruitment and also chances for internship are good at these companies provided you satisfy their eligibility criteria. Another advantage as some one said earlier, most staff are loaned to the university by companies like Google, IBM etc. they bring in up to date information on what is happening in the real technological world, a lot of real life problems and so forth. Here you need not study something that has no relevance to what is being used in the industry. My thoughts on RA/TA: NOT AVAILABLE. There is a crunch in the budget and no department is going to provide them. I have scouted for part time jobs and RA/TA for the past month. You are not picked for part time interviews if you are a fresher (like me
). Also if you keep in mind the cost factor, California is the costliest state of USA(correct me if I am wrong). I have heard my friends in other states telling me their monthly expenditure is almost half of what I spend here(I am not loaded!. I spend on what is needed.). Good place if you want to study with the prospect of getting a job in silicon valley. Bad place in terms of money.
Hey Venkat,
How much amount did u show initially i.e when u applied .
We have to send bank statements before we get the admit right ? How much amount should we show ?
I showed a little more than one year’s amount in my bank statement. the amount will be shown when you apply for the course
@venkat… taht wil be somewhere around 18 lakhs right ?
yup. that’s a ballpark.
hey venkat can share ur profile(gre score,gpa etc).im applying for fall 13.i scored 305 in gre(1160) and 100 in toefl and aggregate of 60.58%(till 6th sem).planing for paper publication.what u think abt my chances of gettin into sjsu.suggest any other university which suits my profile.
Thanks
I think with your gre score and toefl score you will get in.. but ur aggregate might be a problem. university suggestion kindly ask raghu bhai!.. he is the king.
@venkat r v suppose to send our bank statement with application or just affidavit from sponser(dad in my case )will do and can u provide with contact details of Raghu bhai.
hsb is raghu. raghu is hsb. I thought that was clear already to readers
. you need to send a statement from the bank saying this much amount of money is in your account(more than 1 year’s fee).Certain banks mention that this amount of money the account holder with this relationship to the student is willing to fund him/her for the masters degree at your university. If they give only the amount in the bank, then get a letter from your father or any one who is sponsoring you. that is sufficient.