Deciding on where to apply
MAJORS OFFERED
RANKING OF US UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES
Accreditation
ADMISSION
TUITION FEE & SCHOLARSHIPS

Deciding on where to apply:
Short listing a dozen of places out of more than 4,200 colleges and universities in America is simply painful and quite confusing! With myriad options and varying admission and financial assistance policy makes it rather a more challenging task. Here we are to explore step-by-step how you need to formulate a strategy to manage to find your kind of institutions where you would be happy to spend four year of your life.

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MAJORS OFFERED:
There are more than 49 categories and 490 specializations to choose from! For a complete list use the link below:

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RANKING OF US UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES:
There are various independent rating agencies in USA helping you get a fair amount of idea about the quality of the academic institutions both at regional level and national level. There are also subject specialized rankings available especially in the filed of Engineering, Sciences, Fine Arts, and specialized Schools.

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ACCREDITATION:
There are various US Govt. approved accrediting agencies mandated to grant and maintain accrediting status of US Universities and colleges. Such colleges and universities are also to be authorized by the US Immigration Authorities before they can be allowed to issue I-20 to enroll an International student. I-20 is a legal document necessary to obtain student visa.

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ADMISSION:

1. Selectivity:Broadly we can categorize admission into five categories:

• Most Selective.
• Very Selective.
• Selective.
• Less Selective and .
• Least selective.

2. Profile matching: Through our PRISM Technology, we help you arrive at a logical list of handful of institutions in your chosen filed of study. Once the tentative list is ready, you can fix an appointment with our counselors and engage in a one to one discussion to further reduce your list to a manageable number of applications that you finally decide to apply.

3. Geographical Location:

4. Safety and security:

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TUITION FEE & SCHOLARSHIPS:

1. Affordability:
   A quality US Education does not come cheap! Though affordability is a relative term, still for a middle class family, affording US Education for all four years Bachelors course is no cinch. You must be careful not to choose any University where your net cost as mentioned on I-20 goes beyond your financial means. Remember, you have to do a four year costing, not just first year. Living expenses alone would cost you no less than 5,000 USD per annum and with holiday expenses when school is not in session, it could be too much, if you did not plan your finances back home wisely.

2. On-Campus job possibility:
   Many Colleges and Universities in USA have provision for on-campus employment opportunities to help you partially defray the cost of your education. By law, you are not authorized to work for more than 20 hour-a-week during week days and a maximum of 40 hour-a-week during holidays. Your payment must come directly from University or college where you are studying. Unless otherwise authorized, any employment engagement for which the college/University is not responsible is simply illegal and can have very serious consequences.

3. Need-based financial assistance:
   Such financial assistance is granted according to the demonstrated need as per assessment done on the basis of data supplied on Foreign Student Financial Aid Application Form (FSFAAF). This application form can be obtained from The College Board Scholarship Service (CSS) of the Educational Testing Services (ETS), NJ, USA. The range of need-based financial assistance can be zero to the full cost of attendance including even airfare sometime!

4. Merit-based Scholarships:
   Merit-based Scholarships are awarded by the very College or University that accepts you for admission. Very few Colleges and Universities offer merit-based scholarships to an International student and usually there is a keen and fierce competition for relatively fewer number of awards. The range of merit-based scholarship can be as little as a couple of hundred US Dollars or as high as the full cost of attendance. Check with the Individual Colleges or universities regarding availability of this type of financial assistance.

5. Athletics & Sports Scholarships:
   Athletics and Sports Scholarships are rather decided by the coach where you have applied for admission and award is based on your athletics and sports ability.

6. Rigor of course work:
   Athletics and Sports Scholarships are rather decided by the coach where you have applied for admission and award is based on your athletics and sports ability.

7. Cooperative program options:
   This is an attractive option especially to students who want to reduce their cost of education. Through cooperative program, a student takes a semester study break and does full time paid internship with nearby companies usually for a total of two to three semesters break over a period of five years thereby gaining full time work experience by the time he/she graduates.

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