Healthy US economy luring more learner by Hardeep Saini

Healthy US economy luring more learner

More Indian candidates are willing to take a chance and quit their jobs to pursue higher studies in the US with universities also being more generous with their scholarships, said C Vijayalakshmi, educational advisor, United States-India Educational Foundation.

Commenting on the current trend in higher education in the US, she said that there were more takers this year primarily because the recession had passed thereby making the economic climate healthier. "We are seeing more students going to the US with some sort of financial assistance this year when compared to last year," she added.

As many as 14 universities participated in the Linden US University Fair that came to the city on Thursday.
According to Jobeth Brudner, tour leader of the Linden US University Fair ? the firm that conducts the event ? university representatives have made stops at Kathmandu, New Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore in the last two weeks.

"Five out of seven students are enquiring about computer science, engineering and business management courses. Students are interested more about the academic details such as what the courses are like, the eligibility criteria for admission and availability of financial aid than about life on campus and presence of other international students. We are also seeing greater interest for undergraduate studies in the US from Mumbai and Bangalore," she said.

Another plus point for students is that the visa application forms have been uploaded online this year in order to make it easier for applicants. A few business schools in the US are also accepting GMAT instead of GRE scores to take students in for the course. Officials added that the time frame to get visa appointments had also dropped from 10 days to three days. Applicants who appear for the interview are also informed whether they will get the visa or not the very same day, authorities said.

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