Its that time of the year that students who had applied for MS slowly start hearing back from the universities that they applied to. Such times can be very anxious for students. Its not easy to hide anxiety when so many of your fellow students start receiving news of admit of rejects from universities. So one fine morning you get up and see an email pop you in your inbox from the admissions committee of a university that you applied to. And with God’s grace it has an admit to that university for you!! You are all ecstatic and announce to all your friends that you are in!! And you relax in knowing that at least one univeristy is securely …

Higher education has become very expensive. Added to that, the cost of study abroad means a big hole in your pocket. More than 80% of the students studying abroad have to club personal savings along with some sort of aid/loan etc. in order to meet the expenses of education in foreign land. Therefore, one needs to plan carefully.
Scholarships are one of the more popular options for funding their education. But they are highly competitive and most universities/colleges do not have large budgets. Hence universities offer scholarships to a very small percentage of successful applicants upfront. However after reaching campus and by the end of the first semester students are able to obtain aid in the form of teaching/research/graduate assistantships. The …

So here’s a question - which many would think a little silly, but - How important to your career is going to study at an Ivy League University? Silly because many of you are thinking, of course its important! Ivy League universities are some of the biggest brands in education. These institutions and the brand value which comes along with it - are truly exceptional. These are, however, things that may be missing at other good institutes. So, definitely, you say, its a good idea to go to Ivy League. And i agree. Ivy League univs and others like them (MIT and Stanford are not Ivy League) are a must-have - if your aim is for example to build a …

Can you tell us about your background? Your undergrad institute and what you are doing now?
I have graduated from IIIT Allahabad in Information Technology. Before that, I did my schooling from my home town and secured a rank in IIT JEE in 2002. But that is an old story and I don’t think anybody is interested in those details.
After graduation I took a job in CSC India as a Windows System Administrator. Since 26 June 2006, I am bruising my ankles in CSC only.
Why did you think of applying to US universities?
I never thought of doing MS in my college. In fact I was surrounded by many talented technical geeks (whose life style scared me) and I used to think …

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. …

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 …

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We had a brief conversation with Sudipti Gupta who is pursuing Masters in Information Systems Management at Carnegie Mellon University currently. We talked to her about what MIS is all about, the career opportunities after it and what is the difference between an MIS and MS. Here is Sudipti with her views.
1. What course are engaged in right now and where?
Sudipti: Masters in Information Systems Management at Carnegie Mellon University
2. Why did you decide on MIS as your next move in your career after BTech in IT?
Sudipti: Didn’t want hardcore technical jobs, but more on management and consulting side.

This post from Dhruv talks in detail about the Management Science and Engineering Masters program at Stanford University. This follows his earlier post on how MS&E program
It’s a tough job trying to summarize the Management Science and Engineering (MS&E) Program in a few words. I can boldly say that it is not perfectly equivalent to any of the programs found at other Universities. It must, therefore, be understood in terms of its constituent courses and the ultimate goal that Stanford wishes to achieve with this eclectic combination of Management and Engineering courses.
The variety of courses on offer makes the MS&E program highly customizable to suit the student’s preferred specialization in wide array of technical, management and techno-management fields. Each …