The article is based on Rakesh’s observations after living in US for 14 years. His goal in this article is to caution fellow internationals to live safely and enjoy stay in US without getting into any legal issues. Thank you Rakesh ! ( If you have an experience to share or write, email me ) …
by Guest author Kristal I recently had to move across the country for school, and so I had to find somewhere new to live. Now that I have somewhere, here are a few things I learned in the process. First Steps in looking for Housing (Apartment) Firstly, if you’re going to move for school, start …
Typically(for most of the schools), when you start to apply for MS program in US, you may notice in the universities websites just deadlines corresponding to fall, spring or summer. It would just be just one date. But, for MBA in top ranked schools, the deadlines work differently. Here are few thoughts on this. How …
Library…A good place to Study or Sleep 😉 …I think both 🙂 Some of you, who plan to come to US for work or as a student might be wondering how public libraries in US work. Can we free get membership, etc? What kind of services do libraries provide? Let me share you few thoughts …
When I was planning on my US trip for MS, I was thinking would there be ragging or hazing (In America, people do not call ragging, they calling Hazing) when I come to US. Some of you might be in a similar mindset thinking about and may be worried at times…Let me share some thoughts …
Car is almost a necessity in US…At some point of you stay in US, you may plan to buy one either new or used. We never owned a car in India and I am not into cars at all. All the car jargon and terminology is like Greek and Latin to me. I do not …
There has been so much buzz all over the news and blogosphere about the H1B and L1 $2000 fee hike for petitions. The bill was passed last week in Senate and it was passed in House today. They say the rule is any revenue generating bill has to be passed in house. Anyways, there was …
Some of us are in situation where the names are spelled differently in different certificates…for instance, in my tenth grade (class) certificate my last name is not fully written, same is the case with my other degree certificates. I have won so many competitions in college and some of the certificates have different spellings of …
Recently few days ago senate passed a bill that says H1B visa fee increase by $2000… As I was reading economic times today, they highlights the impact of the H1B and L1 fee increase to Indian software companies. The tricky part is, American based companies like Microsoft and Intel are not impacted by this because …
I still remember my first experience with fast food in US. My seniors took me to a fast food place and I was so picky and said no to everything…I do not eat cheese and other stuff…they finally took me to Taco bell and got me Chicken Chalupas without cheese and sourcream…that was nice ! …