If you thought studying for GRE while at college was tough - trying studying for GRE while you are working! Its tough! I spoke to Nitin from Bangalore about his experience of studying and excelling at GRE while still working full time. Nitin was kind enough to share a lot of his preparation ideas and his background - and in general his thoughts as he prepares to app for academic year 2009.
1. Which college did you graduate from?
Nitin: I graduated from IIIT-Allahabad with degree BTech(IT) Dec 2006.
2. Where do you …

We at kaalEDGE have been constantly trying to add more features to help you guys out with your entire application process. We believe this would be a good time to roll out our highly awaited GRE Testing Program.
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Keep checking back as we have lots of new tests and exciting questions in store for you. Also, you can gauge your performance by knowing your rank amongst all the fellow test takers.
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This past weekend, we guys came out with a unique product - we call it mGRE. Its an SMS based GRE Vocab learning product - all you need to do is register your mobile number with us here: www.kaaledge.com/register-gre/ and we send out 1 to 4 SMSs daily to your cell phone - so that you can learn, revise and prepare for GRE on your cell phone, whenever and wherever you go!! A lot more features such as tests and ranking related stuff is going to come out with it …

We recently spoke to Krishna Chaitanya from NIT Suratkal who has recently made it to the Ohio State University for MS in Computer Science. We thought it would be the right time to ask him about his journey to OSU. Krishna tells us what the admissions committee there values in a students’ application. He also has advice on how to approach the GRE and about career prospects after MS. He also talks about the funding scenario there. Here he is himself..
1. Hi Krishna. What do you think are important aspects …

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 …

One of the first things you should do after you decide to apply for graduate school in the US is prepare for and take the GRE (Graduate Record Examinations). The GRE is a standardized metric used by graduate schools to measure and compare candidates from a wide range of backgrounds on skills that are considered crucial for success in graduate school.
Depending on the program and university you are applying to, you may have to take one or more of the following types of GRE tests: GRE General Test, GRE Written …

Samir Menon, MS ‘09 in Computer Science at Stanford took his GRE back when he was in college in 2006. He scored 1570 which is quite impressive. We are grateful to him for sharing some of his thoughts on GRE in general and also sharing his approach to the test itself. Here is what Samir had to say:

The first thing that comes to one’s mind when planning one’s graduate school applications is the Graduate Record Examination or GRE. By virtue of being a requisite of the “grad-school app” for most US universities, taking the GRE has become synonomous with applying to graduate schools in the US. I clearly remember the palpable tension that used to grip the “GRE crowd” as the deadlines for the examination would draw close. I shall share my personal experience with the GRE and some strategies I pursued as I prepared for it. I hope you find this post useful while preparing for and taking the test.

GRE, I believe, is one of the easiest exams to get through - easier compared to what we have here in India. The mantra is to mug up everything and then practice, practice and practice.
Almost all universities in North America require applying candidates to write GRE as a qualifying requirement for their graduate courses. You can write the exam anytime in the year, and once in a calendar month. Yeah, that’s right, if you do not score well in your first attempt, you can always write it again next month …