US Student Life
Many of the international students are used to the concept of Campus placements or on-campus recruitment for getting Jobs, especially in counties like India. It does not exactly work the same way in America. This article will focus on some facts about campus placements in USA universities. Are there Campus Placements in American Universities? Do …
As an international student, when you plan to pursue higher education like MS or MBA in the US, you need to first think of why you would like to do MS in the US and then think of those goals for making progress in those areas. Also, if your plan is to return back to …
Moving to a different country for higher education and getting accustomed to the new education system in America can be a challenge for many students. Most of the Universities offer various mentoring programs to help new students. I have been part of many of these programs in all the universities that I studied and got a lot out of mentorship. Let me share some thoughts on …
One of our readers recently expressed concerns about harassment in our Q A Forum, let me explain you some of the rights and policies in US schools and how they protects students. What are Students Rights in Schools ? What are these Student Policies ? To prevent abuse of power by university staff/ officials/professors, federal laws in America have …
Typically, in US schools, as a student you have the choice to register for more classes/ credits than you are required to take as a full time student. Many students register for more classes in order to understand the coursework load or sometime professor’s course plan and then make a choice before the class drop …
By Guest Author Getting funding can be a big deal for international students as it helps them focus on education without any financial concerns. Typically, you can get funding by proper planning in second semester, but if you are proactive, you might get it in first semester. Mradul is one of those proactive guys, who took …
Often times as a student you are looking for various books for classes and sometimes for personal use…Not all books are ideal for purchasing either because of price or need…also, if you are a researcher you may be specifically be looking for some articles from reference books, old news papers, journals, etc…you may look up …
If you are a new international student in US enrolled in undergrad or graduate degree like MS or MBA, you may have hard time in the beginning trying to understand what credit hour stands for and how do they relate to courses in the US schools. Everyone around you would be talking the credit hour …
As internationals not all of us are gifted with great writing skills…English may not be your first language…If you are in graduate school and end up taking courses that involve lot of writing like papers, presentations, etc…you may need some help with them… In your home country, some of you might go to a friend, …
By guest author Kristal Starting graduate school can be a very exciting time, but also very scary at the same time. You are most likely in a new place, surrounded completely by strangers, but this is your chance to make connections that will last a lifetime. Hence, it is important to be social…during orientation, be …