Selection of USA universities
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The selection of universities is the first step for applying to USA universities. You can apply to three to eight USA universities depending upon your interest, time and resources available. Though academic scores should be the main factor in the selection of Universities, other important factors to be considered are cost of tuition fee, location, job prospects, research work etc.
For MS and PhD programs, research is the foundation of education. You‘ll need to identify your research interests and match them with the USA universities and faculties/ professors carrying research in those areas. The focus has to be laid on your eligibility into the particular program at the university in making the final selection. If you have an average academic scores and a not so high GRE score, it makes sense to apply in medium ranked universities.
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Importance of research in selection of USA universities
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Though MS and PhD programs are research based qualifications but requires a noteworthy amount of classroom study. While applying in the research based degree programs viz MS and PhD in USA, you should focus on the quality of the research at the university departments, you may also visit the department websites and follow the links to research. You may get in touch with faculties that are the best resource to provide the most accurate information on the kind of research they do. Your complete career and the job prospects depends on the quality of research work and quality of papers published. So it is important to join a university in the USA which offers research in your field of interest.
A question that many students’ struggle with is, how precisely they need to decide the topic of their research work? The student is expected to have a general idea on the kind of research work he or she wants to get into. The Statement of Purpose should be meticulously crafted focusing your research interests. It will also demonstrate that you took the trouble to find out the research areas offered by the department.
Service rendered by Academic Experts who have been International students and have worked in the USA.
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How our academic experts’ shortlist universities for you?
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- Your area of interest, academic scores, test scores viz GRE, GMAT, SAT, TOEFL, IELTS, financial budgets and preferred location are the major factors in selecting universities for you.
- Tuition of the university is taken in to consideration and preference is given to one with the tuition fee that matches you budget.
- University offering financial support is given more preference than the university which offers less financial support.
- University offering variety of majors is the preference rather than the smaller university as there is a chance for On campus jobs and Graduate Assistant ship in a bigger campus.
- Preference is given to university located in urban areas rather than rural locations as the chances of internships are more in urban areas.
- University with campus diversity if given preference.
- Other factors include safety and cost of living
- VISA issues based on a feedback of international students have been taken as a factor.
- University with regional accreditation or federal accreditation is given preference.
University having low international student population is preferred.
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Kampus Landing academic experts’ judge the quality of a program offered by the USA university.
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This includes but is not limited to the academic training offered at the department, research activities and facilities, nature of student enrollment in their programs, the program resources, student faculty ratio, courses separate or integrated, faculty list and their research interests, admission requirements, admission policies and procedures for international students, financial assistance and hours of study per week.
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Common questions that comes in the mind of students and Kampus Landing counselors and academic experts answer
- Is my profile good enough for the top business schools?
- I have average academic scores, am I eligible for Top B schools/ universities?
- I’m appearing for my GMAT/GRE next month, which five universities do I send my scores to?
- What is GPA that USA universities request for in the application forms?
- What should be the timing of my admission formalities?
- Should I get my transcripts from my college or the university with which college is affiliated to?
- How frequently should I follow up for the status of my application?
- How can I have the access to the students studying in a particular university from my country?
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