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                      Are you planning for higher studies in USA?  If yes, you should be aware of the additional 'hidden costs'- Expenses which  are not mentioned in brochures. Health insurance: Every campus has its own health insurance partner. One should be very careful in choosing the insurance plan. Many costs are not covered in basic plan such as ambulance charges, dental and eye care, which are pretty expensive. Meal Plans: If you are staying in dorms you need to carefully select meal plans as you can't cook in your room. Meal plans are weekly. Any healthy human being would require three meals a day. So, one would need 21 meals for the whole week. If you select 10 meals per week to save money either you would stay hungry or end up spending more on junk food. Summer Cost: The form I20 (issued by a school or university which has granted admission to you) provides the annual cost for nine months per academic year. All undergraduate students shoul

Are you having difficulties in learning the GRE vocabulary? Are you looking for the GRE Verbal tips and strategies? Do you want to score high in the GRE verbal section? Do you think it is a tough task for a non-native user of English language to master the GRE within a short span of time? If yes, we have made a list of suggestions to answer all your queries related to the verbal section of the GRE. GRE – Verbal reasoning tests your ability to analyze and comprehend the English compositions critically and coherently. Verbal questions come in several formats. These are Sentence Completion (SC), Sentence Equivalence (SE) & Reading Comprehension (RC).Some of these happen to be questions related to a reading passage and others require you to complete an existing sentence or a short paragraph. So, it is advisable to acquire a simple yet strategic approach while preparing for the GRE- Verbal Reasoning section. Start Early: Any preparation, for any examination

Engineering is expeditiously becoming one of the largest career options in the United States and overseas. The main reasons are job opportunities and compensation that comes along with it. International students who want to study engineering will find that there are many degree programs throughout the United States. Some of the common types of engineering offered include industrial, mechanical, electrical, chemical, and civil. As engineering grows in popula rity, more specific areas of specialisation are being offered including nuclear engineering, architectural engineering, and audio engineering etc. This is an exacting yet rewarding subject that incorporates mathematics, sciences, and practical knowledge in order to design, build, and problem solve.  Universities and colleges in USA offer both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees on Engineering. Bachelor’s degree engineering programs require SAT exam score and offer a four year long curriculum. First two year, undergrad students requir

‘STAPLE’ the acronym of the ‘Stopping Trained in America PhDs from Leaving the Economy’ was first introduced in 2009 by Jeff Flake, the U.S representative for Arizona’s 6 th Congressional District. This act will grant Green Card to students who have received doctorate degree from American Universities allowing them to stay in the United States and contribute to the strength of American economy. This bill has been re-introduced by House of Representatives that will exempt non-immigrants with American PhD in STEM from the limits on the number of employment-based Green Cards and H1B visas awarded annually. Re-introduction of this act may benefit the Indian scholars aspiring to pursue doctoral studies in USA. US still attract more than half of Indian students going abroad and are still perceived to provide the most prestigious and valuable credentials of all study abroad destinations. According to Congressman Mr. Erik Paulsen, US should provide all the opportunities to the skilled s

   Students who plan to study in US Universities for Masters' / PhD, need to take a standardized test - The Graduate Record Examination (GRE). The test is intended to measure the abilities of general academic nature, regardless of fields of specialization. The GRE General Test is offered as a computer-based exam and administered by Education Testing Services. The cost of taking the test is US$205 as of May 2017. This Test comprises of six sections. The first section is always the analytical writing section involving separately timed issue and argument tasks. The next five sections include two verbal reasoning sections, two quantitative reasoning sections, and either an experimental or research section. These five sections may occur in any order. The experimental section does not count towards the final score but is not distinguished from the scored sections. The verbal section is scored on a scale of 130-170 and assesses reading comprehension, critical reasoning, and vocabulary

Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) is a term that refers to the academic disciplines of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The term is typically used when addressing education policy and curriculum choices in schools to improve competitiveness in science and technology development. It has implications for workforce development, national security concerns and immigration policy. STEM designated-degree programs that qualify eligible graduates  on student visas for an optional practical training (OPT) extension. Under the OPT program, international students who graduate from colleges and universities in the United States are able to remain in the country and receive training through work experience for up to 12 months. Students who graduate from a designated STEM degree program can remain for an additional 24 months on an OPT STEM extension making it to a total of 36 months. Eligible degrees OPT are physics, actuarial science, chemistry, biol