Higher Education in Canada and USA

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Undergraduate degree from USA \ UK.

Hello Uncle,
I'l be highly thankful if you could review my case and suggest accordingly.

I graduated from high school in May 2006 with 95%. I enrolled at one of best College in Delhi University for B.A. Mathematics (Hons.) However, I wish to pursue Economics in combination with another subject, may be, Mathematics, International Relations, Psychology, English or even History. Alongside I also wish to pursue something in the field of Art and Design. The opportunity to try out different subjects and pursue a wide range of academic interests is something that I found unavailable at my college, Delhi University. Hence, I decided to apply to colleges in the U.S. and U.K. And I have discontinued my studies at my present college. As of now, I have been admitted to Warwick and UCL in the U.K. ; and to Brown and UCLA in the U.S. Also, I am on the waiting for UPENN and University of Chicago. Brown was my first choice for college the reason being it allows a competitive yet flexible academic environment.

But before I accept the decision, I wanted to know if its worth it. Is it a good plan to pursue an Undergraduate degree from this University? My other option is to go back to a college in Delhi University and pursue B.A. Economics (Hons.) What do you think is a better choice? And what are the job prospects after a degree from an Ivy League school like Brown?

After pursuing my Undergraduate degree, I wish to study at a leading Business School in the United States itself. But my family insists I take the Civil Services exam. Is it true that after pursuing an Undergraduate degree from a foreign University, I am no longer eligible to sit for the exam? I thought the main criteria was that one should be an Indian citizen. Any how, this is just for my parent's satisfaction. My prime focus in the future will be on getting into a top business school. Please guide me as to how I should go about my decisions.

Thank You
Kartika
 
kartika said:
Hello Uncle,
I'l be highly thankful if you could review my case and suggest accordingly.

I graduated from high school in May 2006 with 95%. I enrolled at one of best College in Delhi University for B.A. Mathematics (Hons.) However, I wish to pursue Economics in combination with another subject, may be, Mathematics, International Relations, Psychology, English or even History. Alongside I also wish to pursue something in the field of Art and Design. The opportunity to try out different subjects and pursue a wide range of academic interests is something that I found unavailable at my college, Delhi University. Hence, I decided to apply to colleges in the U.S. and U.K. And I have discontinued my studies at my present college. As of now, I have been admitted to Warwick and UCL in the U.K. ; and to Brown and UCLA in the U.S. Also, I am on the waiting for UPENN and University of Chicago. Brown was my first choice for college the reason being it allows a competitive yet flexible academic environment.

But before I accept the decision, I wanted to know if its worth it. Is it a good plan to pursue an Undergraduate degree from this University? My other option is to go back to a college in Delhi University and pursue B.A. Economics (Hons.) What do you think is a better choice? And what are the job prospects after a degree from an Ivy League school like Brown?

After pursuing my Undergraduate degree, I wish to study at a leading Business School in the United States itself. But my family insists I take the Civil Services exam. Is it true that after pursuing an Undergraduate degree from a foreign University, I am no longer eligible to sit for the exam? I thought the main criteria was that one should be an Indian citizen. Any how, this is just for my parent's satisfaction. My prime focus in the future will be on getting into a top business school. Please guide me as to how I should go about my decisions.

Thank You
Kartika
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graduated from high school?????
 
gosh! Where are you from? Jind?
hmmm, I wouldn't be surprised!
Well, in case you don't know what graduating from high school is, its the same as finishing your 12th grade!
I think you are in desperate need of some updates along with a dash of language and comprehension skills; seems like you are still living in the 18th century or some backward Haryana village. Find yourself something else to do; you seem really bored!
All the best.:rolleyes:
 
kartika said:
Hello Uncle,
I'l be highly thankful if you could review my case and suggest accordingly.

I graduated from high school in May 2006 with 95%. I enrolled at one of best College in Delhi University for B.A. Mathematics (Hons.) However, I wish to pursue Economics in combination with another subject, may be, Mathematics, International Relations, Psychology, English or even History. Alongside I also wish to pursue something in the field of Art and Design. The opportunity to try out different subjects and pursue a wide range of academic interests is something that I found unavailable at my college, Delhi University. Hence, I decided to apply to colleges in the U.S. and U.K. And I have discontinued my studies at my present college. As of now, I have been admitted to Warwick and UCL in the U.K. ; and to Brown and UCLA in the U.S. Also, I am on the waiting for UPENN and University of Chicago. Brown was my first choice for college the reason being it allows a competitive yet flexible academic environment.

But before I accept the decision, I wanted to know if its worth it. Is it a good plan to pursue an Undergraduate degree from this University? My other option is to go back to a college in Delhi University and pursue B.A. Economics (Hons.) What do you think is a better choice? And what are the job prospects after a degree from an Ivy League school like Brown?

After pursuing my Undergraduate degree, I wish to study at a leading Business School in the United States itself. But my family insists I take the Civil Services exam. Is it true that after pursuing an Undergraduate degree from a foreign University, I am no longer eligible to sit for the exam? I thought the main criteria was that one should be an Indian citizen. Any how, this is just for my parent's satisfaction. My prime focus in the future will be on getting into a top business school. Please guide me as to how I should go about my decisions.

Thank You
Kartika
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u have graduated from high school ... now wanna go for Undergraduate degree from university??? right Kartika??
 
what are good GRE scores

Dear Prof Birbalji,
thankyou for helping haryanavi jats for their educational aspirations. i would also advice students to look for previous mails of yours before putting thier questions, otherwise it will be difficult for Dr birbal to answers to evrybody, if the questions are of general nature.
I had seen that in last 19 pages there are only two times that GRE scores are mentioned. So I would request you to mention what is good GRE score and students who have taken GRE should also write their scores.
I had taken GRE and scored 1340 (Q-760 and V-580) AW- 4.0 and my toefl score was CBT(277). I had tried for 4-5 US Universities each time for three years but I did not get admission anywhere. Though I had mentioned I would take admission if funding is available.
I had done MSc Delhi Univ and MTech, Applied Botany from IITKGP and was looking for PhD in Biotech or Plant Sciences.
But lastly I got PhD* in Germany and working here these days.
So I would suggest students to take GRE seriously and try to get score around 1400 or more if you want to get PhD somewhere in US with funding, rather than applying with less scores and wait for admission results every year.
Though some ppl with scores around 1200 also got admission.
I would like to request Prof birabal to tell avg GRE scores of students in different fields of some US/canadian Universities
Vijay Dalal.
 
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hello birbal sir,
i m doing b-tech in electronics n communication.......n during my 6 months training schedule ..i want to do my training in canada....bt i dont know wat i have to do for dis........kindly guide me......
thanking you.....,
satvir singh kambo,,,,,,,,moga,,,,,,,,,punjab,,,,,,,,,india.
 
birbal said:
I would welcome inquiries from jat students who want to come to North America for higher studies. I have a thorough knowledge of the universities in both Canada and USA. Depending on the credentials of a candidate I can suggest which universities are best suited for him/her. I can be of help for M.S. and Ph.D. in Engineering and Business as well as MBA.

Birbal Singh
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Lakehead University
Thunder Bay, Canada
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Dear Sir
I m working as lecturer in physics at Govt college Rohtak
I have 15 years exp. I m Ph.D with specialisation in Material science
I want do some Post Doc work in some reputerd institute. kindly suggest me some better option
skhasa
 
Dear Sir
I m working as lecturer in physics at Govt college Rohtak
I have 15 years exp. I m Ph.D with specialisation in Material science
I want do some Post Doc work in some reputerd institute. kindly suggest me some better option
skhasa
 
Preeti,

Dr Birbal Singh has given you excellent advise. I could not improve on that. I would like to reiterate that NJIT is better than IIT, mainly because of location. I have a few friends who have graduated from not so good institutes in NY and have good jobs. They could intern at finance firms which gave them a headstart.

I was wondering the reason you did not apply in cheap states as TX, Florida and others. They have pretty good institutes here.

good luck!
Maneesh

*preeti* said:
Respected sir

I have admits from all the 5 universities to which I had applied so now the task becomes more harder. I request you to advice me in selection one of the five.

1. University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
No news of aid yet, they are saying the aid decision is still pending. Tuition Fees - $12,976 for one year( 9 credits/sem)
2. University of Missouri - Kansas city.
No aid granted as of now.They have sent me the I-20
Tuition Fees - $13,087

3. New Jersey Institute of Technology
They have sent me the I-20 and have awarded me Provost Fellowship of $2000 per sem.
Tuition Fees - $15,122 - $4,000 = $11,122.

4. Illinois Institute of Technology(applied for computer engineering)

Received the I-20 today, no news about aid but they have some Co-op prog where u can study for one
year and then wk for one year as internship and then cm agn n complete ur studies.
Tuition Fees - $12,500

5. Illinois state university ( applied for masters in information science)
Tuition Fees- $10,000


Please help me decide one of those five colleges on the basis of
- Academics
- Aid situation
- Job prospects after graduation.
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Hello Sir,
I am a immigrant in canada. I come on spouse sponsorship four months back. I was a lawyer in high court back home in india, I will highly appreciate your most valueable advice if you can guide me from where i can have my credentials evaluated to pursue my carrer in law and what is the process. Thanks and waiting for your reply.
 
Jats in California

Hello Sir,

I am going for MS in computer science in University of Southern California.
Every thing has done.
I want to know any jat friends there.
 
respected Birbal sir

namaste, i m renu gulia from delhi. i've just completed my BSc(Hons) in Agriculture (a 4 yrs degree prog) from Haryana Agricultural University (Hissar).
i would like to persue my masters in horticulture/ landscaping and architecture from U.S but on assistantship.i would be taking gre in aug 2007.could you plz suggest me some gud university along with the right track to achieve my destination.

i've a lot of queries to ask but precisely the above one wuld do at once. actually if i'll ask you all the question at one time ,i'll land up confusing you as i've experienced it before.

plz reply soon

regards

renu gulia
 
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bgsingh said:
Hello Sir,
I am a immigrant in canada. I come on spouse sponsorship four months back. I was a lawyer in high court back home in india, I will highly appreciate your most valueable advice if you can guide me from where i can have my credentials evaluated to pursue my carrer in law and what is the process. Thanks and waiting for your reply.
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BHAI SAAB IF YOU WANT TO GET UR CREDENTIALS EVALUATED TRY WWW. FLSC.CA(OR YOU CAN EMAIL ME AT devin_kr@yahoo.com), I m also persuing the same, and might offer some help.
 
skhatri4321 said:
Hello Sir,

I am going for MS in computer science in University of Southern California.
Every thing has done.
I want to know any jat friends there.
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There are lot of Jats and non-Jat Indians in LA. So, you will have no problem.

Birbal Singh
dev said:
BHAI SAAB IF YOU WANT TO GET UR CREDENTIALS EVALUATED TRY WWW. FLSC.CA(OR YOU CAN EMAIL ME AT devin_kr@yahoo.com), I m also persuing the same, and might offer some help.
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Those who do law from Oxford or other British universities usually require 2 courses from Canada to get credentials to practice, so it should be very similar for those from India. The best is to go to York or U of Toronto and get your transcripts evaluated. These days there is lot of pressure on various professional organizations to assist foreign trained professionals.

Birbal Singh

renugulia said:
namaste, i m renu gulia from delhi. i've just completed my BSc(Hons) in Agriculture (a 4 yrs degree prog) from Haryana Agricultural University (Hissar).
i would like to persue my masters in horticulture/ landscaping and architecture from U.S but on assistantship.i would be taking gre in aug 2007.could you plz suggest me some gud university along with the right track to achieve my destination.

i've a lot of queries to ask but precisely the above one wuld do at once. actually if i'll ask you all the question at one time ,i'll land up confusing you as i've experienced it before.

plz reply soon

regards

renu gulia
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Renu,

You need to have good academic background, high GRE score, and excellent recommendations to get assistantship. Your advantage is that HAU has good reputation. There is lot of information on this website about graduate schools (taken from US News and World Report). But, I suggest you apply to universities where former HAU students have gone and done well. You may try few in USA and a couple in Canada too. Purdue, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaigne, Minnesota are all good schools. In Canada, University of Saskatchewan and University of Alberta are worth trying. But, once again, if you have professors who were educated in USA or Canada or know seniors, it is good to try the same schools because they already know how good HAU is.

Good luck.
 
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Looking Msc Position in Canada

Hello Sir,
I am doing my graduate studies in Canada. I want to seek advice regarding my husband.Currently he is working as a Veterinary Surgeon in Haryana for the last 3 yrs and he interested in joining some Msc programme in Canada. He has 67% marks in BVsc and AH. I want to know from you that what are the scopes for him to get Msc position in Canada.
Do reply me. Your guidance is valuable for me.

Regards,
Sanjana
 
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Better options.

Respected Sir
I have enrolled for a bachelors program in CIS(COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEM) with Tarleton State University under collaboration terms and conditions. under terms and conditions, i have the option of completing the degree in one of the countries- Australia , U.S.A or canada.Which will be the best one in terms of academics,co-ops , placements etc.What will be your view on this matter.Can you suggest me universities from following- Canada(university of windsor, saint mary's university), deakin university,AUSRALIA or Eastern Michigan University,U.S.A.
Looking forward to a best reply I ever got.
 
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Preeti
I would like you to go for NJIT. It is best in every respect.Once you get there , you will experience this thing yourself.
GO AHEAD.
GOOD LUCK.
 
luckynavdeep said:
Better options.

Respected Sir
I have enrolled for a bachelors program in CIS(COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEM) with Tarleton State University under collaboration terms and conditions. under terms and conditions, i have the option of completing the degree in one of the countries- Australia , U.S.A or canada.Which will be the best one in terms of academics,co-ops , placements etc.What will be your view on this matter.Can you suggest me universities from following- Canada(university of windsor, saint mary's university), deakin university,AUSRALIA or Eastern Michigan University,U.S.A.
Looking forward to a best reply I ever got.
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I do not know about Tarleton state University, but if you option to study in Canada or USA, and you are legally allowed to work through co-op placement, I woul suggest USA just because it is a big country and potential opportunities are lot more than Canada. The advantage in Australia is the nicer weather, but again, it has a small population and hence relatively fewer opportunities comared to USA.

But, first check the legitimacy of this Tarleton State University.
 
Need help for MS in Biomedical sciences

Respected Mr. Birbal,

Namaste,

I'm Neeru Sindhu from Hisar. hv done B.Tech in Biomedical Engineering in 2005, now working with Ministry of Health & Family welfare. I wanna go for my masters. can u plz suggest me the appropriate place n also the procedure to realise my dream. Basically my interest lies in research n teaching.

Eagerly waiting for ur reply

With warm regards
Neeru Sindhu

birbal said:
I would welcome inquiries from jat students who want to come to North America for higher studies. I have a thorough knowledge of the universities in both Canada and USA. Depending on the credentials of a candidate I can suggest which universities are best suited for him/her. I can be of help for M.S. and Ph.D. in Engineering and Business as well as MBA.

Birbal Singh
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Lakehead University
Thunder Bay, Canada
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hello birbal sir

sir i have been education dept. for last five years . i did my bachelors in elementary education and also i have done masters in education and now i have taken admission in linguistics for specialization at post graduate level.
i want to pursue my phd. from foreign university in lingistics or education...so can help and suggest me..which university will be best???
wid regards
varsha
 
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