The University of California at Irvine is one of the fastest growing UC campuses. It has some of the most renowned names in Computer Science on its faculty list. The machine learning group at the university has some of the most renowned names on its list. People like Pierre Baldi have been instrumental in UC Irvine’s rise as a top notch CS department. But now, another big wig in the world of computer science joins UC Irvine as faculty. Mike Carey, a National Academy of Engineering member, is acknowledged as one of the 50 most influential computer scientists in the world by a UCLA-maintained Web site that tracks research citations. He is a fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery …

Northeastern University has a pretty popular program in Telecommunication Systems Management. We thought it would be helpful to aspirants to know more about what this program entails. We spoke to Sameer Marathe who is currently a Masters student at Northeastern specializing in Telecom Systems Management. Sameer took time out to talk to us in detail about the specifics of the admission requirements, work experience requirements, funding scenarios and a lot more. Here is more on Sameer and what he had to say:
1) Personal Information
Name: Sameer Marathe
University you are studying or studied: Northeastern University, Boston
Currently pursuing: Masters
Department/Program you are enrolled in: Telecommunication Systems Management (TSM)
Specialization, if any: Business
Undergraduate College: PVG’s College of Engineering & Technology, Pune
Undergraduate University: University of Pune
2) …

Georgia Institute of Technology (GEORGIA TECH)’s Industrial Engineering program is one of the best in the U.S. kaalEDGE.com had a chance to talk to Nishad Dravid, who is currently enrolled in this program. Nishad gives a great overview of the program, funding situation and job opportunities.
1. What is your current specialization in the Industrial Engineering Program?
Nishad: Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management
2. Why did you choose GEORGIA TECH?
Nishad: Actually it was the only admission I got. The reason for this is that I was really choosy in selecting my university. I was applying in Fall 2007 season, and if you go back a few pages on the history of the stock markets, it was a golden …

University of Florida Gainesville (UFL) has a popular Mechanical Engineering (ME) Program in the United States. We had the chance to talk to Ms. Bhavana Rajput, a Mechanical Engineering graduate student in UFL. Bhavana shares her thoughts with kaalEDGE.com about the Mechanical Engineering program, the composition of student population and research interest along with her insights about the application process at UFL.
1. Where did you do your undergraduate degree in India?
Bhavna: I did my undergraduate degree in Government College of Engineering, Pune which is affiliated to Pune University
2. What is your research area of interest?
Bhavna: My areas of research interest are Propulsion and Alternate Energy.
3. Can you give us some pointers to the general …

Hi Guys. I wanted to draw your attention to a lot of discussion that has been going on at the kaaledge forums. Pretty often people dont end up on the forums - but in general trying to discuss stuff with others in the same boat as you is a pretty good way of moving forward. Of course, we guys at kaaledge.com are always there to help out with our insight and knowledge, but meeting other people who are interested in graduate education as you and have same questions as you - can be a big help. So here are a few sample posts from our forums:

Here is a readme for the kaaledge univ selector feature:
http://www.kaaledge.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=248

Here is a comprehensive list …

Management of Information Systems is a course which is pretty popular among a lot of foreign students in the US. We had the chance to meet an MIS graduate from CMU’s MISM program - Sudeep Agarwal. Sudeep works for Oracle now and has taken the time to talk with kaalEDGE.com and shares his experiences from the CMU program in MIS and his insights from the application process.
1. Can you tell us about your background in India - undergrad education, etc.?
Before MIS, I worked with Oracle India for 3 years. I did my undergrad in Chemical Engg from BITS Pilani.
2. Which program did you pursue and at which university in the US?

I got my masters in Information Systems Management …

Many students have expressed anxious feelings about deciding to go for an MS to the US given the current situation of financial institutions in the country. The financial situation inside the country has not been the best as compared to the last few years. In fact in many ways, its similar to the situation which was present in the 1987 economic slow down. However, many the dent caused will be felt slowly across many sectors. The first and primary harm is caused to the banks. Hence, a job in he financial sector is hard to come by - not too hard though as banks still need to operate and still need talented people - however, investment banking as …

In the recent past, the management education in the US has come under fire from a lot of people. The MBA programs have had to deal with a lot of heat from various quarters - for lacking a focus on professional aspects of management - for encouraging learning the textbook - and not encouraging bright ideas coming from students themselves.
However, one of the biggest assets of US educational institutes lies in their ability to react quickly to constructive criticism and do fast non-bureaucratic curriculum reviews - unlike most other university systems. So schools like Graduate School of Business at Stanford, Kellogg School at Northwestern, Sloan School at MIT and the Johnson School at Cornell are among the schools leading …

In the past days i have had many people talk to me about how it becomes a virtual ordeal for them to study for out of course related stuff like GRE and MS etc - in the face of so many distractions like heavy courseload, distractions from friends, movies, alcohol, girlfriends, boy friends, etc. These are all things which are probably being faced by a lot of aspirants all over the globe. And these are by no means trivial issues, i mean dealing with your friends -saying no to them for a movie - can be a very tough task. If you are working and have a girl friend - then spending time away from her studying for your …

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 work right now?
Nitin: Currently I am working as senior Java Developer in Arcot Systems R & D, Bangalore , India. Its a US based company and creates security …