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Some Safety Tips for Studying in the USA

Education in the USA is always a dream and coveted endeavor for many of the students in the India. Decision to study in the USA is definitely a major one and perfect planning should be made part of your approach for this purpose. Your destination country for the studies is definitely not a dangerous country, but being well prepared in advance with some of the valuable tips can translate your academic experience into rewarding. Some of those safety tips for studying the USA are: 

Safety measures for students who study in US

Traveling:

It is always imperative and wise to be alert and observant while moving around in this new place. Your observations of surroundings will give you a sense of awareness. Being alert can keep you away from any unwanted situations. 

Security:

Night is always a time for nocturnal people while most among them can result into threat or danger. It is always good to avoid lonely walks during night at this new place. Crime rate is obviously at high during nights at anywhere in the world. It is our responsibility to be safe during nights though campus police are available at every academic institute or university. Some of the campuses are offering escort during night for the international students through campus police too. It is good to use such services or otherwise keep yourself with the company of groups in the nights during walks without fail.

Valuable Things:

Valuable are necessary to keep in safe rather leaving wherever you want. Crime of theft quite rampant and it is not exempted in the academic campuses too. Nowadays, laptops, tablets, smartphones, wallets and many more are very common possessions for the students. So, keep your valuable belongs always under your control and within the safeguarded place without fail. A theft happened is hard to recover.

Shelter:

Housing is another important aspect for the international students to study in USA. You will have varied options for this purpose in the form of campus dormitory, off campus and some more. It is always safe to keep your doors closed and never allow entry for strangers into it. Use window or door peep hole to find out the visitor and communicate with strangers from the inside of the house only.

Personal Details:

Identity theft is nowadays seen all over the world and this is another important aspect that should be given more concern by the international students in the USA. It is imperative to keep your personal information, credit card details and social security details safe and totally away from stealing by someone. Do not fall for any scams those are intended to dupe you in many forms. Here, it is important to learn for every international student in the USA that they themselves are responsible for their safety through avoiding any unwelcoming situation around.
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Apply for TOEFL Scholarship worth Rs. 44 Lakh

Interested in studying a good course abroad? Getting a scholarship can make it much easier for many students.
Study Abroad with TOEFL Scholarship


Educational Testing Service (ETS) has announced 10 scholarships worth US$70,000 (approximately Rs. 4,445,700) for students with excellent academic excellence. Each scholarship worth US$7,000 will support a range of of educational initiatives focused on helping students.

The scholarships will support TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)  test takers willing to pursue undergraduate or graduate study in India or abroad at any of the 9,000 plus institutes across the globe that accept the TOEFL test. Based on the applications, 100 semifinalists will be shortlisted and informed in August.

Following the announcement, all shortlisted candidates need to submit additional information as desired by September 8, 2015. Winners will be announced in the month of October.

All recipients will receive the funds later this year and they can apply for the fund money only for their academic expenses. The amount will be disbursed to the candidate once he/she arrives on the campus.

Eligibility: All applicants must be Indian residents who have started applying for admissions between June 2015 and May 2016 at any university or college listed in .

All applicants should mandatorily demonstrate proficiency in English language and have a valid TOEFL score. Also, every applicant must have a grade-point average of 80 or higher on a 100-point scale, or a 3.0 grade-point average or higher on a 4-point scale.

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Source: http://www.hindustantimes.com/higherstudies/toefl-scholarship-worth-rs-44-lakh/article1-1362206.aspx
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USA 6 Years Work Permit for Foriegn Students: Proposed by US DHS

Washington: Aiming to attract more students from abroad, including India, the Obama administration has proposed to provide six-year work permit to certain category of foreigners who come to study in the US.
Jobs in US - 6 Years Work Permit Visa


Washington: Aiming to attract more students from abroad, including India, the Obama administration has proposed to provide six-year work permit to certain category of foreigners who come to study in the US.

The move, likely to benefit Indian students the most is being opposed by a top Republican lawmaker. According to new regulations proposed by the Department of Homeland Security, foreign students in science, technology, engineering and maths collectively called STEM would be allowed to work in the US for six years — three years after finishing an undergraduate programme, and then if it is needed, another three years after a graduate programme.

Currently, foreign students are authorized to work for a 12-month period after graduation from a US degree programme. Foreign students graduating from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math degree programmes are granted an additional 17 months of employment.

The new proposals have been submitted to the Senate Judiciary Committee, according to which the students in non-STEM category would get work permit for three years if they had a STEM degree.

Given that students from India are mainly in STEM courses, the proposal if implemented would highly benefit Indian students.  However, the proposal has met its first tough hurdle from Senator Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee.  In a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, Grassley said the proposed new regulations, while still being internally discussed, are irresponsible and dangerous considering the Government Accountability Office report issued in March 2014 finding that the programme was full of inefficiencies, susceptible to fraud, and that the Department was not adequately overseeing it.

“Thus, under the proposed new regulation, a foreigners could work in the US post-graduation on a student visa for a total of up to six years, completely outside of the non immigrant employment-based visa programmes, and their associated worker protections, established by Congress,” Grassley said.

Source: http://www.deccanchronicle.com/150611/world-americas/article/more-jobs-foreigners-united-state
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Pursuing a 4-year Bachelor's degree in the United States just got cheaper and easier.

The programme has been created to broaden opportunities for the students who want to study in the U.S. but lack resources or knowledge, said David Finegold. Pursuing a four-year Bachelor's degree in the United States just got cheaper and easier.
American Honors launched a unique programme which promises to cut down under graduate costs of a student by anywhere between 40 per cent and 90 per cent.

Students selected for the programme will study the initial two years in community colleges run by the U.S. Government after which they can study in any established University or College by transferring the credits.

According to the programme coordinators, they have tied up with more than 55 colleges and universities, including Ivy League institutions like Standford, to felicitate the transfer of students.




“The programme has been created to broaden opportunities for the students who want to study in the U.S. but lack resources or knowledge,” said David Finegold, Chief Academic Officer, American Honors.

“Unlike in India, an honors degree in the U.S. context is about soft skills, ability to learn in cross cultural teams and small classes. This way a strong education foundation is laid for the students. In the U.S. or India, there is a widening gap in higher education between ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’. This programme will help reduce that inequality for the talented or motivated students who lack the resources.”

The initial two years will not just hone the skills and prepare the students for their upcoming transition, but also give them a fair chance in obtaining scholarships, said Mr. David.

The programme, which was started three years ago for the U.S. and international students, covers various Bachelors courses in Pre-engineering, sciences, humanities, health related fields and others. About 1,400 students from across the globe are enrolled for this programme for this academic year’s fall admission.

The American Honors is also trying to tie up with institutions in the sub-continent so that the selected students can pursue their first year of Bachelors degree programme locally before continuing with the programme in the U.S. from second year.

Interested students can look up for more information or admission process at www.americanhonors.org

Source: http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/unique-us-degree-programme-launched/article7305759.ece
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7 Visa Interview Tips Everyone Should know

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Visa interview is always a crucial part for non-immigrant visas. For any type of non-immigrant visa, it is imperative to be careful and wise to follow some of the helpful tips too. Below are the few tips in this context to be successful with your upcoming visa interview visa Faq's.
  1. It is very common perspective for the visa consular to look into non-immigrant visa applicants as the intended immigrants. So, it is imperative for the visa applicant to convince the consular officer that you’re not an intended immigrant. Applicant should specify the reasons in detail for returning back to home country in a stronger way. Especially, students leaving abroad for education on non-immigrant visas should specify well to the visa consular that they will be coming back for the jobs to their home country after successful completion of the academic program.

  2. English proficiency is another thing that is capable enough to rule the visa interview success. It is always a good step to practice English prior to this interview with native English speakers. If you’re leaving to the US to study English, then it is imperative to explain how the learned English is going to be helpful for you in the home country.

  3. It is highly important for the visa applicant to talk on own rather to bring parents or someone for the interview. Accompanying with someone for this interview can create wrong opinion. Here, parents are allowed for this interview in the case of minor students those are applying for the high school programs. Counselor will ask questions about the funding from the parents with this kind of visa applications.

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  4. Students applying for visa should be more careful here and they should be well equipped with the information about the chosen program and its help for their future career path. Student should explain how the chosen program can be helpful for the future career goals and aims at the same time proving it well that intention is not for the immigration

  5. It is important to be concise and short from your side for the interview. You should keep all your supporting documents ready in a manner easy and quick to verify for the consular officer. If there are any supporting written documents from your side, then make them short and clear in a way time will not be wasted for the interviewing counselor. It will create good opinion on you.

  6. If you’re on a study visa and you have dependents back home, then there is a chance for the visa counselor to ask you about their sustenance and support. It will be very crucial, when you’re the primary source of income to your family behind to you too.  You should come up with reasonable answers in this kind of situation otherwise chances are more to deny your visa.

  7. It is not good or right to engage into argument with consular officer. It is always important for the visa applicant to maintain positive attitude throughout the interview.
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