Graduate school is definitely an eye opening experience. Staying in U.S. is good learning experience. International students here have variety of experience to share. Every student who comes to U.S. from different country have to go through so many different things, face different situations, even the smell of the place will be different. But, so many sacrifice is done just to get that degree and exposure from an American University. So, what does a Graduate program offer in U.S. in addition to Bachelor's degree in India or in different country?
Research:
All the graduate courses are practical and research oriented. Professors who offer the course will be involved in research activity. So, the courses offered will be based on his research work. When most of the research in done in different universities, students tend to get hands on experience. Problem solving skills will improve and above all, they get to work with people form different walks of life.
Internships
Almost all the student work as intern during their course of Graduate Degree. That gives an window of opportunity to look into corporate world. So, the practical nature of education gives an opportunity to experience real work problem solving environment through internship.
Building on knowledge of what's known
With Bachelors degree from India is theory based. 6 Exams per semester and 2 Lab work. One exam at the end of the semester will determine the score for that semester. Masters degree will help to increase and improve the basic understanding received from the bachelors degree. that in turn leads to create new knowledge, facts and ideas.
Problem solving
The most important aspect of U.S. University and Education system is to improve the problem solving skills. Each and every course, project, home work is deigned and developed to improve problem solving skills of the student. Problems will be so complex, thereby extending the limits of one's skills. It provokes the mind to think in new direction.
Adviser / advisee mentoring
Professors pay individual attention to each students. Walking into their office with problems, will make you realize knowledge is tine what you have learned so far and there are miles of knowledge to be learned.
Sunday, January 25, 2009
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