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admissions into US universities for higher studies by engineering grads

from India]

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Fall 2011 US College Admission Trends for

Indians – Report by nextLeap

nextLeap, an advanced recommendation engine that helps Indian engineering students get to

targeted colleges in the United States, has released their latest industry report on admission

patterns and student preferences for the Fall 2011 admission cycle for engineering and sciences

graduates. nextLeap’s unique web-based recommendation engine which runs on mathematical

models has helped thousands of students this year in realizing their dreams of US education.

Every year, India sends out more than 35,000 students to more than 2400 US universities for higher

studies in various engineering and sciences courses. As per the latest numbers by National Science

Foundation USA 9,240 Indian students from Computer Science and 17,150 students from other

courses like Mechanical, Industrial, Biomedical and Aerospace engineering etc. go to US every year.

Some key findings from the report -

Non IIT students going to US on the rise

Students are slowly realising that one does not need to be an IITian anymore to get into

good US schools e.g. Anna University, Chennai holds a staggering pie of 24.3% from the

total applicants and education hubs like Pune and Hyderabad together send out 13% of the

total student population every year.

Financial Hurdles

On the other hand, more than 54% of deserving Indian students are forced every year to

opt for lower ranked universities with comparatively high financial assistance instead of

those with good career prospects because not everyone can afford the extreme expenses.

Non-conventional education on the rise

While hot courses like Computer Science and Electrical Engineering are student favourites,

last few years have seen non-conventional education like Management in Engineering

Sciences; Operations Research etc. quickly rise to around 11% of total applications.

Location matters

9/10 students apply to a lower ranked university if it is in proximity of job-rich areas. Lot of

students apply to universities like San Jose State University in California Silicon Valley or

Syracuse University and SUNY Buffalo near New York. But students are also aware of very

low ranked universities and the risks one might have to make while studying there,

especially after the recent Tri-Valley University scam.

More detailed insights can be seen in the report below.







Indian Universities: Not Just IITs

While top notch Indian colleges like IITs have always provided a major chunk of students interested

in studying abroad, the education boom of past few years has resulted in much more selections from

Pune University, Mumbai University, Anna University Chennai, JNTU Hyderabad etc. This shows that

students these days are more aware of global career and education opportunities, with many

applicants coming out of small Tier III cities too. The following graph gives a better idea of non – IIT

applicants which took GRE this year and applied to at least one US University.







Popular Courses

And it comes as no surprise that hot courses in Indian colleges like Computer Science and Electrical

Engineering are still the vogue for higher studies because of much better job prospects. Both the

courses together constitute a whopping 70% of applications. While Civil, Chemical, Aerospace, IT etc.

together hold a 9% of the pie. But the last few years has seen a rise of business related courses like

Masters in Engineering Management, Management of Information Systems etc. These help students

groom themselves to a more corporate lifestyle by going beyond technology. The following graph

shows how the pie is shared –







University Selection Criteria

But US education is an expensive one, and when it comes to finding the right fit for a student, they

not only look for future prospects but also at survival during the 2 years via financial aids and fee

waivers on campus. That is the sole reason how universities like Syracuse, Rochester, University of

Tennessee - Knoxville, and University of Maryland etc. attract cream talent from India and other

developing countries.

Our research shows that a staggering 54% of users who deserve better career prospects and job

placement opportunities end up going to lower ranked universities because of financial assistance

offered by them. Weather is also a unique factor that has come to play in the recent years, since theNorthern Hemisphere can have much more extreme winters and summers as compared to the

Indian weather conditions.

To help students ease their financial burdens, nextLeap recently launched a Scholarship Finder with

a database of 50+ scholarships and more than 10 crores in funding from various CSR campaigns and

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Popular US universities: Location mattersSome universities like the San Jose State University in California, despite of being low in overallrankings, give students ample opportunities for world class coursework and industry contacts

because of the neighbouring rich areas of Silicon Valley. The same goes for Santa Clara University,

San Francisco State and San Diego State Universities, who are amongst some of the top wanted

universities by the students masses.

Many students miss out on applying to such universities because of the herd mentality of going after

the top Ivy League colleges, and end up not getting admits anywhere. But as a general rule, closer

affinity to the top cities like New York (east coast) and Los Angeles and San Francisco (west coast) is

always preferred because that provides a foot in the door for the ample jobs in top cities.

Some of the top places where the student population applied for this Fall 2011 admission cycle can

be seen from the graph below –

Most US universities have already started sending admits and rejects and students can do nothing

but wait. That is why nextLeap’s latest feature helps students track their universities and fellow

applicants who are being admitted and rejected. For the first time now, students can judge their

chances of getting into a university using scientific and mathematical models perfect and designed

over the past one year. You can try out the University Tracker here http://tracker.yournextleap.com/


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About nextLeap

nextLeap is an advanced recommendation engine to help students and young professionals map

their "career graph" and make optimal academic and career decisions. nextLeap has unique web-based products to help Indian engineering students short-list the right American Universities,

manage their application process for those universities, find better funding opportunities and

connect with fellow applicants using social elements. More information at http://yournextleap.com


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