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University Selection Criteria
Posted Date: 05 Jul 2008 Resource Type: Articles/Knowledge Sharing Category: Study Abroad
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Posted By: sunil Member Level: Diamond
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ased on your Profile i.e., Percentage in your Bachelors course, GRE/ TOEFL scores, Backlogs, Technical/Term paper presentations, Work experience, other significant achievements, etc., you can choose universities considering the following factors :-
· School rankings
· Funds for research in your area of interest
· Research/Teaching Assistantship positions
· Cost of living
· Campus jobs
· Weather Conditions
NOTE : Many people have a wrong perception about University selection. Some of us, think that the GRE score plays the primary role in getting an admit, but this is a wrong notion. GRE is just an aptitude test which has nothing to do with the your major and your field of study. Your undergrad score is the primary factor for deciding the universities. Most of the top universities give lot of importance to the RESEARCH done by the student in the field of study compared to undergrad and GRE / TOEFL scores. This is because of the fact that these universities want pioneers in the field rather than 80's & 90's as percentages in undergrad.
Credit hour : It is given for attending one lecture hour of class each week for 15 weeks or equivalent. Most college classes are three credit hours, meaning their total meeting time for a week is three hours. The US system usually allows a student to choose papers (apart from some mandatory basic papers) and each paper will carry certain number of credits say 3 or 4 (in case of project it would be 5 or 6). When the student full fills the required number of credits; he or she graduates. In most universities this requisite is 30 to 36 hrs for Non-thesis (usually carries a project) option. But for thesis option this requisite is much lesser, but with a thesis work to be presented.
The thesis and non-thesis option :This is mostly applicable to MS students. A thesis option requires taking up a thesis and at the end of which, a dissertation (should have genuine or original idea) has to be presented and defended orally. This is a must for students enrolling to masters programs leading to doctorate (Direct doctorate degree after under graduation). It is advisable for students having a desire, to pursuit up to doctorate level at a later stage, to choose this option. Non-thesis option typically requires a project to be completed by the end of the course. Student's opting the project option on an average graduate in 4 semesters (1.5 years) and with a thesis option it takes on an average two years, with exceptions in both the cases.
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