Archive for November, 2009
U.S. Supreme Court May Decide on OPT STEM Extension
The Programmers Guild and other opponents of the H-1B visa have turned to the US Supreme Court to hear their case against the OPT STEM extension. In a petition filed on November 13, the programmers guild has asked the Supreme Court to get involved after their petitions were rejected by two lower courts in New [...]
Sample Recommendation Letter
A recommendation letter is an important piece in the graduate application process. Sometimes graduate schools ask applicants to supply multiple recommendation letters. It is usually a good idea to get recommendation letters from past professors, superiors/managers at work or from leaders in organizations that you have been a part of. Often times, people that you [...]
USCIS to Conduct 25000 H-1B Inspections
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has planned to conduct 25,000 onsite visits to companies that have hired workers on H1B visas this fiscal year. The move is a part of the on going investigation by USCIS to uncover H1B fraud and reduce and the abuse of the program. Last year USCIS had conducted [...]
Sample Personal Statement for Graduate School
Many prospective graduate students struggle with writing the statement of purpose or the personal statement. A well written personal statement does a number of things. It allows the admissions committee to get a sense of who you are; it also tells them about your career goals and aspirations. Another important thing that it does is [...]