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Top H-1B States by Number of Applications
Readers often want to know which states hire the most number of international students. A measure of this can be the number of H-1B visa petitions filed by state. This data can give us an idea of which states have the most number of jobs for international students. From looking at data in the H-1B [...]
Top 400 Universities in the World – U.S. Universities Dominate
The QS World University Rankings 2010 reveal that the U.S. remains the dominant power in higher education. In its’ seventh year of ranking universities, QS a leading media, event and software company in the higher education field, found that 53 US universities were in the top 200. University of Cambridge, UK was found to be [...]
Best GRE Prep Books – What others are buying
I was recently looking around for good GRE test prep books, so I went on Amazon and did a basic search on GRE books. The website presented me with a long list of books, CDs, DVDs, flash cards, kindle books, etc. I was confused and didn’t know which to buy. So I went and did [...]
H-1B Company Database Launched
Click here to access the database. Scholarship for USA has launched a free web application that allows you to search a database of companies that have sponsored H-1B visas in the recent past. The web app allows you to search the database by job title that received the H-1B sponsorship, job category and state. You [...]
Paying for Graduate School – 49 Awards and Fellowships
Paying for graduate school can be difficult, especially in universities in the US where tuition is expensive. International students are not allowed to work off campus, which makes paying for graduate school harder for someone that has no income source for at least two years while they are completing their degree. However, there are a [...]
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Indian Immigrants Returning Home in Greater Numbers
Here is an interesting video that I wanted to share with you guys. We’ve been hearing for a number of years now how more and more Indian immigrants are moving back to India from the U.S., and it seems like the tide is really gaining momentum now. With India’s economy growing, and the U.S.’s shrinking, [...]
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Top H-1B States by Number of Applications
Readers often want to know which states hire the most number of international students. A measure of this can be the number of H-1B visa petitions filed by state. This data can give us an idea of which states have the most number of jobs for international students. From looking at data in the H-1B [...]
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Paying for Graduate School – 49 Awards and Fellowships
Paying for graduate school can be difficult, especially in universities in the US where tuition is expensive. International students are not allowed to work off campus, which makes paying for graduate school harder for someone that has no income source for at least two years while they are completing their degree. However, there are a [...]
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Scholarships for International Students at UW-Madison
The University of Wisconsin Madison (UW-Madison) has had record number of international student enrollment during the 2009 fall semester. Of these 2,214 were graduate students, 1,433 undergrads, 227 non-degree-seeking students, and 105 taking professional coursework. The university attributes this increase in international student enrollment due to the university’s high ranking in U.S. News and World [...]
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How to Apply for a F1 Visa
Any international student wishing to study at an academic institution in the United States must obtain an F1 student visa from their nearest US Embassy. There are a number of steps that must be followed while applying for the F1 student visa and documents must be submitted to the embassy for review before a f1 [...]
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10 Commonly Asked Questions at the F-1 Visa Interview
The visa interview is the last hurdle international students need to pass on their way to higher education in the US. In my experience, if you are a genuine student and have taken the SAT, TOEFL, obtained an I-20 from a decent school and have financial sponsors and related documents, the visa interview should not [...]
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Average SAT Subject Test Scores for 2009
High school students can take the SAT Subject Tests to demonstrate their proficiency in the areas of Mathematics, Science, History and Social Studies, Languages and English. Students can take one or more of the 20 SAT Subject tests that are offered in these areas. Some colleges ask that applicants take at least three SAT Subject [...]
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Average SAT Reasoning Scores for 2009
The College Board has released the average SAT scores for the graduating class of 2009. The average SAT scores for 2009 for the reasoning test are not much different from the average SAT score of 2008. Critical reading and writing average SAT score dropped by a point. The average score for Mathematics remained the same. [...]
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H-1B 2011 Cap Count Update
If you are hoping to apply for an H-1B visa this year, there is still time. As of September 17, USCIS has received only 38,300 applications under the regular cap quota. That means there are still 26,700 H-1B visas available for 2011 out of 65,000 H-1B visas that will be awarded. In the Master’s Exemption [...]
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New Jersey Consulting Company Fined for H1B Violations
The Department of Labor (DOL) has cited Peri Software Solutions, a software consulting company in New Jersey for violation of labor and H1B laws, as reported by DOL on February 18. An investigation by the Department of Labor found that Peri Software had withheld over $1.4 million in back wages that are owned to its’ [...]
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Learn How to File your Taxes for Free
International students studying in the US have to file taxes every year along with other American tax filers. However, international students have very little yearly income as they can only work 20 hours a week, that too if they are lucky to find on campus jobs. So its helpful to be able to file your [...]
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