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About United States (USA)
The USA is the world’s largest economy and the 4th largest country by geography. The USA has a thriving information technology and defense, The USA has over 18.5 students studying higher education courses. International students are over 1 million and account for over 5% of all higher education enrollments The USA has so much to offer for students across all streams that it becomes challenging for a student to zero in on the correct course and the most suitable university /college.
USA Higher Education – a Snapshot
The USA has over 4000 universities /colleges across its 50 states.
USA has the following categories of universities – State (funded by the state) / Private (managed by private entities) / Institute of Technologies (for Science & Technology) / Community Colleges (offering only 2-year certificates or associate degrees)
USA has the following categories of universities – State (funded by the state) / Private (managed by private entities) / Institute of Technologies (Science & Technology) / Community Colleges
Typical Cost of Studying in USA entails two types of costs
- Tuition Fees
- Bachelors Course (USD 10000 to 40000 p.a)
- Masters Course (USD 10000 to 65000 p.a)
- Living Costs include Food / Accommodation / Books / Transport / Utilities –
- Dormitories / Student Hostels (USD 35000 p.a)
- Apartments (USD 50000 p.a)
There are 4 types of degree courses
- Undergraduate – (it is a Bachelors program and duration is 4 years)
- Associate Degree – (equivalent to Diploma and is offered for 2 years)
- Graduate – (It is a Master’s degree and varies from 2 to 3 years duration)
- Doctoral – (PhD equivalent and takes 5 to 8 years to complete)
Among the world’s top 20 ranked universities (QS rating) – 10 are in USA
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
- Harvard University
- Stanford University
- University of California – Berkeley
- University of Chicago
- University of Pennsylvania
- Cornell University
- California Institute of Technology
- Yale University
- Princeton University
USA offers hundreds of course / subject options among the following streams across Engineering & Technology / Business Management / Law / Medical Sciences / Liberal Arts / Biology and Life Sciences / Maths and Computer Science / Social Sciences\
Of late, there has been a significant interest shown by students from India to specialize in the following courses – MSc (Maths) / MSc (Computer Science) / MSc (Date Sciences) / Law / MA (Applied Economics) / MBA
Typically Admission Process in USA entails the following steps
- A student must understand his current skill set / educational qualifications / Experience and other curricular achievements
- Know the types of programs he/she can apply
- Prioritize the list of 1-2 courses he wants to study
- Evaluate and shortlist 8-10 universities /colleges to apply for admissions based on criteria of affordability/brand name/course or university ranking/cost of the complete course
- Prepare a Statement of Purpose or Essay as asked for by different universities
- Obtain Letters of Recommendation from current/previous professors (Education related) and from your superiors
- Apply to the SVEP approved Universities / Colleges at least 3 weeks before the cut-off date (preferably complete the process by mid-November of the year preceding the year of Fall intake) – SVEP is the Student Exchange Visitor Program
Steps to Apply for Student Visa USA
- Once the university offers you admission – they will issue you an I-20 or DS 160 form.
- The next step is to pay the SEVIS Fees (which can be done online also)
- 2-3 days after payment of SEVIS fees – you can submit the US Visa application
- The next step is to book an appointment with the US Embassy /Consulate nearest to your city
- For this, you need to pay the MRV Fees (Machine Readable Visa Fee)
- Note down the list of documents you need to carry for the embassy interview
- Attend the interview and wait for the result
