“I am a chain smoker. Convince me to stop smoking.” This could be one of the role-playing questions that you may get asked during your multiple mini-interviews (MMI) if you have applied for medicine, dentistry or other related undergraduate degree courses in the UK. A new style of interviewing, developed by McMaster in 2002, the …
Computer science is a vast field with many attractive and highly lucrative job opportunities. Some roles have recently become popular because employers are demanding qualified employees in larger numbers. Here is an overview of some of the most rewarding and in-demand computer science jobs today. 1) Software engineering: Good software is incredibly hard to write …
Colleges receive thousands of applications from students across the globe and admissions officers (AOs) are always looking for the best and the brightest. In the past 10 years, admissions have become more competitive. For example, Harvard University is notorious for its low acceptance rates, which was 10.5 percent for the Class of 2006 and has …
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology or MIT is consistently ranked among the top institutes for science and engineering. It prides itself in imparting a rigorous technical education to all students, regardless of their major field of study. With over 90 Nobel laureates, several named scholars and hundreds of influential entrepreneurs affiliated with it, MIT keeps churning …
Are you interested in becoming a Chartered Account (CA), but don’t want to wait until you finish your undergraduate degree? If yes, then consider studying in the UK. Here, you can sit for your CA qualification exams during your undergraduate degree, rather than waiting to complete the 2.5 years of articleship required in India. The …
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Indian colleges have a simple, straightforward academic delivery system. Admitted students choose from a set of branches (majors) and study a set requirement of subjects in their major. On the contrary, US colleges offer a framework, the credit system, that provides each student with greater flexibility in designing their education. Simply put, the credit system …
Most Indian students attend college in the US to gain a solid technical education. Be it in pure sciences or hard engineering, the US is home to many of the world’s leading technical institutions. It’s unfortunate, however, that many of these same students dismiss the non-technical aspects of learning. This is especially concerning since the …
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Many people think that to pursue a career in law, you should have studied it at an undergraduate level. However, if you wanted to explore other options during your undergraduate studies and now are committed to studying law, all is not lost. With two options for postgraduates, the UK serves as the perfect destination to …
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Computer science and computer engineering are vast fields with a wide range of industry and research opportunities in speciality areas such as machine learning, artificial intelligence, payment systems and autonomous driving. Many aspiring students, however, find themselves confused when deciding between a major in computer engineering and a major in computer science. This article will …
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If you are applying to colleges in the US for your undergraduate studies, you have probably heard about the Common Application form. However, in the past few years, the Coalition Application is becoming a popular application platform. What exactly is the Coalition Application? A relatively new way to apply to colleges, the Coalition Application debuted …
