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Hi Inderdeep,

   Sorry for the late reply. The MBA studies tuition fees is  approximately$ 700 per credit hour for an international student and normally to finish an MBA program one has to complete approximately 40 credit hours. This does not include the living expenses.

As an international student you will be allowed to work for 20 hours on campus so you will be able to pay for your living expenses from that. Well whether it is worth it depends if you get a job. The job situation is not very good but if one gets a job then it can be recovered easily.

It is a lot of hard work so be prepared for it. And if you are applying for Fall 2005 check out the deadlines for application.

Wishing you all the very best in your decisions and feel free to write if you have any queries. I will be more than happy to reply.

Bye,

Kashmira.

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From: "Inderdeep Singh"

To:

Subject: Please help me with my queries

Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 03:33:32 +0530

HI All ,

I was just going through the Faqs on the indian student association website.Cost information posted there is really helpful.

In fact am planning to apply for MBA program in wayne state univ this fall.But am not sure about the job prospects after doing MBA.Is it work spending that much money.. Please help me ! Thanks and Regards ,

Inderdeep Singh

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Hi Anubhav,

The job scenario, frankly speaking is not that exciting , though it seems to be better than say a few years back. Jobs in Quality seem to be there up for grabs, but for international students it always is a stretch because of the prevailing H1 norms.
The Dept does not help in the placement of the students. Students have to look out for jobs themselves, and I'd say at the max. 1-2 out of 10 are lucky enough to find a company who directly hire them (i.e. sponsor their H1). Hope this helps. If you have any other specific questions you can always email me. Best of Luck

Regards
Sudarshan
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--- anubhav sharma <anubhav186@yahoo.co.in> wrote:

> Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 09:56:15 +0000 (GMT)
> From: anubhav sharma <anubhav186@yahoo.co.in>
> Subject: Industrial engg. query
> To: isa_wsu@yahoo.com
>
> HI EVERYBODY,
>
> today i received I-20 for my masters in Industrial engg. I wanted to know about the job scenario of internetional industrial
> engg postgraduates of WSU. thank you
> anubhav sharma
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The fees are $6000 per semester and they increase by 10% every Fall. Atleast the fee increased for the last 2 years..I dont know what will happen next years. We do get campus job. There are many campus job available.
Living expenses are around $250($170rent + around $40 groceries) per month including rent and groceries. If you get funding you have to do research under the professor or be his teaching assistant. If you get that you get paid around $1000 per month. Please let me know if you need any more info.
Sumeet.

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On Fri, 4 Feb 2005 16:54:49 -0800 (PST), Karthik <hexagon_79@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi sumeet..
>
> Thanks a lot for your prompt reply... I am planning to apply to CS dept.. I was curious about how much fees you pay per year? I wasn't able to figure that out properly from the website. Also, if a student dosen't get funding, are there on-campus jobs that we can get? And how about living expenses? how much is offcampus housing and rent per month? Any amount of info would be most appreciated.Thank you again. Take Care.
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Dear Julian,

Thanks for writing to ISA at Wayne State University.

I am not aware of the score as per the new system, but if you think it is low then I am assuming that it would be low. There are many things that are taken into account while offering admission. The GRE score is one important part of that but along with it your academics and the SOP also play an important role. I would recommend that you apply at Wayne State as the GRE score requirements are not extremely high here and a majority of students get admitted. Wayne State is a good school if you are interested in Automobiles. There are lots of courses related to engines and combustion technology and there is a fair amount of research in the field too.

So I think you should give it a try.

About the Universities that you asked about,

U of M, Dearborn is basically an extended campus of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. Of course it is definitely not the same because of this. However it is good school.

Lawrence Tech. This is basically a technical type of school and I would personally not recommend a Master’s Degree from here.

Kettering University. This University was formed by GM. Again this is like a technical school and not much research goes on here.

However I would like to make one thing clear about all these Universities. They have a very good Automobile Engineering program and it is well known all over. Since these are technical schools do not expect any funding. If you have the money they may be better than Wayne State in learning about Automobiles, but for research activities WSU is far better.

Please feel free to ask any University related questions that you would like to know. Also we would encourage you to keep checking the website www.isa.wayne.edu for more information. We are in the process of updating it and we will be doing as and when we have more information.

Thanks,

Ankur
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From: julian bhavsar [mailto:julian_1000_2000@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 3:26 AM
To: ankur@wayne.edu
Subject: Need Information

HI Ankur,

I am Julian from India. Want to do MS at Wayne State.But My GRE is bit low 1020. TOEFL is 250. Want to do MS in Mechanical(Specially related to Automobiles). Should I be getting admission with this score? Also if u know abt. these univ  (how are they for MS Automotive) Uni. Michigan Dearborn Lawrence tech kettering univ.(All Are in MICHIGAN) Your guidance can be helpful to me to take steps to my future career.

Thanks

 JULIAN

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Dear Harsha,

Sorry for replying so late to your email. The moderator for the email was out in India and hence the mail was not checked very often. I am forwarding your information to a friend Pravin Ramteke who is into your field. He will be in a better position to answer your question. As far as the general admission procedure goes, it is very department specific. Hence he will be in a better position to answer your questions.

Please feel free to ask any University questions that you would like to know. Also we would encourage you to keep checking the website for more information. We are in the process of updating it and we will be doing as when we have more information.

Thanks,

Ankur
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harsha chatra <shriharsha@rediffmail.com> wrote:

Date: 14 Jan 2005 05:42:28 -0000
From: "harsha chatra"
To: isa_wsu@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: Re: request information

Dear Sir,

I am harsha chatra from India. I completed my b,e in instrumenation technolgy with distinstion class and want to pursue my masters in VLSI design(electrical engg).I have given the GRE and my score is 1310(790 q 520v)and toefl with range of 190 243. please tell me my chance of admission and getting fincial AID(TA or RA or any off campus job etc). hope you consider my request and do the needful.
with regards
harsha chatra
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Dear Parag,

Thanks for writing to Wayne State University Indian Students association. Sorry for replying so late to your email. The moderator for the email was out in India and hence the mail was not checked very often.
BTW I am from Pune too. What college are you from? I am from MIT. Anyway, to answer your questions.

I want to know what are admission criterias. what are the minimum gre and tofel scores?
For admission, they look primarily at the GRE score, your TOEFL score, your academic background and your interest of study. If they have something going on in the school in which you have some work experience then it helps too. There is no minimum criteria for GRE and TOEFL scores as far as admission goes. As I have already indicated it is a combined thing. You have to refer to the program requirements for minimum TOEFL requirements.

and how much is the cost of study including tuition fee and leaving expenses. How much is the application fee

The cost of study goes like this. You have to register for a minimum of 8 credit hours per semester and the approximate fees for this is 6000 dollars. For living expenses. It ranges from 150 to 300 dollars depending on what you choose to live in. The groceries is about 100 dollars per month and that’s about it. You will have to take health insurance which is around 300 dollars per semester. I am not sure of the application fee. You have to refer to the graduate school website for that.

and required and whether financial assistance is available at your university? I have keen interest in biochemical engineering.

The funding opportunities are very little. However it is available to the persistent and the smart few. But this is again very Department specific and you have to get in touch with professors to see who is working in your field and who has good enough projects. I am in the Mechanical Engineering department and do not know much about the Chemical Engineering department. But I am sure there is research going on in the biocompatible materials area in this department. I am forwarding this email to someone I know how is in the material science department and he will be able to answer your questions better.

Please feel free to ask any University related questions that you would like to know. Also we would encourage you to keep checking the website www.isa.wayne.edu for more information. We are in the process of updating it and we will be doing as and when we have more information.

Thanks,

Ankur

Mony: Kindly help him out.
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parag pande <paragpande2601@rediffmail.com> wrote:

Date: 27 Dec 2004 16:36:03 -0000
From: "parag pande"
To: isa_wsu@yahoo.com

Hi
> I want to apply for M.S. in Chemical Engineering at your university. I have completed my Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering at Pune University. I want to know what are admission criterias and how much is the cost of study including tuition fee and leaving expenses. How much is the application fee and what are the minimum gre and tofel scores required and whether financial assistance is available at your university? I have keen interest in biochemical engineering. I will be grateful to your reply. Please help me.
Parag Pande.
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Hi Kalyan,

The dept of Computer Science requirements can be found on the following link http://www.cs.wayne.edu/academics/admission_requirements.html

Your acads, TOEFL and GRE verbal score seem to be good but quantitative is a bit lesser then required which reduces your chances of getting an admit here.
However your SOP, recommendation letters and work experience also plays a major role in admission to a graduate course.

Hope this helps,
Best of Luck.

Valmik.
 

Dear Kalyan,

Thanks for writing to Wayne State University Indian Students association. Sorry for replying so late to your email. The moderator for the email was out in India and hence the mail was not checked very often.

As far as admission is concerned it is very department specific. For computer science, I think you should not have much problem. However, I will forward your email to someone from Computer Science and you can seek his advice.

Personally I do not think it is very difficult to get into Wayne State Univ. So you should take your chances and apply. Also WSU Application as far as I remember is cheaper than most univs.

Please feel free to ask any University related questions that you would like to know. Also we would encourage you to keep checking the website www.isa.wayne.edu for more information. We are in the process of updating it and we will be doing as and when we have more information.

Thanks,
Ankur
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KALYAN VALLURI <kalyan_valluri2000@yahoo.com> wrote:

Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 05:28:55 -0800 (PST)
From: KALYAN VALLURI
Subject: kalyan

Hi !
i am an indian student i would like 2 know some valuable information if i am not truobling u much. well some facts about my credentials GRE- 1170 ( quantitative-710, verbal-460) awaiting awa score. TOEFL-263 essay 5.5 Academics-2004 passout, BE in computer science 62% from the university of madras. Currently employed in a software company. i would like to apply to ur college,as a student u will probably know whether ! or not its feasible for me to apply(chances of getting admitted).If u think thers any hope of me getting an admission plz do tell me,so that i can apply to ur university. indian student,
kalyan.

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Dear Suchitra,

Thanks for writing to Wayne State University Indian Students association. Sorry for replying so late to your email. The moderator for the email was out in India and hence the mail was not checked very often.

What University are you from? I am from Mechanical Engineering and shall be in a position to answer your questions. Looking at your GPA, I personally do not think that you should have any problems in getting into WSU. As far as the funding goes, I think it will be a good idea to write to some professor who is in your field of interest. The ME website is:

http://www.eng.wayne.edu/coe/main.cfm?location=161

Here you will find good information about the professor’s and their research interests. As far as funding goes, I think that for PhD students there is sufficient funding. I do not know any PhD student who is not with any funding. There is a lot of research going on in the materials field. However I do not know anybody in particular who is into Structural Fatigue research. You might have to write to professors and ask them.

Please feel free to ask any University questions that you would like to know. Also we would encourage you to keep checking the website www.isa.wayne.edu for more information. We are in the process of updating it and we will be doing as when we have more information.

Thanks,

Ankur
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S M <l2005_groups@yahoo.com> wrote:

Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 13:32:58 -0800 (PST)
From: S M
Subject: Hello
To: isa_wsu@yahoo.com

Hello,

I am currently doing my masters in Mechanical engineering and I am planning to do PhD from Fall 2005. Could you please suggest if the University is OK and has sufficient funds? My GRE scores are 1820/2400 and TOEFL 260/300 and my GPA is 3.7/4.0 and my thesis would be on Structural Fatigue. Please let me know if you need more information from me.
Thanks bye
Suchitra.
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Geetha,

Your email was forwarded to me and I forwarded it to one person whom I knew was in comp engg. He has replied to your email.
Please feel free to ask him anything else you would like to know. Also you said you were going to be coming to Wayne State University on 5 Jan. Would you be needing a pick up from the airport. You are requested to fill out the Airport Pick up form on the website. www.isa.wayne.edu Please go through all the sections of the website too.
Feel free to ask us anything else you would like to know.
Thanks and Best Regards,
Ankur
Aaakash, Thanks for your advice.

-----Original Message-----
From: Aakash Arora [mailto:al2480@wayne.edu]
Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 5:28 PM
To: Ankur Naik
Subject: Re: FW: seeking your advice

Hi Ankur,

Well, i changed my major from Mech engg to comp engg .I was actually seeking a degree in comp sc. but couldnt do that bcause comp sc. program belongs to college of science. If anybody wants to change the major from one college to another one needs to reapply to that particular college and still has to take pre reqs whereas if u change major with in the same college (i did from mech to comp engg with in college of engg) u need not reapply u just need get a form signed by advisors of both departments. This case u sent me seems to be pretty different than mine. Still what i would suggest is that geetha can come to ece dept at wayne ...take exception in first sem for taking just one course(some cross listed course b/w comp engg and comp sc). then for fall 2004 she can move on to some better univ . (almost all good univs have comp engg, elec engg and comp sc as one dept ) so she wont have to get into the change of major thing plus she will be studying at a better place .

if u need more info please get back to me u can fwd this mail to geetha

wishing u a very happy new year
with best regards
Aakash
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 From: geetha n [mailto:ngeetha_17@yahoo.co.in]
> Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 11:01 PM
> To: soniam_isa@yahoo.com
> Subject: seeking your advice
>
Hello, this is Geetha and Iam from Andhra Pradesh. Iam planning to attend WSU this winter semester for the Master's program in Computer Science. I've done my Bachelor's in Engineering (Electronics and Communications) and I have the admit from WSU for MS in Electrical,Electronics and Comm.Engg. I would like to know the students pursuing MS in electrical/computers in the university so that I can have information regarding the courses required to be done for changing my major and other class schedules. I would also like to know the students from India who will be attending WSU this semester so that I can contact them and also the list of things required there. Iam starting from here on 5th Jan. Please reply soon.
Sincerely,
Geetha.N
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Dear Karthik,
Greetings !!!!
It was nice of you to get in touch with us. We would try to answer all your questions as clearly as possible.

1. howz the college(quality of education & the Professors) ?

The college is good but definitely not the best in the US. You will have to contact someone from your department in order to know this because it differs department wise. I am in the Mechanical Engineering department and it is really good on the thermal side but not so good on the design side. I hope you are getting what I am trying to say here. In general it is a good school but you will have to get into the department to know whether there are good courses in your field of interest or not. One way to know about the courses is through http://classschedule.wayne.edu this will give a complete list of courses that were and will be offered in the semesters.

2. Funding Opportunities ?

Again this is very department specific. You need to get in touch with the professors who are working in your field of interest. You can find this from the department website.

3. location of college (safe area r not) ?

In general Detroit is not a very safe place to stay. You have to be a little careful and selective about things that you do. However Wayne State is pretty safe. There are some stray incidents of burglary, larceny and theft here and there. But please be advised that there are more than 1000 students (foreign / international) at Wayne state and they do live here and study. So I do not think so that it should be a point of consideration in selecting WSU for study.

4. how far is it from residential area ( means where u stay) & the means of transport ?

Most (about 90%) of the Indian students live on the on campus housing. It is the cheapest and safest option. There are many buildings and all are within a walkable distance from the University. So we generally walk to school. The place where I live is the farthest from the University and it is a 10 minute walk.

5. on-campus & off-campus jobs (available? if so near by r far ) ?

There are several on campus jobs available at Wayne State and I do not think so that you should have a problem in finding one. Off – campus jobs are also available, however it is illegal. But people do work off campus. However you will need a car for working off campus.

6. Internships ?

This is very field/department specific. Many students have got internships from Wayne state. One major company that hired last year was GE. But there was internship hiring from WSU. However let me just put down one thing here that most of these were through individual student effort and not because of the University.

Please feel free to ask us anything else that you would like to know and we would be glad to answer it for you. I will try to find someone from the Computer Engineering department for you.

Thanks,
Ankur
ISA, WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
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karthik <karthikreddy_m@yahoo.com> wrote:

Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 09:36:34 -0800 (PST)
From: karthik
Subject: Hi:

Hi,
I am Karthik. I am currently doing my Masters in Computer Science at Kent State University. I applied for Transfer to WAYNE for Spring-2005. I want to know some information regarding Wayne State Univ i.e.,

1. howz the college(quality of education & the Professors) ?
2. Funding Opportunities ?
3. location of college (safe area r not) ?
4. how far is it from residential area ( means where u stay) & the means of transport ?
5. on-campus & off-campus jobs (available? if so near by r far ) ?
6. Internships ?
Please help me out in this matter. If u dont mind, can u give me ur contact number or anyone studying in WAYNE(Computer Science) so that i can clear off my doubts.
regards,
Karthik.
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Dear Gautam,
Sorry for not replying to your email earlier.
The right procedure for applying to Wayne State cab be seen at the following location:

http://gradadmissions.wayne.edu/intl_students.php

You have to refer to the website and find out what are the latest requirements as we had filled our applications about 2 years ago and things have changed since then. There is nice FAQ page:

http://www.gradschool.wayne.edu/future/intfaq.html

Please refer to all the links above and still if you have doubts then get in touch with anyone in the ME department by writing to them directly.

http://www.eng.wayne.edu/coe/main.cfm?location=2055

or in the Graduate School Admissions Office:

http://www.gradadmissions.wayne.edu/contactus.php

You can also refer to the Office of Graduate Admissions page and they have good information there.

http://www.gradadmissions.wayne.edu/process.php

Please let me know if you need any more information.

Thanks,
Ankur
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From: gautam chander [mailto:supergautam@yahoo.com]
Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 9:34 AM
To: ankur@wayne.edu
Subject: prospective student

Mr. Naik
I am an undergraduate student of mechanical engg. residing in India. I ve taken my GRE and have a score of 1230 out of 1600. I would like to persue my M.S.at Wayne State. Kindly guide me to the right procedure of applying or the concerned person (dealing with queries) as the university site is not very clear on the subject. Thank you.
Gautam Chander

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