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I’m not a major expert but I can give you my opinion. I believe it’s probably better to ask a direct supervisor or manager than a very senior executive. The reason is that your own manager will be able to better judge your activities, efforts and skills than a company director who is too busy to really see you in action. It’s important to get a letter from someone who really knows you.

In some cases I’ve encountered, your manager will ask you to prepare a draft and he will finalize and authorize it. Other managers will rather write the entire letter themselves. It’s best to ask the person who’s writing the letter whether they would rather write their own, or modify your version.

Hope this helps.

This depends on which country you’re going to. In the US, I’m pretty sure you need a certain visa or work permit to be able to work off-campus, but you’re allowed to work on campus in some cases. In the UK you can work up to 20 hours a week with a regular student visa. Different countries have different procedures, it’s a good idea to check before you go.

co-op programs usually don’t require any additional visa or permit, your student visa alone should suffice to allow you to work when you’re in a work/study academic program. This again depends on the specific program, school and country.

Well, he made divorce possible for people. Lots of celebrities owe him one. But seriously, he broke off from the Catholic Church and founded his own, that’s kind of big. He invested a lot in the navy, which really helped England out later on. He gave the world Elizabeth I, one of the greatest monarchs ever. And he was really fat, giving inspiration to obese children all over the world.

Groovy! Hippie culture rules. Maybe not all of their ideas, but the culture. Tie-dying is fun, but you’ll never catch me wear anything that colourful. My hippie-ness is in my hair.

Suresh posted a great answer on a different community. Check it out here. The bottom line is that it makes pretty much no difference whether you apply in the spring or the fall. You can find some useful dates in this lesson, while it’s 2008/9 the dates will stay pretty the same for future years too.

See, now I’m mad.

In Manitoba, the Ticketmaster lawyer actually had the nerve to try and encourage the province to drop anti scalping laws. He claims they can’t be enforced.

Sure, there’ll always be scalpers and we can’t stop them all. But there’ll also always be thieves and other criminals, that’s what the law is for, to catch them and stop them one by one until everyone gets the message. Scalping is wrong because it’s unfair to consumers. I’m ok with auctions on tickets, those are fair, and I’m very pro-ballots (using a random draw for a chance to buy tickets, like they did with the Led Zepp reunion), but when you’re doing it first-come-first-serve and sometimes selling it directly to redistributers it’s just not right.

And they’ve got a monopoly, we can’t do anything! If we boycott ticketmaster we won’t be able to go to concerts. Any ideas?

Yes, there is a fee for the PSAT, but it’s not too high. You can register and find out more information on the CollegeBoard website.

Business schools usually ask for 2 years of experience as a minimum, so while it may be good enough, more experience will definitely put you in a better position to apply. Of course, many other factors are involved, such as how big and well-known the company you worked for is, your exact position and responsibilities, etc.

Regarding recommendations, it varies by school. Usually they’ll ask for 2 or 3, but sometimes even 5. It’s usually best to ask someone who knows you well, has seen you work and knows your strengths (and likes you) to write a recommendation. Weight given to recommendations also varies by school, but usually they’ll be fairly important as they are the best testimony as to how well you work and what kind of potential you hold.

You can look up some great computer science and IT-related courses using our LearnHub School Finder. A lot of these schools offer some form of financial aid to smart international students. You can learn more about great schools by visiting our Directory. Good luck!

The University of Surrey has one, as does Lancaster University. This course is really specific so it’s not offered in a lot of places, but if you’re looking for a more generic MSc in communications or technology (possibly with a concentration in satellites) you’ll likely find a close enough program in most big universities in the UK.

In terms of job prospects, these would be the same as any specialized career in a technology-related field in the UK. It’s not the most popular, and this year the recession does hurt the market a bit, but overall there’s demand. I’m not particularly familiar with this industry though, so you may want to ask someone who is involved with satellites in the UK.

Good luck!

As far as I know, most Masters programs don’t look at “number of years” of education as a requirement. They’re likely to ask for a Bachelor degree, in addition to GRE/GMAT and other requirements (work experience for an MBA, references, TOEFL or IELTS, etc.), and since you do have a Bachelor degree I think you should be fine. Course lengths for Bachelor degrees vary from 3 – 5 years typically, and I don’t think schools care too much about the length as long as the school is accredited and the degree is recognized.

Also, the score on the 10th and 12th classes shouldn’t be as much of a factor as your score in the BCA course, so as long as you get a good GRE score and TOEFL, since you have good experience and references I think you stand a fairly good chance of getting into a good school for MSc.

There is a big difference between MSc in computers and an MBA. Both can advance your career, but in somewhat different direction. Also, MSc is likely to involve more research and applied computer practices, while the MBA focuses on business-related topics. I believe that just getting a degree for the sake of having one isn’t a great approach, you should really think about which one suits you best personally and don’t compromise. But that’s just my personal opinion.

Anyway, for a more reliable answer you can just contact any school’s admissions office and ask (they should have an email contact on their website), they’ll be able to tell you if number of years of education matters to them or if they just care about the degree. Good luck!

Since the man is said to be moving “in the direction opposite to that of the trains”, you would subtract his speed from that of the train. Or else say the train’s speed is 40, then since the man is moving “backwards” (relatively), his speed is negative 10, and 40 + ( – 10 ) = 30.

Think about this yourself- say you’re moving backwards on a train that moves forward. It will seem that you are moving forward but at a slower rate than the train, since you’re walking backwards. If you’d be moving forward, you would appear to move faster, and it that case the speeds would be added to 50.

If f is not 2 or 3, it’s a prime number that’s not a factor of 12 (since the only prime factors of 12 are 2 and 3), therefore the greatest common factor of 12 and f must be 1, and 1 is also a factor of 6.

Therefore, in any case in which f is prime, the greatest factor of f and 12 is a factor of 6, so statement A is sufficient.

In my personal opinion, I don’t think it’ll create too many problems, especially if your 5 years are in some business-related capacity (not necessarily finance). Several MBA programs are generic for the first year, and you can choose a concentration during the second, so lack of specific experience in a field doesn’t restrict you from concentrating in that field. Of course, it might make it more difficult for you to be top of your class compared to finance experts.

That said, if you’re looking for a finance-specific MBA, you might encounter some problems. General MBAs should be fine.

MBA programs typically look for graduates from varied backgrounds. There are many IT and Software professionals who go for MBA programs, so you won’t be alone.

Anyway, that’s just my thoughts, hopefully more people will contribute their opinions as well and be able to explain things more accurately.

This is a pretty simple relative speed matter. Your train moves at 60 kph forward, and the other train moves at 40 kph forward. But the man is moving 10 kph backwards, so relative to the ground, the mean is actually moving at 40 + ( – 10 ) = 30 km forward. Now, relative to your train, since man is moving in the same direction but slower, it’ll actually seems like he’s moving backwards at 30 kph (60 – 30 = 30).

It’s a bit confusing to keep the + and – signs right, but if you think about it enough it makes sense.

This question says that the two cars start at the same point. After 2 hours, during which one car moved at speed x and the other at speed x + 5, they are at a distance of 50 miles from each other. Therefore, in 2 hours they moved 50, and since D = S * T, 50 = (x + x + 5) * 2. That’s where the equation comes from.

I hope that’s clearer now. It’s important to read the whole question, otherwise you might miss the fact that the cars move at opposite directions away from one another, which is important here.

That’s a good question. Personally the school is more important to me- does it have the programs I like? How does it rank nationally and internationally? Does it have all the support services I may need? What does the campus and student life look like?

Location is a major factor for many international students though. I know lots of people would go to a particular city or state because they have relatives there or they’ve heard good things from friends and relatives.

I think you should go with what’s most important to you. If you care about location (in terms of job prospects in the area, weather, life, surroundings etc.) then go for that, and if you care about school (rankings, programs, services offered, international support) then choose a school first though. But the most important thing is- keep an open mind. Even if you’ve already got a good school or location you like, don’t feel bad about looking at more options, because you never know what you might find.

You should begin by looking over the Purdue website or contacting the admissions person you’ve dealt with and finding information about scholarships offered by Purdue University. This can help you get started. After that, use the links above and in this amazing lesson to find other potential scholarships.

It may also be a good idea to start thinking about other options, such as loans which are usually quite popular. It’s not easy to find scholarships that will finance your full studies, so getting a loan is often a solution.

As I mentioned above, taking a quick browse through the links in the lesson can help you see if there are any useful scholarships. While universities offer a lot of scholarships, other organizations also offer them. Some organizations likely to support your PhD in Computer Science will be large computer/technological companies, searching google or their respective websites can help you find information. And don’t forget about the LearnHub Dream Scholarship and other ones.

First step is searching for potential scholarships and noting the deadlines. After you found some good potential ones which you can do right now, start filling out applications, writing essays and requesting references, and send in the application packages. Good luck.

I think your GRE score can get you into a decent school, but your Bachelor average is a bit low. There usually isn’t much harm in applying anyway to find out whether you qualify for sure. You might want to retake the GRE just in case, a higher score will definitely help, it’s up to you. You should also take the TOEFL, most universities will require it. Financial aid will be harder to get than admissions though, but you maly be eligible for something. However, you shouldn’t count on financial aid covering a big portion of tuition- you should also look into financing it yourself using loans or whatever else.