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Many students want to give a impetus to their applications for MS or PhD in the US by working with a professor at a good research lab - for example in India there are the IITs and IISc and in places like China there is the Tsinghua University and in the US - there are so many good schools. Many people also apply for internships at EPFL, Switzerland and INRIA, France and so on. Here are a few tips when trying to approach professors at such places. In general, these tips hold true for emailing university professors in general.
1. Try to show why you are interested in the work going on in a particular lab
2. Try to do a …

So what exactly is the right timing for applications? When should you be done with your GRE? When should you start looking at universities and their deadlines? Here are a few deadlines i have come up with that you might be benefited in following. Remember, this is not the only way to time your apps business - this one way which has proved successful for many. Many people start so late in the game, but they still make it to some top tier universities.
GRE Deadline: Try to be done with your GRE as soon as possible. Even getting done with it by 3rd year of college is a good idea. But if you are a bit of a late …

SOP - or statement of purpose is one of the most important documents in your application. You have only about 3-5 minutes of time before a reviewer comes to a decision about whether to give your SOP for further consideration (spend more time) or to just reject it (i.e. - give you a low score). You need to get it right the first time. Here are 5 DON’Ts you should keep in mind while writing your SOP.
1. Typos: I have seen many SOPs while i was part of the admissions committee at Stanford. Many of the SOPs that i saw had some sort of typo or grammatical error. Typos have no place anywhere, least of all in a SOP. …

Many universities ask for resumes from students as part of their application process. We thought it might be of interest of you guys to read about some of the techniques we have found successful candidates adopt in their resumes for applications. The ideas are what most of you must already be aware of. Its just a question of putting things in perspective and taking another look at it given that you are applying to a university for a graduate degree. Here are 10 tricks that might be useful:
1. Cover Letter: Depending on the application - you may or may not choose to write a cover letter. In most cases this is not required, but in cases when you do …

We have seen quite often how the Independence Day is celebrated at schools and colleges in India - as kids or as college students. But this post is about how independence day is celebrated at US Universities. Indian Independence day. I was invited to the Stanford India Association’s Aug 15th celebrations at their on campus facility - the Graduate Community Center. The event was high in attendance - about 100 people from different walks of like - different departments - different work backgrounds assembled on campus to partake in flag hoisting, watching enchanting song and dance performances and the movie - Rang De Basanti. Food was ordered on the behest of Stanford India Association from local indian restaurants. Here are …

Mrunal continues his series about the differences between MS and PhD - this time concentrating on the differences in funding scenarios between the two.
PHD is a long term commitment. Mostly in 99% cases students get admits from university if he shows a potential to be a PHD candidate and some professors finds him worthy to be working in his group. Professors control the funding. Professors have control on everything. They design the syllabus, teach, design labs, design exams, homeworks. They receive grants from different sources like industry, Government, national laboratories. The grants in US universities mainly arrive from Governments. National Science Foundation (NSF), Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA), National laboratories are some of main sources which fund the …