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| Sunday, March 21, 2004 |
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| Sunday, March 21, 2004 |
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Wanna Study in the US: 101 Tips to Get You There
This book is a ready reckoner that tends to carry this advantage to a wider section of Indian students. It tells the intending applicants of the advantages of studying in the USA and gives advice on how to collect American college credits while still in school and how the applicant should word his essay that can earn him admission. It also gives details of scholarships and financial help available from Indian sources and how to obtain a student visa besides datelines for admission and how to go about the process of seeking admission. It is a store of references pertaining to different aspects of the application process. A bunch of essays by students who have been given admission will give the intending applicant a fair idea of what matters in an essay to be submitted for this purpose. Each section contains an introductory note that will help the reader make the most of what follows in the section. The book also contains an official interview with Stanford University’s Associate Director of MBA Admission and also an interview with a former student member of the Harvard Admission Committee. In short, the author who has considerable experience of institutions in the USA, the UK and India, offers a capsule of information that will be of immense help to those who intend to study in the USA. |
GLOBALISATION has opened new career options and
educational opportunities for the youth within the country as well as
abroad. The success of Indians in the USA has made that country the most
favoured destination for those seeking higher degrees in the developed
world. However, information about educational opportunities in US
universities is limited, as Reliance Managing Director Mukesh Ambani
points out in his foreword, to a privileged class of Indian students by
virtue of their advantaged school, teacher and peer group environment.