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 …
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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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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“At Pitzer, we grapple with how many students to admit early every year. While we want to leave enough room for students who find Pitzer through the Regular Decision process, we do find that there are significant benefits to admitting students through Early Decision. Our institutional research at Pitzer shows that students who apply to …
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