Hey, I got accepted to IESEG School of Management for their Master's program. Is there anyone currently studying there or any incoming Indian students ? I would like to connect and talk.

Thanks in advance 😄

I saw on Gradcafe that OSU sent acceptance mail and I am wondering if I have been accepted or rejected?

I did MBA in 2013 (Finance majors, CGPA 3.33 out of 4.00) and BBA in 2011 (Marketing majors, CGPA 2.51 out of 4.00). After the MBA, I became Corporate Banker i.e, relationship management w.r.t banking/financing solutions for businesses (mostly large Corporates). The total experience till date is 11 years with 3 different banks. Now I have my reasons for looking to switch career to IT/Computer Science, one of the many reasons being my personal interest. I did MBA and joined banking largely due to circumstances back then. I had no career counseling available and due to financial constraints in the family (looming retirement of parents etc) took the route which came my way more easily and I also had some relatives in the family in banking so it appeared a "safer" career choice. I know I could have gone for studies of my choice to other countries which have zero tuition fees and you can also work there while studying to cover most living costs. But I had no proper career counseling and my parents due to their very limited exposure simply could not digest this idea (they cannot be blamed for this though given their own circumstances).

Now, at the age of 37, I plan to switch careers to the field of my choice i.e, Computer Science/IT. I have been told by multiple friends in IT that my past business banking experience and MBA degree can in fact be a positive addition when it comes to certain IT/CS fields. My primary question is, should I go for Bachelors or a Masters degree in Computer Science? While Masters programs are shorter, will admission require bachelors in CS/IT? (which I don't have). This requirement makes me lean towards Bachelors in CS/IT. But then most European universities with no tuition fees that I have come across do not offer Bachelors in CS/IT in English.

Please guide !!!

Would like to add that I'm pretty sure I will be able to do well academically. Don't judge me by the BBA's CGPA because I just aimed for one that would be just enough to land me at MBA program. Mind you that it was not a field of study of my choice.

I initially sent my TOEFL scores and I had selected these before knowing my marks but they were less than what I expected and thus also sent my IELTS Score which were above the minimum required. Do you think it would affect my chances of acceptance in Anthropology programs in US?

For people who studied in France, are currently studying, or are working there—

As we know, at ESSEC, international students who aren't fluent in French are still able to pursue apprenticeships, which helps reduce tuition fees and gain valuable work experience. I’m planning to study in France and wanted to know if there are other schools where international students, even without full fluency in French, can take part in similar apprenticeship programs.

If you’ve had any experience or know of schools offering such opportunities, I’d love to hear about:

• Which schools provide apprenticeships for non-French speakers?
• How hard is it to secure these positions as an international student?
• Are there any other ways to access apprenticeship programs or similar work-study opportunities?

Looking forward to your insights and experiences. Merci beaucoup!

Hi, I am soon to be 21, in my pre-final year(India). I want to complete my final year studies in abroad, preferably Europe. My major is in Computer Science and I have a keen interest in software development. I also want to learn more about cybersecurity.

1. What should be my next steps regarding studying abroad?
2. Should I actually try to study abroad? Would like to have your opinions. Whatever details you need to, let me know

As I belong from a lower income category, it's completely impossible for me to even study in a top tier college of my country itself. So, is it possible to get scholarships for studying abroad? My grade isn't that great, but I am more into FOSS. I have a lot of practical knowledge rather than theory. What should be my way out? Can you guys kindly help me out? Thanks!

hi guys! im currently a third year engineering student in biotechnology, and i'm looking to pursue masters and perhaps PhD in german public universities, in the field of neuroscience particularly or maybe with stem cells or oncology/cancer research, for fall 2026.

i have a somewhat decent idea regarding what universities are good and international student requirements, but i do still feel kind of lost. i would really appreciate any recommendations regarding IELTS, GRE exam requirements, german language learning, study abroad consultation agencies that help fully with this process (i live in chennai).

would also love any information regarding internships there as well.

also anyone who's currently doing their masters/has done their masters, your insight would be really appreciated!!

Hi!

I am a new grad nurse and am approaching year 1 on my current (and first) nursing job. I’m enjoying nursing, and I’m thinking about doing a masters for it. But the thing is, I’ve always told myself that I’d wanna do my nursing masters ABROAD. I’ve almost never wanted to do my masters here in the US unless it absolutely had to come to it not only for cost, but to check off a bucket list dream of moving abroad for a longer period of time. My current plan is to work for 2 years at least and apply to schools from there, since a lot of these programs want at least 2 years experience.

The thing is that since nursing is so specialized from nation-to-nation, there are virtually no resources to this online, and none of my colleagues have been able to give me any advice because it’s just not very common to do so it appears. So here are my questions:

1. Will nursing positions in the US accept international accreditation? I’m considering nurse education, maybe something akin to a clinical instructor at a university or a nurse educator on an inpatient floor. Hell, I’ve even considered specializing to hospice or palliative care. Or public health. Not really considering NP school however, so won’t have to worry about NP licensing.

2. What programs abroad accept international students? My top 2 choices at this moment are Kings College London (says that they accept students from abroad and I like Europe! Been to Ireland to study before!) or Chiba University’s nursing research program in full English (in Japan, and yes I speak adv. beginner/intermediate-level Japanese for daily life). My preference would honestly be towards Japan or Asia in general and that Chiba program is kind of a dream for me, but my concern is the US’ standards not accepting non-Western credentials.

Any and all advice appreciated! I just haven’t been able to find good answers at all regarding a masters abroad for nurses.

Hey guys good morning from West Africa, I’m a graduate from Bingham University in Nigeria, I studied Guidance and Counselling and I’m looking for a scholarship in guidance and counselling or any related course. I’ve searched(maybe I’m not looking where I should) and come up empty, was wondering if you guys can point me in the way I should go.

Hello everyone, I’m Menna from Egypt, and I’m currently preparing to apply to universities in the U.S. for Fall 2025. I’m studying Business Analysis, and one of my biggest challenges right now is finding someone who can write me a strong academic recommendation letter. This can be difficult in Egypt due to limited access to school counselors or mentors familiar with the process.

If any professionals or academics here are willing to offer some advice or even assist me in drafting a recommendation letter, I’d really appreciate it. Additionally, if there are any platforms or individuals I can reach out to for international recommendation letters or application support, I’d be very grateful for any pointers.

Thank you so much for any guidance or support.

So i'm at a unique place , I moved from India to usa last year(visa-GC), i did my UG in India , working as a Construction inspector/ assistant office engineer in the civil/construction domain , my UG degree is in mechanical engineering.

I plan on going to grad school next year for fall 2025, PROGRAM- M.S in Mechanical Engineering , i know its late already but i took some time to make the decision.

My CGPA is 8.1 and i still have to write my IELTS which i'm planning to take around Nov 15, i'm working on my SOP and have the LOR's ready. Have 1 Published paper in my UG.

i have shortlisted some colleges , but it's very New York centric , i don't plan on writing GRE( most of the colleges that i have shortlisted have GRE as optional ) as i have another major license (FE) exam scheduled in January, I just wanted to know what are my chances of getting into these colleges.

1. University of Connecticut
2. Northeastern University
3. Stony Brook University
4. New York University
5. Stevens Institute of Technology
6. University at Buffalo
7. Texas A&M University
8. Binghamton University
9. Georgia Institute of Technology
10. Purdue University.

Any information/ advice will be of great help, thanks.

Does anyone know how long it typically takes to receive a decision from Rutgers New Brunswick for the MSCS Spring 2025 intake? My application was waitlisted about a week ago.

Hi everyone,

I just received my admission for the MS in Computer Science program at the University of Texas at Arlington for the Spring 2025 intake! 🎉

I'm looking forward to connecting with fellow students who also got admitted to UTA for the Spring '25 intake. It would be great to interact, share information, and plan ahead.

Additionally, I’d love to connect with seniors who can provide some guidance and tips on academics, housing, or any other aspect of student life at UTA.

Looking forward to your responses!

Best,
Chandrasekar Vasan

Hey there!

I am an international student and want to carry up a masters in business/ analysis/ data related field. I come from a top school in my country (Third world), my work experience and extra curriculars are great but my gpa is quite low (2.2/4). In my school that's average but I see most europeen unis requiring 2.7+ or even 3+.

Do you know any schools/ countries where I can find cheap masters with not much focus on GPA? I am planning to take GMAT and hope to score high.

By cheap I mean preferably less than 3500e a year, or with scholarships focused on overall merit.

Thanks!

Hi Everyone,

I am looking to go back to school for either a masters or phd program in Ecology in the near future and a good friend of mine also suggested looking at international programs. As someone who has also had an interest in living overseas at some point in my life this seems appealing at first glance.

I am still new to the graduate school process let alone the prospect of finding an international program, what are the first steps that I would need to take to begin this search and process?

Some background on myself. I am m31 with a bachelor's degree in Biology. I have worked various jobs since graduating but I have spent the last 6 years primarily working for USGS in an Aquatic Foodbase department. I have spent months in the field as well as years in the lab processing samples and training others to do so. I also helped design and lead the field and lab components of a leaf decompostion study which was published recently.

Any help with this or related information that might be useful is very appreciated.

Thanks!

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If I am applying to masters scholarships in public health / mental health / psychology, would founding a club that’s verified by national youth platform increase my chances?

I have already founded it and I am passionate it but I am asking to know if founding a club matter for such admissions , I also have extensive extracurricular activities and I have worked on 2 research projects and now doing the third without any publications, my GPA is high very good (82%) and I have done 3 years of clinical internship.

Can you tell me if founding the club would cover my GPA Can you suggest public health scholarships in any part of the world I can apply for that care about extracurricular activities?

Hi I'm a student in KAIST and we're having an information session about scholarships and life in KAIST in South Korea.

📅 Date: August 13
🕒 Time: 8PM KST | 7PM PHT
📍 Online: Zoom

For more info check out our IG: here_comes_kaist

Hello, I am an international student from India and have got an offer from the UoPacific Stockton for MS in CS for Spring 2025, can someone share some insights about the program, the living and future in Stockton and the positives and negatives of UoP. Also opportunities that can be gained while studying there. As it is just an hour away from the Silicon Valley.

Basically the title.

Hi, I am recent bachelor engineering graduate from Tribhuvan University, Nepal with about 74% aggregate. I want to pursue my masters in Data Science or Analytics. I wont be able to pay for my masters and need scholarship or funded programme. What might be the countries or unis that can help me ?

My profile

-74% aggregate

-1 research paper

-multiple internships

I want to pursue my master's in Mechanical Engineering. I have a GPA of 3.60 and a GRE score of 323 (170 Quant, 153 Verbal). However, I do not have any research experience and have published no papers so far. But, I was involved in multiple academic projects during my undergrad.

I am having a hard time deciding on the college. I want to go to the best one, but given my profile I fear that I may end up choosing the too-ambitious one, or too lower the rank for my scores. As I have financial constraints, I should be wise about spending on the application fee and would need your suggestion on the list of best colleges that are almost sure to take me in.

Hi Everyone,

Can you please tell if my categories of universities are correct based on my profile. Looking for MS in AI Research oriented for 2026

• Bachelors: KIIT University | B.Tech in IT (THE 601-1000)| 8.04 CGPA
• PG- Diploma: CDAC Pune | PG Diploma in Big Data Analytics | 73.8%
• TOEFL: 100 (may just improve)
• GRE: Planned on 25th (should get 320+)
• GATE: Planned on Feb’25
• Work Ex: 6 months as Software Trainee working on NLP. Now looking for JRF and Research Associate positions
• Internship: 8 months as a Data Science Intern
• Projects: Several advanced Computer Vision Projects
• Research Paper: 2 in the works as a sole author
• Basic knowledge of german

Dream:

• ETH Zurich
• EPFL
• NTU
• NUS

Moderate:

• TU Munich
• MBZUAI
• TU Delft

Easy:

• TU Berlin
• LMU Munich
• RWTH Achen
• University of Bonn

Feel free to recommend other universities

Do we have any universities in USA which offers specialization in robotics as a choice for masters in computer science?

I am looking forward to apply for Masters in Artificial Intelligence or Robotics for spring but i am really confused and concerned about job opportunity after my graduation. I kindly request whoever completed Masters or perusing masters now could suggest some good university with available level of job opportunity.

Many of my peers have told me that this may not be a good time for doing masters if your goal is to earn more money eventually because of the US Canada economy being down and the job markets being bad for atleast next 2-3 years. Then taking up a huge education loan with the very high interest rate currently, is gonna put up a lot of financial pressure if it you don't get a good job after graduating.

Also, US elections are coming up in November which will affect the visa and immigration laws.

I have already given my GRE and TOEFL exams and was planning for January 2025 intake. My reason for doing masters is that I've always wanted to gain deeper knowledge (since my Bachelors was in Electrical, not CS) and do research and if all goes well I would wanna do a PhD eventually as well. Also, I have been working professionally for 4 years now, and I wanna make a bigger career jump next, both in terms of designation and income. So I thought getting a Masters degree will help with that as well, increase my skills and credibility if in future I decide to start a venture.

I don't understand economics and markets and all very well. So that's why I'm putting a post up here.

I have given my GRE and got a score of 312 (153 Verbal + 159 Quant + 3.5 Analytical). My TOEFL exam is in a few days.

I am not happy with my GRE scores and would like to give the exam again, mostly by the end of June. I wanted to know if it would be too late to start sending out applications to Universities by then or not. I know that for Spring 2025 (Jan 2025) intake, applications have started in June.

Anyone has used WES and had their documents sent by email? My university doesn't have any agreement with WES for any of the electronic methods they mention (SFTP, API, etc.) so email is the only option in my case (postal mail is expensive and slow). However, I have been looking for the WES' email address that my university should send the documents to and I haven't found any address so far, not even in the FAQ. Does anyone know what is their address?

I'm from India. My_qualifications: Completed first year of MSc physics, BSc physics with 8.357 CGPA, both at the same central university. Completed 6 month intern project, 1 paper may get published soon (in condensed matter physics).

My question is, should I apply for MS this year or wait and apply for PhD next year? (In context of job, seats availability, scholarships...)

Which is easier to get?

Which will cost more? (Do even PhD cost money?)