Why this Guide?

India is emerging as a major economy of the world. Also, the Indian education system was always considered to be one of the best in the world. We have some of the best educational institutions of the world in India. Even the Indian professors are teaching in universities all over the world. Then what is the need for studying in USA? What is it in US education that is not available in Indian education? These and many more questions may be floating in your mind while browsing through this book. It is our effort to give you the most correct and relevant information about education system in the USA so that you can make a conscious and informed decision.

Over the last 10 years the number of students going to America for higher studies have increased manifold. With globalization and Internet revolution, even students of the middle-income families find it an extremely practical and affordable option. In spite of this, we have experienced that more students lose the opportunity of studying in the USA not because they cannot afford it but because they do not have accurate and relevant information about how to go about it.

F.A.C.T. and its team have been guiding students towards higher studies in the USA through its network of offices, newspaper articles, TV programs and seminars. This book is also aimed at providing accurate guidance and up to date information about higher education opportunities in the USA. We sincerely hope that the students and more particularly the parents will find information in this book very useful while planning careers. We once again state that students lose on to the opportunity of studying in the USA not because they cannot afford but because they do not have information about the possibility.

Tushar More was an average student with only 62% marks in HSC. However, he was keenly interested in pursuing degree in automobile engineering. He tried everywhere in India for an admission but failed. Disappointed, he took an admission for bachelors program in mass management. During his first year, he attended one of our seminars and understood the opportunity of pursuing higher studies in the USA. He completed all the formalities in six months and went to pursue his dream career in Southern Illinois University. We feel happy for being of help to such students and we take pride in helping them build their careers.

Abhijeet was a brilliant student during his engineering. During his final year of B.E., he had already taken GRE and had an impressive score of 1320. Simultaneously, he also got selected in a reputed software company at the campus interview. Thinking that education in the US will be expensive, and getting tempted to a high paying job, he joined the software company as a trainee.

Six months of working in the monotonous environment, he realized that this is not the career that he can enjoy for a long time. He was however, still very skeptical about the option of pursuing MS in the US as he was reluctant to put his ageing father in heavy expenditure. He attended one of the seminars of FACT and voiced his concern. FACT assured him of admissions in the best universities where scholarships will be available. This was really not a difficult task considering his academics, GRE score and work experience. Furthermore, in order to make him feel comfortable, he was told to just apply to 5-6 universities and see the result. That would cost him only a few thousand rupees but he will at least come to know his worth in the US universities.

He agreed and today, he is pursuing his MS in systems engineering from one of the top ranked universities in the US with full scholarship.

There are hundreds of students like Tushar and Abhijeet who have gained from the information about study opportunities in the USA. You can also go through the various chapters in this book and understand all the pre requisites for studying in USA. If you need any further information, you are most welcome to visit any of the offices of FACT. A list of FACT office addresses is given in this book. For the most up to date information about where we have our offices, visit our web site www.gurukulonweb.com.